New Coach

I've never been a fan of the idea that you can buy success by buying a track record, either in hiring on a new CEO or a new coach.

How many times has a CEO been hired on for an enormous salary, perks, and golden parachute only to be fired at great cost not long after?  Same with coaches.

Part of this is statistical. All businesses want to succeed, all schools want their sports teams to win.  But about half are going to have losing records.  What makes the difference?  Was Pat Knight so bad and Gillispie so good?

Success is not like a porfolio you carry with you from one gig to another.  It is not readily transferable, it does not always follow the person. 

Sure, I'll grant you that in college sports a famous coach will make a difference in recruiting.  But do coaching skills differ by that much from a team that ends 1-29 as opposed to one that is 29-1?  How much less do coaching skills differ between teams that are 20-10 and those that are 10-20? 

It is the height of bombast and arrogance to declare that winning ways will start immediately.  It is very much like the preacher in the pulpit declaring that his flock is going to heaven if they bless the collection plate.