Accountability

[TSU88]

This may have already been addressed in the myriad threads that sprung up after last night’s debacle (I’ve purposefully avoided the board since then, and may do so to some degree until football season). We had it all in front of us…a path to the championship game that did not involve playing either UNCW or C of C and a path that involved playing a 12 seed which was playing its 4th game in 4 days. Will there be any accountability for failing to once again not make the conference tournament championship game? I doubt it. In fact, given the success in the regular season this year, coupled with the great attendance the last two games, my guess is Skerry gets another extension, of at least two years. 

Just like the expiration date on a milk carton, sometimes a coach goes stale and needs to be replaced. It’s abundantly clear, at least to all of us, that Skerry’s formula doesn’t work in the conference tournament. I believe his tournament record now stands at a dismal 7-13 and, as we’re all painfully aware, he’s never gotten a team to the championship game of the tournament. 

We all know that his record, especially the last few years, in regular season conference play is outstanding. We all know he graduates kids, and we all know he’s a great family man. OTOH, we all know he’s never going to get us back to the NCAA tournament, based on his past, and lengthy, record of futility in this regard. I believe the Administration needs to make a decision: is it satisfied with regular season success, followed by postseason failure, or does it want to bring in a fresh voice and try to get out of this postseason malaise? My guess is the Administration will opt for the former, and rely on the regular season success, and say “well, we’re in a 1 bid league and no one except C of C & UNCW go to the tournament anyway.” I think the administration will also rationalize by saying “well, given our inherent NIL limitations, why would a new coach be more successful than the one we have now”?

 If in fact the Administration opts to play it safe, as I think they will, then shame on it. I’d like to think that the new prez, who came from George Mason, would understand that success in the regular season is nothing more than eye candy, and that the way to grow TU’s footprint is to get to the big dance, which brings enormous exposure, which can lead to growing the fanbase, which can lead to increasing the NIL coffers. 

Curious to hear others thoughts on this 
 

 

 

 

 

[TuTigers2012]

15 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

This may have already been addressed in the myriad threads that sprung up after last night’s debacle (I’ve purposefully avoided the board since then, and may do so to some degree until football season). We had it all in front of us…a path to the championship game that did not involve playing either UNCW or C of C and a path that involved playing a 12 seed which was playing its 4th game in 4 days. Will there be any accountability for failing to once again not make the conference tournament championship game? I doubt it. In fact, given the success in the regular season this year, coupled with the great attendance the last two games, my guess is Skerry gets another extension, of at least two years. 

Just like the expiration date on a milk carton, sometimes a coach goes stale and needs to be replaced. It’s abundantly clear, at least to all of us, that Skerry’s formula doesn’t work in the conference tournament. I believe his tournament record now stands at a dismal 7-13 and, as we’re all painfully aware, he’s never gotten a team to the championship game of the tournament. 

We all know that his record, especially the last few years, in regular season conference play is outstanding. We all know he graduates kids, and we all know he’s a great family man. OTOH, we all know he’s never going to get us back to the NCAA tournament, based on his past, and lengthy, record of futility in this regard. I believe the Administration needs to make a decision: is it satisfied with regular season success, followed by postseason failure, or does it want to bring in a fresh voice and try to get out of this postseason malaise? My guess is the Administration will opt for the former, and rely on the regular season success, and say “well, we’re in a 1 bid league and no one except C of C & UNCW go to the tournament anyway.” I think the administration will also rationalize by saying “well, given our inherent NIL limitations, why would a new coach be more successful than the one we have now”?

 If in fact the Administration opts to play it safe, as I think they will, then shame on it. I’d like to think that the new prez, who came from George Mason, would understand that success in the regular season is nothing more than eye candy, and that the way to grow TU’s footprint is to get to the big dance, which brings enormous exposure, which can lead to growing the fanbase, which can lead to increasing the NIL coffers. 

Curious to hear others thoughts on this 
 

 

 

 

 

On the accountability, short answer No, long answer Noooooooooo.

If they want type of success in athletics a change needs to be made very soon. If not, and they are happy with status quo (while other schools like Stony Brook, Campbell, & Elon Improve, because, you know, they want to win), it is time to re-access the viability of being in the league.  We can certainly move down a few league pegs if that's the plan. 

[TSU88]

2 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

On the accountability, short answer No, long answer Noooooooooo.

