(03-06-2018 04:11 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  The Memphis Commercial Appeal is now in on the Penny to Memphis story.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/s...400065002/

"Why would Memphis get rid of a future Hall of Fame coach? He’s only been given two years. His team was picked to finish ninth in the conference this season and overachieved to finish fifth. Pay a guy like that $9.75 million to go away? Those Memphis people are delusional.

To which the obvious response is: Who cares what other people think? What is their investment in Memphis basketball? They likely don’t know that attendance is at a 48-year-low. They likely don’t know that Smith hasn’t been able to recruit a high school player out of Memphis since he got the job. They likely don’t know that athletic department contributions are down by $1.1 million and that the sagging attendance will cost Memphis another $800,000 under the FedExForum lease."

To which I say Memphis should care. If Penny fails who is taking that job? Firing people after 2 years?

It's an all or nothing dice roll on a guy with no coaching experience with little chance that the program will be reflected positively if he fails.

The positive return is a guy who bleeds blue and gets you back.

Again if you have an experienced proven type sitting around ala Ohio St. this year then do it