CW, I've been kind of a resident Ivey apologist

by Domer99, John Wesley Powell's Expedition Island, Saturday, April 18, 2026, 13:53 (38 days ago) @ CW (Rakes)

I'd say the only area I've been critical is roster management. And really not so much recruiting but maintaining the roster at hand.

I agree with nearly all of what you say. In some ways, it's a damn miracle we've been able to compete like we have.

The flip side is that Muffet built this program and was just outside the cusp of South Carolina or UConn, and surpassed Tennessee. The momentum behind Ivey was such that it's seemed a little more attainable to keep us at that level. For a variety of reasons, it just hasn't played out like that. I don't put all of the blame on Niele's shoulders but I am not sure I see the path towards the perennial elite program.