Wow, Basilio dropped some knowledge about Billy Donovan

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Rasputin_Vol

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Billy Donovan had a 35-20 career record (Marshall) and no post season appearances when Florida hired him.

If we hired a coach with the same resume to replace Pearl, how would the fanbase react?
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Billy Donovan had a 35-20 career record (Marshall) and no post season appearances when Florida hired him.

If we hired a coach with the same resume to replace Pearl, how would the fanbase react?
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You may be about to find out, at least initially.
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I read a lot of these threads and I keep thinking ... does anyone remember when Fulmer was winning at or below .500 ... a large part of the fan base completely stopped watching and the stadium was nearly empty ... a college fan base that is used to winning even just a taste of winning wants to keep winning ... if the UT brass wants the fans to keep coming to the games they have to hire a coach with a winning record and a winning name ... its not just athletics anymore, its a business and if you want to keep the money rolling in you have to have a coach that knows how to win, a team that they want to watch, and fan base that is willing to push money to watch, wear, and own the team.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Billy Donovan had a 35-20 career record (Marshall) and no post season appearances when Florida hired him.

If we hired a coach with the same resume to replace Pearl, how would the fanbase react?
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Its easy to take a chance on a coach when your team hasn't went much of anywhere the previous years.
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
I read a lot of these threads and I keep thinking ... does anyone remember when Fulmer was winning at or below .500 ... a large part of the fan base completely stopped watching and the stadium was nearly empty ... a college fan base that is used to winning even just a taste of winning wants to keep winning ... if the UT brass wants the fans to keep coming to the games they have to hire a coach with a winning record and a winning name ... its not just athletics anymore, its a business and if you want to keep the money rolling in you have to have a coach that knows how to win, a team that they want to watch, and fan base that is willing to push money to watch, wear, and own the team.
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A bit strong, eh?
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
Its easy to take a chance on a coach when your team hasn't went much of anywhere the previous years.
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That would be a good point . . . if not for the fact that Florida was only about 2 or 3 years removed from a Final Four appearance when they hired Donovan.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Billy Donovan had a 35-20 career record (Marshall) and no post season appearances when Florida hired him.

If we hired a coach with the same resume to replace Pearl, how would the fanbase react?
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He was also showing his great recruiting abilities at Marshall. I would not have been as upset. Especially after Kruger gave them a few less than stellar seasons
 
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