When did the university/athletics stop trying or caring?

[SWeberCat02]

It's unbelievable the coaching staff hasn't been let go yet. And so sad how quickly the football program has collapsed. Why does Crompton still have a job?

 

[talhadfoursteals]

The silence is deafening...

 

[BigWaldO]

The contract ends in under 20 days there is no need to just let them go yet. We probably won’t here a for sure answer until the start of April but from what I’ve heard they won’t be back

 

[SWeberCat02]

The contract ends in under 20 days there is no need to just let them go yet. We probably won’t here a for sure answer until the start of April but from what I’ve heard they won’t be back

Why wait until the contract ends to announce they won't be retained and start the search for a new coach? That's done all the time everywhere else.

 

[PurpleDub]

There seems to be so much apathy in the program right now. I had some involvement with the team from 2016 (the last time we won the Big Sky) to 2020 and as soon as they gave Coach Rahe that contract extension, things started to go downhill. Now almost a decade later, the program still hasn’t recovered. Dillon Jones was a bright spot and I think Duft is a great guy, but after Rahe retired we really needed someone who could come in and shake things up. The program desperately needs a course correction.

Maybe this is unrelated but the lack of local recruiting has been frustrating although I guess it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Brenden Morris definitely couldve helped the team but was never given an opportunity. Mackay Cannon was benched after a stellar freshman year and transferred to BYU. Spencer Johnson had a solid career at BYU after he left. Tim Fuller was a great blue collar player but got pushed out by Rahe and went to UVU. Trevin Leonhart (a Davis High kid) just beat us a few months ago at home and is starting point guard on a great UVU team. We’ve clearly become the worst team in Northern Utah and it’s not even close. We don’t recruit any local kids, our fan base is apathetic, and until there’s a coaching chance I don’t see anything changes.

 

[talhadfoursteals]

The contract ends in under 20 days there is no need to just let them go yet. We probably won’t here a for sure answer until the start of April but from what I’ve heard they won’t be back

I heard differently. Personally, I hope you are right, but my source is fairly sound. Would be an absolutely wasted opportunity though. Duft's contract is up. The program is limping along barely staying relevant. We need new blood and direction. Yet, there are no plans for change.

 

[AlumniWSU]

I heard differently. Personally, I hope you are right, but my source is fairly sound. Would be an absolutely wasted opportunity though. Duft's contract is up. The program is limping along barely staying relevant. We need new blood and direction. Yet, there are no plans for change.

If that's the case and Duft is extended, you're right, it's a wasted opportunity. The management of athletics at WSU seems inadequate these past few years and I'm talking lazy inside only promotions, little marketing, no apparent excitement given. Men's basketball has become stale, the expectations bar has been driven into the dirt. Seems to me that there's no accountability, no pushback from sources like the Wildcat Club, senior administration, etc. Is there even a board of trustees anymore at WSU? As a fan I have grown so disappointed and angry that willingness to pushback from the outside is needed/deserved. Fans?!