The president, being the previous AD at this school will be able to judge Strollo and determine if he is or is not effective and determine what the best course of action is for the department. I have full faith in Tressel
That's a good point on Tressel.
As for my position, I take the minor sports seriously as part of the whole.
(1) They are attracting real student athletes, not low-performing General Education and Criminal Justice majors (no offense intended for those who really want to be in those areas and perform well, e.g., folks like KP or Liz Hornberger).
(2) We have become one of the top sports schools in the Horizon League, even though we have the lowest budget. Weight rooms are nice, but they don't matter if you can't find coaches and players, and Strollo does that.
(3) It takes years for a coach to build a program and Strollo has provided support within his means. What happened against WIU or ISU was not because of weight rooms, trailers, or scoreboards. We are just reaching the point where we know what W. can and cannot do. can't get there. He fixed a mess but doesn't appear to be able to get to the next level.
(4) Remember even after the WIU loss, W. had strong supporters (e.g., this team keeps getting more wins every year). This is the year to decide about W.--not last year.
(5) Remember in 2012-2013, Slocum was praised for getting his team to the post season. We are just learning what life will be like without KP, and I'm guessing this is going to catch up with Slocum. The fans in the stands are starting to realize that Slocum's win totals are inflated.
