Who is the coach?

Enthusiasm for teams frequently stems from who the coach is. For example, I cared absolutely nothing about TCU basketball before this year, but now that Jamie Dixon has moved there from Pitt, I will at least keep an eye on them, because I like Dixon. Similarly for a lot of Little Rock fans with Texas Tech. And, I absolutely hated Memphis, but now that Tubby Smith is there, I have a little bit of a soft spot in my heart for them, and I hope Tubby gets to take another team to the NCAA Tournament.