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When did the university/athletics stop trying or caring?

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
 
BigWaldO said:
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
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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.
 
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.
 
BigWaldO said:
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
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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.
 
talhadfoursteals said:
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.
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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?!
 
Retaining Duft is a self imposed death penalty to the bball program. It’s lazy, predictable with this admin and it’s proof that they do not have a pulse on the community. Attendance has dropped by half in the last few years and was trending that way under Rahe.
Weber last made the ncaa tournament in 2016. Nine freaking
years. Weber has had some really good players in those years but we haven’t had a great big since bolomboy. Almost ten years. Recruiting has been below average as well. Speed and athleticism have not been our friend. Counting on European players to save the day seems to be a lazy way to succeed. I guarantee there are a multiple players in Utah that would play here. Look at the rosters at UVU, U tech and SUU. Weber has one! Granted two recruits are on missions currently but they’ll come back freshman and will take time to develop.
Duft has yet to recruit a quality big and has not developed a big.
Since Weber last won the big sky both Montana and Montana st have been to the ncaa 3 times. Good for them but unacceptable for Weber. Serious Weber fans are pissed and demand a change.
The AD either has no authority or no stones to go outside the program. Once again, lazy. The loyalty factor has to stop. Hiring from within has been a disaster. This is Larry farmer bad. This includes the AD getting his job. If anyone has the ear of the AD please get him to listen to the community. Read the room.
With the current roster Weber is looking at last place next year. Weber is bringing 4 freshman but you don’t win with freshman.
Sorry for the rant and the syntax but I’m about to become a full time BYU fan and leave Weber in the dust. That’s 60 years of fandom being flushed.
 
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