If they want type of success in athletics a change needs to be made very soon. If not, and they are happy with status quo (while other schools like Stony Brook, Campbell, & Elon Improve, because, you know, they want to win), it is time to re-access the viability of being in the league.  We can certainly move down a few league pegs if that's the plan. 

I find myself in agreement with you about perhaps getting out of the CAA. I just responded in another thread that if our fate is to perpetually be the Kansas City A’s, to the NYY and L.A. Dodgers (aka C of C and UNCW) let’s get out and go to a conference where we can be on a more level playing field when it comes to NIL. Besides, any other D1 league we would go to would have the pathway (1 bid) to the big dance as the CAA, so it’s not like we’d be jeopardizing our chances to go dancing, but instead might be increasing our chances 
 

 

 

[Tgr4life]

39 minutes ago, TSU88 said:

This may have already been addressed in the myriad threads that sprung up after last night’s debacle (I’ve purposefully avoided the board since then, and may do so to some degree until football season). We had it all in front of us…a path to the championship game that did not involve playing either UNCW or C of C and a path that involved playing a 12 seed which was playing its 4th game in 4 days. Will there be any accountability for failing to once again not make the conference tournament championship game? I doubt it. In fact, given the success in the regular season this year, coupled with the great attendance the last two games, my guess is Skerry gets another extension, of at least two years. 

Just like the expiration date on a milk carton, sometimes a coach goes stale and needs to be replaced. It’s abundantly clear, at least to all of us, that Skerry’s formula doesn’t work in the conference tournament. I believe his tournament record now stands at a dismal 7-13 and, as we’re all painfully aware, he’s never gotten a team to the championship game of the tournament. 

We all know that his record, especially the last few years, in regular season conference play is outstanding. We all know he graduates kids, and we all know he’s a great family man. OTOH, we all know he’s never going to get us back to the NCAA tournament, based on his past, and lengthy, record of futility in this regard. I believe the Administration needs to make a decision: is it satisfied with regular season success, followed by postseason failure, or does it want to bring in a fresh voice and try to get out of this postseason malaise? My guess is the Administration will opt for the former, and rely on the regular season success, and say “well, we’re in a 1 bid league and no one except C of C & UNCW go to the tournament anyway.” I think the administration will also rationalize by saying “well, given our inherent NIL limitations, why would a new coach be more successful than the one we have now”?

 If in fact the Administration opts to play it safe, as I think they will, then shame on it. I’d like to think that the new prez, who came from George Mason, would understand that success in the regular season is nothing more than eye candy, and that the way to grow TU’s footprint is to get to the big dance, which brings enormous exposure, which can lead to growing the fanbase, which can lead to increasing the NIL coffers. 

Curious to hear others thoughts on this 
 

 

 

 

 

Just an opinion, but if Skerry gets an extension, i believe the next several weeks and months would follow with a series of donor disappearance. Fourteen years is way too long to wait for post season success. With his salary and continued past extensions comes expectations. They have not been met, not even close. 

[TheGoldCrotchPiece]

Towson doesn't do accountability. 

[TSU88]

21 hours ago, Tgr4life said:

Just an opinion, but if Skerry gets an extension, i believe the next several weeks and months would follow with a series of donor disappearance. Fourteen years is way too long to wait for post season success. With his salary and continued past extensions comes expectations. They have not been met, not even close. 

This assumes that any such extension is announced to the media, rather than trying to keep it on the down low 

[Tgr4life]

1 hour ago, TSU88 said:

This assumes that any such extension is announced to the media, rather than trying to keep it on the down low 

The Athletic Department does not publicize extensions……so if it happens, it likely will not be announced.

[TSU88]

11 minutes ago, Tgr4life said:

The Athletic Department does not publicize extensions……so if it happens, it likely will not be announced.

Right, so if it’s not announced, I guess I’m wondering how would disaffected donors even know? 

[Tgr4life]

1 hour ago, TSU88 said:

Right, so if it’s not announced, I guess I’m wondering how would disaffected donors even know? 

Word gets out.....by hook or by crook, it always gets out, The afct that it is hidden normally would make donors a little more irritated, INHO

[TuTigers2012]

1 hour ago, Tgr4life said:

Word gets out.....by hook or by crook, it always gets out, The afct that it is hidden normally would make donors a little more irritated, INHO

Yeah that is the worst part.  Doing it in secret. If they are doing a good job, they deserve the extension, why keep it a secret?