Having experienced this period as a younger man I can tell you the confidence most of us had that Ross would turn it around was high, even when it looked like a complete train wreck. Nobody expected a National Championship, but beating the assholes up the road and being real competitive every game was expected. Ross was a winner, a proven winner and we knew he’d be challenged by Curry’s weak leadership and ensuing rot permeating the program. Once he cleared house we anticipated 7-8 wins a year as his floor with an occasion great season. We just got it sooner than expected. I personally thought we stole him, one of the best gets ever for GT. The access to info is much higher now, so are the stakes, so is the ability to bitch and moan, etc. Fuses may have been longer in the past, fanbase a took longer to piss off, etc but comparing Ross to the charlatan we just had or even the inexperienced Key is sort of amusing in a way. No where near the same scenario. Ross was a high performing HC with a track record to match. If he failed it was going to be extremely surprising.
