Matt Mitchell joining Wisconsin staff

[Redwing]

Your head coach leaving in mid-January, two weeks before signing day, is going to demolish any football program. Regardless of who the AD is or who they hire.

Pretty pessimistic. It's not the best time, but is there ever? May lose a couple if action isn't swift, but demolish is harsh.

[Redwing]

KB will find a way to F this up like everything else.

You never know. Nobody is perfect, so let's see what drops and when.

[champgymusa]

Since starting the season 3-6, the basketball team has gone 7-2 with a win over NMU. Considering the basketball team has been slightly above average since the aughts, I'm not concerned yet. Hopefully the last 9 games are a sign of a program turnaround in the works. Time will tell in the next couple seasons.

Mens basketball likely won't be a contending sport until we start getting serious about it. That means starting with an arena that will draw the attention of recruits, especially if we have plans for D1. As it stands now, we have an oversized high school gym with wood bleachers.

Please send your donations to GVSU Athletics, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401. 10-12 Million should do it. Please put " New Arena" in the memo line. Thank you for supporting GVSU.

[KleShreen]

Since starting the season 3-6, the basketball team has gone 7-2 with a win over NMU. Considering the basketball team has been slightly above average since the aughts, I'm not concerned yet. Hopefully the last 9 games are a sign of a program turnaround in the works. Time will tell in the next couple seasons.

Mens basketball likely won't be a contending sport until we start getting serious about it. That means starting with an arena that will draw the attention of recruits, especially if we have plans for D1. As it stands now, we have an oversized high school gym with wood bleachers.

Yea, seems strange to call a basketball hire "trash" for being mediocre in his first half-season when the men's basketball team has been mediocre for 15 years.

[BeachinLaker]

Since starting the season 3-6, the basketball team has gone 7-2 with a win over NMU. Considering the basketball team has been slightly above average since the aughts, I'm not concerned yet. Hopefully the last 9 games are a sign of a program turnaround in the works. Time will tell in the next couple seasons.

Mens basketball likely won't be a contending sport until we start getting serious about it. That means starting with an arena that will draw the attention of recruits, especially if we have plans for D1. As it stands now, we have an oversized high school gym with wood bleachers.

[KleShreen]

Typical liberal wack to insinuate that I am upset over the gender of the AD without making a single statement that hints towards that. Nice work.

??? lol what? The things you have brought up thus far literally make no sense. You brought up a basketball hire that is halfway through one season. You brought up a soccer hire that won a national championship. There's no reason to be upset about either thing. But yet here you are. So what is the issue? What has she "f'd up" in winning a national championship and having a new basketball coach taking over a mediocre basketball team lol. Are you upset that GV is winning too many Director's Cups or something? I don't get it lol.

[GV Retired Bum]

How is the men's bball hire a joke? He's halfway through his first season and just beat the best team in the conference yesterday lol. Women's soccer hire won a national championship lol and then got pressured by his kids to move home. Not gonna lie, it kinda sounds like maybe you're just mad that the AD is a woman. Not saying that's true, but just saying that's kinda what it sounds like.

Typical liberal wack to insinuate that I am upset over the gender of the AD without making a single statement that hints towards that. Nice work.

[KleShreen]

The mens bball hire is a joke, Womens soccer hire quit after a year (which is embarrassing for a national powerhouse). Not to mention having zero spine with the tailgating to stand up to GV PD. Then again we were spoiled with the last.

How is the men's bball hire a joke? He's halfway through his first season and just beat the best team in the conference yesterday lol. Women's soccer hire won a national championship lol and then got pressured by his kids to move home. No idea what this tailgating thing is about lol what's the issue?

Not gonna lie, it kinda sounds like maybe you're just mad that the AD is a woman. Not saying that's true, but just saying that's kinda what it sounds like.

[GV Retired Bum]

It's just another person who thinks football is the only sport, and thinks that winning 4 national championships in 5 years should be a regular occurrence. Spoiled.

What sport has she added value to? Would love to hear this explanation.

[GV Retired Bum]

What has she F’d up up to this point? Our athletic program continues to be strong. We just have little playoff success in football, but MM wasn’t her hire.

The mens bball hire is a joke, Womens soccer hire quit after a year (which is embarrassing for a national powerhouse). Not to mention having zero spine with the tailgating to stand up to GV PD. Then again we were spoiled with the last.

[KleShreen]

What has she F’d up up to this point? Our athletic program continues to be strong. We just have little playoff success in football, but MM wasn’t her hire.

It's just another person who thinks football is the only sport, and thinks that winning 4 national championships in 5 years should be a regular occurrence. Spoiled.

[BeachinLaker]

KB will find a way to F this up like everything else.

What has she F’d up up to this point? Our athletic program continues to be strong. We just have little playoff success in football, but MM wasn’t her hire.

[KleShreen]

Exactly. So dont rush the decision. We are in a ****ty spot for the next few months, dont hire someone to "save" the recruiting class and put us in a ****ty spot for the next 2-3 years.

That's something that has to be considered, though. GV is one game away from winning a national championship. You're on the cusp. Do you try and get over that bump to the title this next year by saving the current team and recruiting class? Or do you hire to punt the next 2-3 years and try and be competitive after that? If FCS is in the future, 2023/2024 might be the last chances to win national titles for a while. Maybe ever again.

Also, it's not only about the recruiting class. There's plenty of current, contributing team members who are also hinging on the decision.

[GV Retired Bum]

Your head coach leaving in mid-January, two weeks before signing day, is going to demolish any football program. Regardless of who the AD is or who they hire.

Exactly. So dont rush the decision. We are in a ****ty spot for the next few months, dont hire someone to "save" the recruiting class and put us in a ****ty spot for the next 2-3 years.

[KleShreen]

To be clear the exit was a bit earlier, but Limestone did okay with a January hire...

Of course they had nowhere to go but up.

Yea, that's obviously a big difference. If you're the bottom of the pile, it doesn't really matter. But a successful program trying to replace a coach late in the recruiting cycle is going to do nothing but hurt. There's no positives that can come out of it in the immediate future.