I don't want this type of coach though. This type of coach, even if successful, builds us up, then leaves for greener pastures. This kind of coach is a huge crapshoot.
I would rather they compiled a list of the most successful mid major, D2 and D3 guys who have built hugely successful programs, maintained them for a decent period of time because they have built a system that works and is able to be maintained, interview the ones that are interested and pick the best one. This is what Wisconsin did when they hired both Bennet and Bo. Both were great hires. Both built a system based on hard work and made themselves into a real program. It had very little and still does to this day to do with recruiting. It is coaching and a system that makes them successful.
I don't get where this comes from.
Who is the last coach to leave one of our major programs (football, men's basketball, men's hockey) for greener pastures? Heck, who was the last B1G coach in any major program that left on their own for a different job?
The only foreseeable reasons a coach would leave is if:
a) They are constantly butting heads with their AD/administration.
I don't see this being an issue, because Coyle has a long-term contract and would have every reason to support a hire that he will be judged on with every advantage he possibly could.
b) They get offered a better job.
As much as some people don't seem to believe it, there really aren't that many jobs that are no-doubt-about-it better than this one. Maybe 15-20ish. We are in that next group of thirty or so where the rankings would fluctuate depending on who was doing the rankings. And if one of the blue bloods comes calling for our coach, then that means they have really turned things around here. We would be in a better spot than we are now so I'd be fine with that.
c) Money
Not an issue. We have plenty of it. We get more money from our B1G TV deal than any other conference. In some cases a lot more. If we had a coach who was the right fit, and was winning to the point where we were selling out the Barn we would have no problem matching or exceeding what just about any other school offered them.
d) Intangibles (close to home/wife's home, weather, etc.)
These can't be controlled and would depend on the individual coach. In some cases these could be an advantage, and in others could be a disadvantage.