I've been thinking a lot about the continuation of DD as our basketball coach, and I wonder if Brad Smith realizes he could have 6 to 7 thousand fans in the seats at the CAM with the right investment in basketball. While I am hopeful that DD will soon be gone, the advancements in the support elements of the program can't be denied; if we couple them with a strong, highly respected coach, in the SBC, we could easily reignite the Herd roundball support.
Huntington, was always a basketball first town until the dreaded plane crash. Even afterwards, as folks started supporting football, they continued to support basketball as well because their was excitement with the leagues; this is true IMHO up and through the C-USA days. SoCon and MAC games were up for grabs almost every time it was tipped; we can do it again.
But Spears must understand the energy was derived from the spirit of a New Coach when things got bad, a new chance, a new hope. We have little to no hope. There is good money on the table for MU to grab, and I understand that Smith may not want to upset the apple cart; but it was the upsetting the apple cart that always kept the fans investing, hoping, and attending.
I am using Brad Smith instead of Christian Spears because I understand the final decision to keep DD was lifted up to Brad Smith, and he made the decision to keep him on. I do not have first level proof of this, but the story was passed along in quite some detail by someone I trust would not give the info unless he was confident it was correct; definately not a rumor participant.