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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 132103486" data-attributes="member: 1812660"><p>That is irrelevant.&nbsp; It did take Cat 3 years to really get going, but in his first 11 years at WVU he took WVU to 8 20 or more win seasons and 6 NCAA tournament appearances.&nbsp; In his final 13 years at WVU he took WVU to just 3 20 or more win seasons and 2 NCAA appearances.&nbsp; In his career at WVU his best NCAA was a Sweet 16 thanks to a Jarrod West hail Mary shot and his best NIT was the quarterfinals.&nbsp; His post seasons woes were consistent throughout his whole career, but those last 13 years built on the foundation of HIS far more successful first 11 years is why Cat gets grief from WVU fans.&nbsp; Well earned in my opinion as his history at WVU reads as if the guy just rested on his laurels for more than half his coaching tenure.&nbsp; By the time that 13 year slide happened, everything that he took over was long in the past.&nbsp; As a matter of fact, given what he took over and did in those first 11 seasons while dealing with it makes those remaining 13 seasons more damning in that they were absolutely dismal in comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 132103486, member: 1812660"] That is irrelevant. It did take Cat 3 years to really get going, but in his first 11 years at WVU he took WVU to 8 20 or more win seasons and 6 NCAA tournament appearances. In his final 13 years at WVU he took WVU to just 3 20 or more win seasons and 2 NCAA appearances. In his career at WVU his best NCAA was a Sweet 16 thanks to a Jarrod West hail Mary shot and his best NIT was the quarterfinals. His post seasons woes were consistent throughout his whole career, but those last 13 years built on the foundation of HIS far more successful first 11 years is why Cat gets grief from WVU fans. Well earned in my opinion as his history at WVU reads as if the guy just rested on his laurels for more than half his coaching tenure. By the time that 13 year slide happened, everything that he took over was long in the past. As a matter of fact, given what he took over and did in those first 11 seasons while dealing with it makes those remaining 13 seasons more damning in that they were absolutely dismal in comparison. [/QUOTE]

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