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<blockquote data-quote=".Bodhi." data-source="post: 131558814" data-attributes="member: 1683017">I'm not saying that he needs fired or &quot;encouraged&quot; to retire, but I do have a high enough opinion of WVU that it can attract good coaches.&nbsp; Many on this board are prostrated before Huggins, believing he's a savior from on high, and after him, no one could dream of matching his greatness at WVU.And in before all the toadies chime in with his career wins...I don't care. Wins at Walsh and Cinci don't mean **** now.&nbsp; And if we're honest, a lot of those early wins were sort of from a stacked deck. Kinda like if some mediocre coach at Duquesne or High Point took every 5-star recruit who didn't academically qualify (or otherwise had their offer revoked for petty crimes, etc) for UNC, Duke, KU, Nova. That's a lot of talent and a lot of wins. You don't need to be a prodigy to rack up wins when you're playing with black sheep 4 stars against 2 stars.&nbsp; And for the Brad Howe's of the world....&quot;uhhh, Huggs has 900 wins, he knows what he's doing.&quot;Maybe, maybe not.&nbsp; Let's say he did know what he was doing in 1998. Has the game and players changed since then? Should WVU hire Tom Osborne to coach our football team and use the vaunted I-formation option? After all, he won a ton of games that way. It's like saying an orthopedic surgeon was great in 2000...but hasn't stayed up to date on advancements in treatment for 20 years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE=".Bodhi., post: 131558814, member: 1683017"] I'm not saying that he needs fired or "encouraged" to retire, but I do have a high enough opinion of WVU that it can attract good coaches. Many on this board are prostrated before Huggins, believing he's a savior from on high, and after him, no one could dream of matching his greatness at WVU. And in before all the toadies chime in with his career wins...I don't care. Wins at Walsh and Cinci don't mean **** now. And if we're honest, a lot of those early wins were sort of from a stacked deck. Kinda like if some mediocre coach at Duquesne or High Point took every 5-star recruit who didn't academically qualify (or otherwise had their offer revoked for petty crimes, etc) for UNC, Duke, KU, Nova. That's a lot of talent and a lot of wins. You don't need to be a prodigy to rack up wins when you're playing with black sheep 4 stars against 2 stars. And for the Brad Howe's of the world...."uhhh, Huggs has 900 wins, he knows what he's doing." Maybe, maybe not. Let's say he did know what he was doing in 1998. Has the game and players changed since then? Should WVU hire Tom Osborne to coach our football team and use the vaunted I-formation option? After all, he won a ton of games that way. It's like saying an orthopedic surgeon was great in 2000...but hasn't stayed up to date on advancements in treatment for 20 years. [/QUOTE]

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