I know I am probably going to get attacked here but it is true. Father Harrington does not care about having a winning team at SJU regardless of how it would bring in more applications and donation monies. It is sad to think that a once great program is now relegated to being bottom-feeders in the BE. A league that we pretty much started and owned.
I know that we are "rebuilding" and that these things just don't work themselves out overnight, but damn... Other schools have rebuilt faster and had some buzz about them when they were coming back up. I don't see or hear any of this for us. Granted, I live in Miami Beach, but I read all the online services and NY papers every morning.. I know how we have lost out on top talent in the NYC area. I went to the Miami game two weeks ago and watched Norm get outcoached by a mediocre college coach. Like the student body and alumni, the administration is now apathetic. It is so sad.. First Father Harrington took our name, now he has taken our program..
The only way SJU will ever win again is to hire a big name that can coach and attract talent.. I like Norm a lot, but he can not get it done. We need Calipari. He would fill MSG up on a Tuesday night in late January and have the ESPN cameras there.. That is what we need but it will never happen..
Again, so sad.