Next Year!!!!

[Brick3’s]

His assistants need to go as well. David Merrick needs needs to go. He may have been a good basketball player for a mediocre program but he is horrible as a coach. He is all about himself. He could not coach a bad high school team. Watching him pout on the bench makes me sick. He treats the players bad as well. Get rid of him. I know too that Randy does not read these posts but if someone who is close to Randy just pass it on that they need to get rid of David Merrick

Fact of life! If you’re going to rant to get rid of a coach. At least know how to spell his name! It’s Marek! Rahe is the head coach. He’s accountable for wins and losses. The culture of this program is in great decline. Cut the crap and hold Rahe accountable for his results.

 

[MPWildcat]

Who cares about spelling. You know who I am talking about. I do not disagree that Rahe is the problem. Sounds like your buddies with Marek

 

[Brick3’s]

I am and respect him and what he brings to the program, but I live in a world that results matter. I normally would include assistants in all blame for the failure of a program, but I don’t see Rahe taking a lot of feedback from his assistants. It’s sad when a head coach forgets who he is. This chuck it stuff isn’t the Coach Rahe I know, but it’s who he is now! It’s the Warriors without the talent!

 

[MPWildcat]

Again, I agree with you about Rahe but since your buddy has come to the program it has gone down hill. I am not going to say it is only him as the reason but I do know that he is not well respected by the team members. As with Rahe he is also a good reason players are leaving this year and have left in the past. They all need to go. If Weber were to get a new coach and I know it will not be Marek, Duft, or Daniels, then that coach will bring his own people and they would all be out anyway.

 

[Garbageman10]

I’ve been reading this discussion board for years now and finally decided to make an account to say what I feel. I’m not the person to really go after people and am more interested in looking at the total dynamic of the situation. I want to address the sole area of dysfunction that I see in the program.

Culture.

I’ve read some posts saying that Rahe can’t coach culture and that’s absurd. Coach Rahe’s strength as a coach is culture but he has only just barely lost his way. Randy still has fire but lost some command of the programs culture because he has become too cautious with his players. Why he has changed is something only he can figure out and change on his own with some reflection. It’s doable but needs to be done quickly to salvage his career at Weber. The 2015-2016 roster was full of players bought into the culture and winning for each other. The players were invested in winning for their team, their school, the community and themselves in that order. Bolomboy was a quiet person but worked tirelessly and led with his actions. Senglin and Gittens worked tirelessly and brought vocal leadership to the team. Hill worked tirelessly and embraced his role coming off the bench because he cared about the team’s success before his own. That group of guys was the epitome of culture. Those four guys led Baker, Cannon, Braxton, Richardson, and John to play the right way and win a championship. In 2016-2017 the culture was still there. Cannon seemed to struggle but those struggles are deeper than what we see at the surface. I have a hunch that is where the disconnect started to happen. Cannon’s teammates knew his passion for the game and for the team but watched him get slowly pushed out for reasons that nobody understood including Cannon. When people see somebody they care about get treated poorly by the leader that they trusted it becomes hard to go to battle for that leader. Regardless of these events, that team still had a tenacity to fight through adversity and really had that championship game won. Maybe North Dakota just deserved it more and maybe they didn’t but it was the way the chips fell. After that season you are left with the guys that were so heavily influenced by the upperclassmen of the 2015-2016 team. Baker, Braxton, Richardson, and John. They watched their friend get pushed out of the program that he dedicated himself to. Regardless of how good or bad Cannon was, he was the catalyst for the downfall of Weber. The players on the 2016-2017 team had full trust in Randy and his process and then lost that trust when Cannon left. We all know what happened the years following. The style of play changed, the chemistry didn’t seem like it used to, and the culture began to fall. I think Jerrick Harding is an outstanding scorer. Obviously by the numbers the best scorer that Weber State has ever had. His game isn’t perfect and he doesn’t assist his teammates well as the point guard but he is a highly efficient scorer and really not a selfish individual. When we watched Harding play these last couple seasons he seemed like he was playing hero ball and maybe a little selfish because that is what Randy had him do. Instead of using the team to be successful like in the two previous seasons, we saw a shift in the 2017-2018 season where Randy had Harding take the reigns instead of incorporating him in with Baker, Richardson, and John in the guard positions. I truly believe that if Harding averaged 15-17 points his sophomore year and the ball was spread around a little more then that team doesn’t lose the culture the program once had. Since then Randy refuses to use all his pieces and put the weight on Harding’s shoulders. This is no way to win in college basketball. In turn, guys like Baker, Richardson, John, Braxton, and Chapman weren’t used as effectively as they could have been. The team begins to crumble along with the culture that Randy once had. Culture is built on trust and I believe Randy has lost the trust of his team starting during the 2016-2017 season. These are just my observations. I don’t claim to be somebody who knows how to fix this or anything like that but I believe to get back to where the program was, Randy needs to look at the 2015-2016 team and be honest with himself about every little thing that changed since then. He needs to get back to the culture coach that he once was, remember that basketball is a team game, and get this program back on track. He may be running out of time but it can be done with some true reflection and soul searching.

