Jar texted me today to announce Coach Rat Face (Beatcha' to it) will step down after this season. Doesn't surprise me one bit, because I think he's about 96 by now.
I've said this several times recently that he looks like that fire burned out years ago. I know it's not the case, but it looks like he's rolling the ball out there like a P.E. Coach and saying, "Y'all go play". The reality is that I think he wants nothing else to do with the current state of the game. The one-and-done's, and now the transfer portal, have dramatically changed the game. Just think about where The Fighting Pearls were just a few short months ago compared to now. (BTW, he's got a who's who of high school talent on campus, or coming to campus.)
From reading his book and listening to former players, the guy likes building relationships and molding his players over the years. That ship sailed long ago. As I've also said many times, I've pretty much stopped following them because of the yearly revolving door. Zion and that bunch were household names in college basketball because of his build and freaky athleticism. But other than those guys, I couldn't name 3-4 players that came through that program in the last 5 years.
Anywayz, he'll probably go down as the 2nd greatest of all time.