When I posted months ago that the YSU Men's Basketball coaching job is very similar to being the football coach at Indiana State, most on here were offended, but I think I am right. This is one difficult job, there is no tradition or history of success at the D-1 level. We don't have a lot of D-1 talent in our Mahoning Valley, the good talent in Akron, Kent, and Cleveland who can't play in the Big 10 will opt for Kent and Akron over YSU all the time.
When you think of YSU, you think of us being a football school, much like Indiana St is a basketball school. I think Coach Calhoun brings enthusiasm and much needed energy; but is he a better coach that Peters, Robic, and/or Slocum? Only time will tell. But there is the possibility that this is a dead end job, that is reality.
Our facilities are below average, that also is a factor in recruiting.