 

[wazzuwildcat03]

That's a good observation. That whole Cannon thing is still weird. His Freshman year, he looked so good and thought he would be a great player. His Sophomore year Cannon, was different. I could tell when watching him play, he had no confidence, etc. Was really strange. Looking back, that season was definitely when I saw a huge decline in the program and has gotten worse every year since. Also, why did Gittens leave his last year? We really could have used him his Senior year. I thought that was strange too. Did he want to leave? Did Coach Rahe force him to transfer to Seattle? I'm really worried about next season. I believe Coach Rahe can turn it around, but its not going to be easy. He is under contract until the end of the 2024 season. That's 4 more seasons. I'm going to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Sadly I only went to 1 game all this year. I'm going to commit myself to renew my season tickets next year and go the the games and cheer and be positive even if we are not great next season. We're all in this together. Go Weber!!!!

 

[Brick3’s]

I’ve been reading this discussion board for years now and finally decided to make an account to say what I feel. I’m not the person to really go after people and am more interested in looking at the total dynamic of the situation. I want to address the sole area of dysfunction that I see in the program.

Culture.

I’ve read some posts saying that Rahe can’t coach culture and that’s absurd. Coach Rahe’s strength as a coach is culture but he has only just barely lost his way. Randy still has fire but lost some command of the programs culture because he has become too cautious with his players. Why he has changed is something only he can figure out and change on his own with some reflection. It’s doable but needs to be done quickly to salvage his career at Weber. The 2015-2016 roster was full of players bought into the culture and winning for each other. The players were invested in winning for their team, their school, the community and themselves in that order. Bolomboy was a quiet person but worked tirelessly and led with his actions. Senglin and Gittens worked tirelessly and brought vocal leadership to the team. Hill worked tirelessly and embraced his role coming off the bench because he cared about the team’s success before his own. That group of guys was the epitome of culture. Those four guys led Baker, Cannon, Braxton, Richardson, and John to play the right way and win a championship. In 2016-2017 the culture was still there. Cannon seemed to struggle but those struggles are deeper than what we see at the surface. I have a hunch that is where the disconnect started to happen. Cannon’s teammates knew his passion for the game and for the team but watched him get slowly pushed out for reasons that nobody understood including Cannon. When people see somebody they care about get treated poorly by the leader that they trusted it becomes hard to go to battle for that leader. Regardless of these events, that team still had a tenacity to fight through adversity and really had that championship game won. Maybe North Dakota just deserved it more and maybe they didn’t but it was the way the chips fell. After that season you are left with the guys that were so heavily influenced by the upperclassmen of the 2015-2016 team. Baker, Braxton, Richardson, and John. They watched their friend get pushed out of the program that he dedicated himself to. Regardless of how good or bad Cannon was, he was the catalyst for the downfall of Weber. The players on the 2016-2017 team had full trust in Randy and his process and then lost that trust when Cannon left. We all know what happened the years following. The style of play changed, the chemistry didn’t seem like it used to, and the culture began to fall. I think Jerrick Harding is an outstanding scorer. Obviously by the numbers the best scorer that Weber State has ever had. His game isn’t perfect and he doesn’t assist his teammates well as the point guard but he is a highly efficient scorer and really not a selfish individual. When we watched Harding play these last couple seasons he seemed like he was playing hero ball and maybe a little selfish because that is what Randy had him do. Instead of using the team to be successful like in the two previous seasons, we saw a shift in the 2017-2018 season where Randy had Harding take the reigns instead of incorporating him in with Baker, Richardson, and John in the guard positions. I truly believe that if Harding averaged 15-17 points his sophomore year and the ball was spread around a little more then that team doesn’t lose the culture the program once had. Since then Randy refuses to use all his pieces and put the weight on Harding’s shoulders. This is no way to win in college basketball. In turn, guys like Baker, Richardson, John, Braxton, and Chapman weren’t used as effectively as they could have been. The team begins to crumble along with the culture that Randy once had. Culture is built on trust and I believe Randy has lost the trust of his team starting during the 2016-2017 season. These are just my observations. I don’t claim to be somebody who knows how to fix this or anything like that but I believe to get back to where the program was, Randy needs to look at the 2015-2016 team and be honest with himself about every little thing that changed since then. He needs to get back to the culture coach that he once was, remember that basketball is a team game, and get this program back on track. He may be running out of time but it can be done with some true reflection and soul searching.

