Old John Beilein Article - 2010

This seems like a perfect opportunity for a history lesson.

As you remember, John Beilein was on the hot seat to start his fourth year at Michigan. 

He had one season of success in his first three years, but that was with players recruited by the former coach.

HIs third year was supposed to be good, but at the begining of 2010 ......

Michigan may very well have been the most underachieving team in the entire nation, and it has now lost its two most talented players.....

Yeah, but what about that NCAA berth, you say? Well, Beilein rode a tandem of stars with very little around them ... and they were both recruited by Amaker. So you have a coach who has only had success based on using two players, and he didn't recruit either one of them.

To start his fourth year, things looked BLEAK.  Article here.

Of course, Michigan is a current Division 1 team which is supposed to be competing in a power conference.

And the coach who was supposed to be turning this program around is entering his fourth season.....

Basically, Beilein is not the answer Michigan thought it had last year at this time. The sooner the administration realizes it, the sooner it can begin to rebuild the program. Again.

Interesting?  And, isnt it supposed to be easier to turn around a baskebtall program quicker (kids play earlier, etc.)?

If you are looking for an example of a football coach who looked lost after three years, look no further than Pat Narduzzi heading into his fourth year:

Pat Narduzzi, Michigan State defensive coordinator: Offense was hardly a problem for the Spartans in 2009. At 29.7 points per game, they ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring. However, the Spartans allowed 26.3 points per game, which ranked in the lower half of the conference. They weren’t much better last season on defense. The root of the problem has been a porous pass defense, one that allowed a league-high 267.6 yards per game. The Spartans have the offense, led by quarterback Kirk Cousins, to make a run at a league title, but questions remain on whether the defense improve enough to alleviate some of the pressure on the offense. If the defense can’t, head coach Mark Dantonio could be looking for a new defensive coordinator.