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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 133020115" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Who recruited the players that are hitting the portal now? Are we a top conference? Big 12 didn't get 14 of 16 in the tournament. Big 12 couldn't even get 8 although they deserved 8. Hodge has seven total years of head coaching experience, only two of which came at the Division I level. He was a junior college head coach from 2006-11, spending three years at Paris JC where he went 83-17, and two years at Midland College where he logged a record of 63-7. Impressive certainly, but that was well over a decade ago, in the old era of college basketball, and at a much lower level.If a coach only has two years of experience and is being considered for a Power Five job, he either has an incredible record or a handful of significant wins that turn heads. Hodge is 0-2 versus ranked opponents. This year, North Texas went 0-4 against NCAA Tournament teams. Last year he went 0-6. Could he still be successful at West Virginia? Sure, but the deeper fans dig into his profile, the harder it's going to be to convince them he's the right guy for the job.Only one difference between Hodge and Frazier is one has few years as HC. A total of 6 years as a JC coach at Paris JC and Midland (3 each) and 12 years as an assistant at Division 1 schools Southern Miss, Colorado State, Arkansas State, North Texas. Now 2 years at North Texas in CUSA, perhaps the worst conference of any around.Is it really anymore of a risk than Frazier? Might as well hire Huggins for a case of beer on a daily basis. At least you save some money for NIL.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 133020115, member: 1112294"] Who recruited the players that are hitting the portal now? Are we a top conference? Big 12 didn't get 14 of 16 in the tournament. Big 12 couldn't even get 8 although they deserved 8. Hodge has seven total years of head coaching experience, only two of which came at the Division I level. He was a junior college head coach from 2006-11, spending three years at Paris JC where he went 83-17, and two years at Midland College where he logged a record of 63-7. Impressive certainly, but that was well over a decade ago, in the old era of college basketball, and at a much lower level. If a coach only has two years of experience and is being considered for a Power Five job, he either has an incredible record or a handful of significant wins that turn heads. Hodge is 0-2 versus ranked opponents. This year, North Texas went 0-4 against NCAA Tournament teams. Last year he went 0-6. Could he still be successful at West Virginia? Sure, but the deeper fans dig into his profile, the harder it's going to be to convince them he's the right guy for the job. Only one difference between Hodge and Frazier is one has few years as HC. A total of 6 years as a JC coach at Paris JC and Midland (3 each) and 12 years as an assistant at Division 1 schools Southern Miss, Colorado State, Arkansas State, North Texas. Now 2 years at North Texas in CUSA, perhaps the worst conference of any around. Is it really anymore of a risk than Frazier? Might as well hire Huggins for a case of beer on a daily basis. At least you save some money for NIL. [/QUOTE]

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