let's say that most of us agree that Ben is part of the problem. after that, it becomes a question of percentages.
I tend to believe that the changes in college basketball - free transfers and unlimited NIL - are a larger part of the problem - especially for a program like MN that is struggling to remain relevant and has no recent winning tradition.
so If Coyle is going to fire Ben, Coyle has to find a coach who is able to bring in significantly more NIL. Do you think Coyle can pull that off? I don't.
Firing Ben, and having Coyle hire a new coach, in my book, is re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
in the long run, if you want to transform Gopher hoops, then start with the AD and let the new AD make the coaching decision.