quote:I'm jealous. I saw him play at the US Open when he got a USTA wildcard. A grounds pass at the Open for the first two rounds is the best way to see high quality tennis up close and personal that there is.
In other tennis news, Krajicek is about to be on court at the US Open for his doubles match. Im here watching.
quote:It's how our Athletic Department does business. It's far easier to be "good enough" than to take the risks necessary to grab the brass ring. The bar has been set at "respectability" for some time.
Why in the world would we do that ? We've given the guy a contract to retire on.
Give him a two year extension and evaluate annually.
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And Oklahoma, Baylor, Illinois, and Ohio State are top five in all of those categories ? Sorry, we'll have to agree to disagree on what the expectations should be for the program.No reason we can't be a consistent top 5-10 program with an occasional legitimate shot at the title .
I also completely disagree about it being ok to be someone's retirement home. Give him a two year extension to provide some stability to the program and each year add a year if he's performed well ie two year rolling contract. If he's not doing the job, you don't roll the contract and you're only stuck for two years.
quote:Don't get me wrong. I don't think Denton should be fired. I think he has done a good to very good job. I think he has fallen short on his international recruiting. However, I do think his recent assistant hire plus a guaranteed long term contract is a formula for mediocrity with no real recourse.quote:
And Oklahoma, Baylor, Illinois, and Ohio State are top five in all of those categories ? Sorry, we'll have to agree to disagree on what the expectations should be for the program.No reason we can't be a consistent top 5-10 program with an occasional legitimate shot at the title .
I also completely disagree about it being ok to be someone's retirement home. Give him a two year extension to provide some stability to the program and each year add a year if he's performed well ie two year rolling contract. If he's not doing the job, you don't roll the contract and you're only stuck for two years.
I agree with most of this. A two year rolling contract would have been more appropriate. True, no reason we can't be 5-10 more often than not but it is overachieving if we are. Denton hasn't done much worse than this though. Don't we usually finish between 5 and 15?
On a different now watch Oklahoma implode now that Roddick is gone. They will gravitate back towards what they ought to be.
quote:Bingo.quote:
Don't get me wrong. I don't think Denton should be fired. I think he has done a good to very good job. I think he has fallen short on his international recruiting. However, I do think his recent assistant hire plus a guaranteed long term contract is a formula for mediocrity with no real recourse.