I understand that Dean prioritized program stability and having patience with coaches. Dean’s point with the 5-6 years thing is that’s how long he felt it took to get fully comfortable and adjusted to running a program, not that he felt that every single coach automatically deserved that much time before they faced any scrutiny. There is a difference. If the latter were true then Doherty would have still been our coach in 2005-2006.
In any case this is a great example of why I think your original post is presumptuous. In Dean’s era, yes, it generally did take some time to methodically build up a program. This was especially true if you were taking over a program that had bottomed out with administration actively trying to sabotage it like Dean was facing. It’s much easier for a new coach to jump start a program these days for a variety of reasons. We’re talking about a man that is famous for always adapting with the direction that the sport was heading in order to stay successful. If he were alive today we have no idea if he would still have the same 5-6 years stance about a coach’s ramp period.
To be clear, I’m not making this point as a way to advocate for firing Hubert. It’s just a pet peeve when our fans try to use what they assume Dean would think about something to defend their own point. It’s an unnecessary obfuscation.