Wow! Almost too accurate! I agree with everything you said 100%! Only thing is I don’t think it’s repairable. The word is out that Rahe has lost his team, but it was 110% self inflicted.

 

[Webergrad02]

That's a good observation. That whole Cannon thing is still weird. His Freshman year, he looked so good and thought he would be a great player. His Sophomore year Cannon, was different. I could tell when watching him play, he had no confidence, etc. Was really strange. Looking back, that season was definitely when I saw a huge decline in the program and has gotten worse every year since. Also, why did Gittens leave his last year? We really could have used him his Senior year. I thought that was strange too. Did he want to leave? Did Coach Rahe force him to transfer to Seattle? I'm really worried about next season. I believe Coach Rahe can turn it around, but its not going to be easy. He is under contract until the end of the 2024 season. That's 4 more seasons. I'm going to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Sadly I only went to 1 game all this year. I'm going to commit myself to renew my season tickets next year and go the the games and cheer and be positive even if we are not great next season. We're all in this together. Go Weber!!!!

One thing I noticed is that Cannon bulked up big time after his Freshman season and got considerably slower. I originally thought it was our staff that encouraged the bulking up. However, he was the only player that did not show up for the "voluntary" Summer practices that year. And the staff was concerned about him bulking up on his own. Did Cannon get pushed out of the program? Maybe so, but he did isolate himself the previous Summer. I heard that we helped Gittens get a year of eligibility back and then informed him that we did not have a place for him the next season.

Randy often talks about how important loyalty is to him but he isnt very loyal.

 

[BigWaldO]

That's a good observation. That whole Cannon thing is still weird. His Freshman year, he looked so good and thought he would be a great player. His Sophomore year Cannon, was different. I could tell when watching him play, he had no confidence, etc. Was really strange. Looking back, that season was definitely when I saw a huge decline in the program and has gotten worse every year since. Also, why did Gittens leave his last year? We really could have used him his Senior year. I thought that was strange too. Did he want to leave? Did Coach Rahe force him to transfer to Seattle? I'm really worried about next season. I believe Coach Rahe can turn it around, but its not going to be easy. He is under contract until the end of the 2024 season. That's 4 more seasons. I'm going to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Sadly I only went to 1 game all this year. I'm going to commit myself to renew my season tickets next year and go the the games and cheer and be positive even if we are not great next season. We're all in this together. Go Weber!!!!

One thing I noticed is that Cannon bulked up big time after his Freshman season and got considerably slower. I originally thought it was our staff that encouraged the bulking up. However, he was the only player that did not show up for the "voluntary" Summer practices that year. And the staff was concerned about him bulking up on his own. Did Cannon get pushed out of the program? Maybe so, but he did isolate himself the previous Summer. I heard that we helped Gittens get a year of eligibility back and then informed him that we did not have a place for him the next season.

Randy often talks about how important loyalty is to him but he isnt very loyal.

I agree about Rahe not being loyal. But you couldn’t be more wrong about Cannon. I know the kid very well and if I remember correctly that summer he got married and spent a small time with that but was ultimately at every summer workout and worked just as hard as anyone else. Rahe just felt like he had better talent coming in the next year and that was not the case

 

[Webergrad02]

That's a good observation. That whole Cannon thing is still weird. His Freshman year, he looked so good and thought he would be a great player. His Sophomore year Cannon, was different. I could tell when watching him play, he had no confidence, etc. Was really strange. Looking back, that season was definitely when I saw a huge decline in the program and has gotten worse every year since. Also, why did Gittens leave his last year? We really could have used him his Senior year. I thought that was strange too. Did he want to leave? Did Coach Rahe force him to transfer to Seattle? I'm really worried about next season. I believe Coach Rahe can turn it around, but its not going to be easy. He is under contract until the end of the 2024 season. That's 4 more seasons. I'm going to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Sadly I only went to 1 game all this year. I'm going to commit myself to renew my season tickets next year and go the the games and cheer and be positive even if we are not great next season. We're all in this together. Go Weber!!!!

