BQ_90 said:
Well the difference now is we have the ability to pay more for a coach than in years past.
Money was an issue with the previous two coaches, now we can at least get into a bidding war, in the past we couldn't.
Now that still doesn't keep a coach
But if we are going to be a stepping stone program then don't give out stupid contracts that put those stone around you neck then jump the lake
I keep hearing about all this extra money to do so many things in athletics to gain a competitive advantage against our SEC peers...but our SEC peers are getting the same bump in revenues as well. It's a zero-sum game for the most part...especially the power schools like LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, etc.
I saw someone on this thread matter-of-factly say that A&M should always finish in the Top 3 in the SEC. OK, we already have UK and Florida that's usually 1 and 2. So A&M has a clear competitive advantage over LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, MSU, Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, Vandy, and Georgia.
You don't think people at Georgia, Alabama, and LSU aren't saying they should be a perennial top 3 program? Yes, that is the goal that A&M and all teams should strive for, but to matter-of-factly say A&M deserves to be the in the top 3, based on history and resources I'm not sure where that's coming from.
For A&M to truly have a competitive advantage over 85% of the SEC in basketball, a lot of things need to be enhanced and improved....first being committed to success in basketball and not just hollow lip service from a football school.