And no way, can't be, not possible for a program at HU's level to compete in the national lax game anymore.
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How's it feel watching our long-time rival across 2 conferences rake in the limelight in the game HU used to own? Does it feel like keeping the status quo is the winning move? Let me guess - the mantra will be we beat UD once so clearly we can be that team next year!
Always next year... until it isn't. 11 years running, let's make it 12! Can't wait.
This situation is nearly identical to VT football. Replaced a legend (Frank Beamer) with a guy that looked to have all the tools to continue to carry the torch (Justin Fuente). JF initially had success... off of Beamers coattails, players, and a lingering reputation. But after the first couple of years things began to tail off. All that residual positive from the actual successful coach faded away. The winning stopped, the recruiting tanked, and all of a sudden it became clear that JF wasn't right. Not that he can't coach. That he wasn't right for VT. It took 7 years for VT's brass to pick up their cajones and make the right call. A hard decision, they always are, but one that HAD to be made. Meanwhile the program nose-dived, and now it will take a couple of YEARS to recover it. Hopefully.
HU is doing the exact same thing - replaced a legend with a guy who looked to have what it takes - had success at the start, but the last many years things have fallen off a cliff. HU and some fans continue to make excuses, pretending / hoping it's ok, grasping at straws that things are on the right track and success is around the corner. Or that this is the best that can be hoped for. It isn't. Meanwhile the program is in the toilet and will take years to recover it - hopefully.
This won't change until HU's brass finds its pair to make the right call and do what it takes to bring the program back from the dead. In the meantime, HU will keep latching itself on to hosting the Quarters, as if that's some big success for HU Lax. Nah, love the event and that it's at HU, but it's just success for everyone else who's actually playing in it.