One thing I noticed is that Cannon bulked up big time after his Freshman season and got considerably slower. I originally thought it was our staff that encouraged the bulking up. However, he was the only player that did not show up for the "voluntary" Summer practices that year. And the staff was concerned about him bulking up on his own. Did Cannon get pushed out of the program? Maybe so, but he did isolate himself the previous Summer. I heard that we helped Gittens get a year of eligibility back and then informed him that we did not have a place for him the next season.

Randy often talks about how important loyalty is to him but he isnt very loyal.

I agree about Rahe not being loyal. But you couldn’t be more wrong about Cannon. I know the kid very well and if I remember correctly that summer he got married and spent a small time with that but was ultimately at every summer workout and worked just as hard as anyone else. Rahe just felt like he had better talent coming in the next year and that was not the case

There are two sides to every story. Thats why I have based my opinion in the middle. It's a fact that he wasn't at every Summer workout. There are threads on this board that talk about him being absent that Summer from people that were there. It's a fact that he was more bulky and a little slower as a Sophomore. So please don't try to tell me that I couldn't be more wrong.

 

[BigWaldO]

That's a good observation. That whole Cannon thing is still weird. His Freshman year, he looked so good and thought he would be a great player. His Sophomore year Cannon, was different. I could tell when watching him play, he had no confidence, etc. Was really strange. Looking back, that season was definitely when I saw a huge decline in the program and has gotten worse every year since. Also, why did Gittens leave his last year? We really could have used him his Senior year. I thought that was strange too. Did he want to leave? Did Coach Rahe force him to transfer to Seattle? I'm really worried about next season. I believe Coach Rahe can turn it around, but its not going to be easy. He is under contract until the end of the 2024 season. That's 4 more seasons. I'm going to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Sadly I only went to 1 game all this year. I'm going to commit myself to renew my season tickets next year and go the the games and cheer and be positive even if we are not great next season. We're all in this together. Go Weber!!!!

One thing I noticed is that Cannon bulked up big time after his Freshman season and got considerably slower. I originally thought it was our staff that encouraged the bulking up. However, he was the only player that did not show up for the "voluntary" Summer practices that year. And the staff was concerned about him bulking up on his own. Did Cannon get pushed out of the program? Maybe so, but he did isolate himself the previous Summer. I heard that we helped Gittens get a year of eligibility back and then informed him that we did not have a place for him the next season.

Randy often talks about how important loyalty is to him but he isnt very loyal.

I agree about Rahe not being loyal. But you couldn’t be more wrong about Cannon. I know the kid very well and if I remember correctly that summer he got married and spent a small time with that but was ultimately at every summer workout and worked just as hard as anyone else. Rahe just felt like he had better talent coming in the next year and that was not the case

There are two sides to every story. Thats why I have based my opinion in the middle. It's a fact that he wasn't at every Summer workout. There are threads on this board that talk about him being absent that Summer from people that were there. It's a fact that he was more bulky and a little slower as a Sophomore. So please don't try to tell me that I couldn't be more wrong.

Your entitled to your opinion and I respect that. I used to play at WSU way back when and have a connection with a majority of the players from the last few years and have firsthand info from his teammates that all say that just isn’t the truth. Slower? That’s for a timer to decide. Bulkier? Maybe but most players are asked to bulk up when they get to college. Out of respect for Cannon I won’t go into detail but there is a lot more to that story than outsiders and apparent insiders know. And just to clarify I’m not trying to bash anyone here for being wrong just trying to provide some insight.

 

[DeeScott]

I don’t have any inside information like some people apparently do, but I have some thoughts/questions:
1). If Mckay Cannon was bulkier and not as fast, why was he able to transfer to BYU and play at a high level?
2). If Rahe started losing control of his team and culture about the time of Mckay Cannon, what does that have to do with the teams that followed?
In other words, the problem was never Mckay Cannon or any other player.

