Frankly, a large part of it for me is that I'm 74. It's an absolute fact that while there is an argument that changing coaches will be better in the long run, it's also a fact that with the progress we made just this year, the best odds of us getting back to that level in my remaining lifetime was with Hubert. Yes, it did mean that we also lost some connections to the past that has meant a lot to me and others. That also mattered.
When you revel in the glories of the past and how Hubert let you down, sometimes think that he took over a struggling program at a time that damned near everything that gave UNC a recruiting advantage was negated by the NIL and transfer changes. He also ended up with a talented but misfit group that he had for an extra year because of Covid before he could start giving more of his own identity to the team. Tell me that the talent level has been the same over the last seven years.
Don't get me wrong, I had the same kinds of hopes. I just didn't have the same kinds of expectations. I was a little disappointed in his stubbornness about the GM although that apparently could have been a better fit. It was still a step in the right direction.
Oh well, we'll see if it was worth it.
