[Mick]

[quote author=BobK link=topic=16598.msg188887#msg188887 date=1487630086]
The recovery will be long. The glory days of being close to or making the World Series is maybe in the future.  But at least several years away

Regardless of Bernard's handling of Coach Rittman's situation and Coach Hanson's hiring, the players deserve to have a staff that allows them to develop as players and contend. Echoing fullmetal's question from earlier in the thread, I am just not confident that this staff is that group.
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Rittman's predecessor never had a winning season.  Rittman's first season (1997) the team finished 31-27-1, 5th in the Pac-10 at 10-18.  His second season his team was 41-18, 3rd in the Pac-10 at 17-11 and it was his first of 16 consecutive NCAA postseason qualifying seasons.

16 consecutive postseasons.  16 of 18.  Then you get taken out and shot through the head. 

In his third season, he had 45 wins.  Let's see how Teevens Rachel does.

[Mick]

[quote author=BobK link=topic=16598.msg188887#msg188887 date=1487630086]
The recovery will be long. The glory days of being close to or making the World Series is maybe in the future.  But at least several years away

Regardless of Bernard's handling of Coach Rittman's situation and Coach Hanson's hiring, the players deserve to have a staff that allows them to develop as players and contend. Echoing fullmetal's question from earlier in the thread, I am just not confident that this staff is that group.
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Rittman's predecessor never had a winning season.  Rittman's first season (1997) the team finished 31-27-1, 5th in the Pac-10 at 10-18.  His second season his team was 41-18, 3rd in the Pac-10 at 17-11 and it was his first of 16 consecutive NCAA postseason qualifying seasons.

16 consecutive postseasons.  16 of 18.  Then you get taken out and shot through the head. 

In his third season, he had 45 wins.  Let's see how Teevens Rachel does.