 

[BigT]

Mckay Cannon is not the reason this is happening. I happen to know, he left because the coaches decided he was lazy because he didn’t work hard. And yes, I do have sources!
The reason the basketball program and the culture is garbage amounts to a few things.
1 - Randy Rahe! He’s the head coach! He approves everything that occurs. Transfers, recruiting, game management. Yes he has assistants, but he hired them as well. The fact is, if you decide you want to be a basketball coach to make a living then you better understand what you are getting yourself into. When you make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, the expectation is that you win and when winning doesn’t occur you receive a pink slip! Unfortunately for us, he was given a long term guaranteed contract and it is what it is. This isn’t the PAC 12, SEC, Big 10 etc. where we can just buy out his contract and move on.
2 - Players packing up and moving on is part of the game now. With the transfer portal it is every players right to say good bye! Every School has players leave, but usually it is because they don’t get a lot of playing time so they see the writing on the wall and move where they will have an opportunity to play. Many players have an inflated perception of themselves, others end up leaving do to relationships, and others decide they want to be closer to home(Brekott Chapman). The reasons are never ending. If you want to coach in today’s world you not only have to be a coach, but an incredible salesman. In Weber’s case we seem to have an increasing number leave every year. The sales pitch isn’t working!
So basically, in my humble opinion, Rahe has lost his edge. Which doesn’t take away the success he has had in Ogden, the large majority of coaching jobs have a life span. You rarely see coaches stay in the same position for as many years as Randy has been in Ogden. He has the most wins in Big Sky History! He has always been just good enough to resign contracts, but not good enough for any major program to come after him, but now we are sliding fast and not even close to good enough! Randy’s life span in Ogden has ran its course.
Weber basketball is what it is right now and unfortunately nothing can be done with the current situation other than somehow, someway Randy wakes up one morning and has a basketball rebirth, comes up with a system and finds players who fit the system. We need more length, more shooting, and most of all basketball players! Players who understand the game, know how to make the right play, instead of guys running full speed down the court with blinders on.

 

[BigWaldO]

Mckay Cannon is not the reason this is happening. I happen to know, he left because the coaches decided he was lazy because he didn’t work hard. And yes, I do have sources!
The reason the basketball program and the culture is garbage amounts to a few things.
1 - Randy Rahe! He’s the head coach! He approves everything that occurs. Transfers, recruiting, game management. Yes he has assistants, but he hired them as well. The fact is, if you decide you want to be a basketball coach to make a living then you better understand what you are getting yourself into. When you make hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, the expectation is that you win and when winning doesn’t occur you receive a pink slip! Unfortunately for us, he was given a long term guaranteed contract and it is what it is. This isn’t the PAC 12, SEC, Big 10 etc. where we can just buy out his contract and move on.
2 - Players packing up and moving on is part of the game now. With the transfer portal it is every players right to say good bye! Every School has players leave, but usually it is because they don’t get a lot of playing time so they see the writing on the wall and move where they will have an opportunity to play. Many players have an inflated perception of themselves, others end up leaving do to relationships, and others decide they want to be closer to home(Brekott Chapman). The reasons are never ending. If you want to coach in today’s world you not only have to be a coach, but an incredible salesman. In Weber’s case we seem to have an increasing number leave every year. The sales pitch isn’t working!
So basically, in my humble opinion, Rahe has lost his edge. Which doesn’t take away the success he has had in Ogden, the large majority of coaching jobs have a life span. You rarely see coaches stay in the same position for as many years as Randy has been in Ogden. He has the most wins in Big Sky History! He has always been just good enough to resign contracts, but not good enough for any major program to come after him, but now we are sliding fast and not even close to good enough! Randy’s life span in Ogden has ran its course.
Weber basketball is what it is right now and unfortunately nothing can be done with the current situation other than somehow, someway Randy wakes up one morning and has a basketball rebirth, comes up with a system and finds players who fit the system. We need more length, more shooting, and most of all basketball players! Players who understand the game, know how to make the right play, instead of guys running full speed down the court with blinders on.

I assume your sources were the coaches or people directly related to the coaches because the teammates say otherwise. It’s just hard for me to believe the word of coaches. They make excuses after losses what makes you think they wouldn’t make excuses as to why someone left the program. I guess we will all agree to disagree on that subject. I have to agree with you though coach Rahe is just out of the times. His style of coaching doesn’t work anymore. Just look at what happened to his buddy Morrill at Utah State. He understood that it was time to quit and Rahe doesn’t. You can’t sell a VHS tape when everyone has a DVD player :lol:

 

[baller]

Boy Waldo, you have hit the nail on the head! Rahe is out of the times, style of coaching doesn't work anymore. You have said it better than anyone else.

