Is there anyone out there (not on Wildcat Salute) claiming oscar deserves more time?
I'd keep him over someone who finishes in the middle of the pack every year. Is there much chance we'd hire someone who'd be better than that?
I think there's a chance. I mean we could 100% flub the next hire (and I am assuming oscar is here for a while), but that still doesn't mean that its impossible to hire a coach who does better than finish in the middle of the pack every year.
BUT I think I get your point. Over simplifying, but let's say we can broadly but coaches into 4 groups.
1. SLTH --- consistently finishes middle of the pack, never wins anything of value, but doesn't have disastrous seasons either
2. The "Puncher" --- if things line up just right they can win the conference and make a deep run in the tournament, but they can also get knocked the eff out and have teams that completely suck. It's hard to tell when a Puncher will never get back up again.
3. The "Winner" --- just consistently wins things of value, very rare to find
4. The "Loser" --- just consistently loses, always below .500 in conference and never sniffs the big dance
Personally, I really don't like 1 --- IMHO its a special kind of hell for a fan. Of course no one likes 4, and everyone wants 3. I *thought* oscar would be a 1 for us at KSU, but I was obviously wrong. He's a 2, and I am honest I preferred greatly to have a 2 at KSU over a 1, I always want to believe there is a chance for something great. The question for me is, can oscar get off the mat again? I don't know, but if he can then obviously he gives KSU a better chance to win than some derp from the 1 pool.