I’m not saying 3, but I believe Kinsey could have a shot, depending on how much he improves over this season & next. I do think it’s ludicrous to cast aside this team because Marshall “never has” a good bball team. + if you look at DD’s body of work over time, he consistently produces a winning record. More than likely he will be the winningest HBC in Marshall history after this season, excluding a guy named Henderson. Plug “Doc” in place of DD & many on here would say “hell yeah!”.
Why do we perennially tout Herd football as the next great NY6 contender before the first time shoe meets leather, but dismiss any possibility that the men’s hoops team is anything other than garbage before the first jump ball? “Doc has found some real diamonds in the rough” vs “Danny f’d up again & brought in inferior 304 players” I didn’t realize being a Marshall die hard involved choosing to order off the menu at a eatery famous for its buffet.....
Perennially? Nobody says MU is an NY6 contender after loss #1. MU is currently undefeated and at its highest ranking in decades.
I doubt anyone really thought MU would escape the schedule unbeaten, which is the only way they'd have even been mentioned for NY6...and that was prior to COVID.
It just seems like MU has been mentioned all the time because it has dominated the boards since MU got ranked.
The rest of your post has been debated already to a stalemate but...
Its perception:
Dan, the personality of a chocolate lab puppy.
Dan, recruits within WV.
Dan, an alumni of MU.
Dan, spent time in the NBA and HS coaching circles.
Dan, CUSA runner up in year 3, won CUSA in year 4...advanced to 2nd round of NCAA tournament. CIT Champion in year 5.
Dan, finished 17-15 in 2019, tournament cancelled.
Doc, personality of a fried lobster.
Doc, recruits FL and out of state.
Doc, alumni of wvu.
Doc, spent time in some of the best NCAA football programs.
Doc, CUSA runner up in year 3, won CUSA in year 4. Bowl record 6-1.
Doc, currently 5-0 and #15 in the country.
Dan is fairly new when compared to Doc, but both in terms of what they are, as personalities and coaching approaches, they couldn't be .ore opposite.
In terms of coaching accomplishments?
Both are damn near the same.
But the perception?
Who has had overwhelmingly more threads calling for:
He to be fired.
Won't win the game.
Terrible coaching calls.
Reminders that MU sucks and will never be a powerhouse G5 program.
Attacking the talents of individual players.
Attacking the AD for hiring him.
Complains when his team wins a game.
Complains the team doesn't score enough points.
Complains about black on the uniforms (when the other head coach sells t-shirts and wears t-shirts with green on black).
Says the only reason he wins is because the schedule is easy.
Gets mad when MU finishes 2nd or 3rd in the division when the other routinely finishes 4th or higher in the standings and gets a pass.
Should I go on?
Maybe its because Dan is likeable, and has a charm about him that y'all lap up out of hand.
Maybe because Doc gets 2nd and 3rd chance players and some fizzle out, and make bad news.
Maybe its because Doc is a wvu guy and nobody can seem to let that down.
Fact is, both have done well for MU. Both are loyal to MU. Both represent MU well in their practices.
But one, the effort is given to complain first, the other, the effort is to praise first.