 

[buford]

All of you make very good points. Early in Randy's career at Weber State you would never see one of his players score more than 20 or so points. He wouldn't have it. Basketball was a TEAM game and didn't want an individual to outshine the team. Even when Dame was playing. Dame could have scored 30 - 40 points a game every night. Randy wouldn't have it. However Dame did have a supporting cast. The season before Dame got hurt, Weber State was playing Montana for the Big Sky Championship in Missoula. That year, K-Bull injured his elbow and was never the same. Bamforth was in a "funk" mentally for a number of reasons, Tresnak was limited in what he could do. Montana got up on the Wildcats while they were trying to play "team" ball. It wasn't working for Weber State. Finally, toward the end of the game, Randy gave Dame the green light. Too little too late. Hmmm, Wildcats never won a championship with one of what would turn out to be the best players in the "Country." Randy would not adapt. After Dame left, the Wildcats had teams with one or two really good players and some great role players. Decent bigs and some excellent shooters. They were all not "athletic" kids, but pretty good basketball players. It worked. They got away from that mantra. After the loss to North Dakota in the Championship game in Reno, Randy wanted to try to match the athleticism of North Dakota and Montana. If you remember they had some pretty good 6-3 to 6-5 athletic guards and wing players. They could drive to the hoop and could shoot the 3. We didn't have that. So Randy goes away from that which made him pretty good in the early years. Look what we ended up with. Wings and guards - a bunch of good guys who all were exactly alike. Fairly athletic that couldn't throw it in the ocean. The bigs he recruited were soft. Well, here we are. Winning is about having players. Every team in the Big Sky has better players that does Weber State. Sure Jerrick scored lots of points, her HAD to. There was no-one else. There is a reason he did not get the Big Sky MVP award this season. He was the best player on a crappy team. He was a great player for the Wildcats. Just look what he could have done with just a little support. The Wildcats need to get back to TEAM basketball. No more of this one-on-one crap. Spencer Johnson is now going to play at BYU and will have a nice career there. I'm not sure Randy or the other coaches ever really related with Spencer. Those are the types of players that we need. Look at Utah State, for example. A bunch of really good basketball players with some pretty good athletes mixed in. Bottom line, it's about getting players. Perhaps the Wildcats' player identification and evaluation needs to be improved. I know Randy can do that. What about his assistants? Who know. Quite a rant, I know. Just putting it out there.

 

[DeeScott]

Seems like we all agree. Problem is that we don't have donors with deep pockets to by RR out. I do have one observation about coaches: Eric Daniels is a really good guy and a great coach. Through connections at UVU, I have heard that the players really loved Daniels. Duft is a "yes man" to RR, Marek is just an all-around grouch to everyone. It doesn't have to be this way, but that's what these coaches have embraced--a selfish culture on and off the court. Transferring stinks for a kid, but TBH, I think most of the transfers are just glad to get off a sinking ship.

 

[BigT]

Big Waldo. I actually agree with you. My point in saying what I said about Mckay Cannon was that lazy or not, he obviously had the skill to play college basketball. He was never a great offensive player. But played solid defense and was a willing passer. It kind of goes back to the thread about Morris. Rahe spews forth how much he loves Brenden Morris in the Standard Examiner article and how he has a smooth shooting stroke, but never saw the court, even though we haven’t been able to hit a jumper or three for years.
Basically, you can’t trust what Randy Rahe says, nor can you take what a player says as truth! Because perception is each persons right and reality. So no one will ever know! What we do know is that players don’t stay at Weber State. The players we recruit are small, lack length, and seriously lack shooting ability. The rotations of players and the fact that only 7 players touch the court is telling. The last several years we have struggled mightily down the stretch of the season. By the time the conference tourney comes we are completely gassed. The best teams are peaking around tournament time. We peak after 15 games and didn’t peak at all this year. These are all symptoms of coaching. This lays directly on the coaching staff and ultimately on the Head Coach! I have been the first to send Randy down the road, but honestly I would love to see a complete 180 and turn this thing around next year! Otherwise, we are in for a rough 4 years and a dumpster fire of a basketball program.

 

[Brick3’s]

Tough to see all this venom towards a once proud program and coach. Next year is going to be painful. Maybe one of the worse in program history.

 

[Webergrad02]

Tough to see all this venom towards a once proud program and coach. Next year is going to be painful. Maybe one of the worse in program history.

That's why the 100% right thing is for Rahe to step down. As painful as next season will be, at least with a new coaching staff we could be moving in a different direction. There are still going to be struggles but hopefully we can get a coach that takes accountability and demands accountability.