We all hope that Coach Beard will be immediately and notably successful. It appears that the expectations of the fan base are sky-high, and perhaps he will meet them, maybe even exceed them. Wouldn't that be something! However, when our aims are that high, if things fall even somewhat short of what we thought would happen, we tend to be disappointed. For example, suppose we were to finish a strong third in the conference next year, and then second or third the next four years, but do not go to the NCAA tournament. In all honesty, that would be a very good record for a rookie coach, but a lot of people appear to be absolutely sure he is going to go to the Dance from the get-go, and I assume they would be very disappointed.
I have always thought that any coach ought to be given five years to be successful in a rebuilding situation - long enough for his freshmen recruits to be seniors, and then logically all the blame or credit must be his; but most fans are not that patient. I wonder how long Coach Beard's honeymoon will be? That is, if he needs one, and he may not even need one, which would be the best of all situations.
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