Who else is coming to save us? Like I said, most of the top options people wanted the first time around are pushing 70 or out of the game. Jay Wright's not coming out of retirement for a worse situation than he was in at Villanova. Guys like Hurley and Oats have it too good at their current programs to quit now.
Kentucky has a much better NIL program than we do and they couldn't lure any big names to them.
Wes isn't the perfect hire, but the top guys aren't likely coming here. Mark Pope wasn't Kentucky's first choice, but it seems to be working for them so far in year one. Our chance to get an elite coach was squandered on Hubert. Now you have to cut your losses. If our NIL isn't going to change, it's better to have someone who's shown he can build a program back from nothing and be competitive with less.
We'll know better by the end of next season whether Wes is truly that guy for us, which I imagine will also be the season the excuses for Hubert run out unless something changes soon. But we'd better "hope" Wes is that guy and does still want it. Because an "established legit coach" is not likely to walk through the door this time around.
