We stick with the notion that coaches have failed us in football and basketball here. Count the number of coaches who we've tossed aside only to find the next one gets the same results. Isn't it time we thoroughly examine what is causing our difficulties without preconceptions? Once we find out, we then need to respond to that in whatever way is appropriate. If UM football and basketball were businesses (and sadly, they really are) we'd hire a research team to see what it is in our environment that holds us back. One caution, though. They might find that we are already responding to the conditions out of our control and this is the best we can expect. I doubt it, but that's a risk. If I were leading that research team, I'd compare our environment with that of the Badgers, the Cornhuskers, and the Hawkeyes. Three conference schools with similar demographics and climate who all perform better than we do. Is it something they have that we don't? Or something they don't have that we do?
