I've asked this question probably four or five different times in some of the other 2,000 threads about Leach, but everyone has pretty much ignored it. So, I'll make it thread 2001.
My question is very simple: Even if Leach is totally blameless in the James incident (and there are about 2001 different stories about what actually happened), the undisputed fact, fair or not, is that Leach's name will be forever linked to the words "alleged player abuse." My simple question is how do you know that this will not harm recruiting, perhaps greatly harm recruiting? You can say, as some have, "I don't think it will," but can you honestly say it does not present a risk - possibly a big one?
What will recruits think? What will their parents think? How might other schools use this in recruiting against us? I can't see how we can know the answers to these questions, and I believe we ignore them at our own risk. Four years from now, do we want to be saying this obvious risk is what made him fail here?
Leach is by far my emotional choice. However, my brain says that this is not just something we can ignore and it will go away. Please, anybody, give me some factual reasons why this should not be a concern.
My question is very simple: Even if Leach is totally blameless in the James incident (and there are about 2001 different stories about what actually happened), the undisputed fact, fair or not, is that Leach's name will be forever linked to the words "alleged player abuse." My simple question is how do you know that this will not harm recruiting, perhaps greatly harm recruiting? You can say, as some have, "I don't think it will," but can you honestly say it does not present a risk - possibly a big one?
What will recruits think? What will their parents think? How might other schools use this in recruiting against us? I can't see how we can know the answers to these questions, and I believe we ignore them at our own risk. Four years from now, do we want to be saying this obvious risk is what made him fail here?
Leach is by far my emotional choice. However, my brain says that this is not just something we can ignore and it will go away. Please, anybody, give me some factual reasons why this should not be a concern.