Fire Alan Major

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[quote=“Nugget, post:59, topic:28610”][quote=“49er96, post:56, topic:28610”]Thought the hire of Major was the right thing to do. A good asst. coach from great basketball program. However, it is not working out. We gave him time to do something and it hasn’t happened. Time to move on. If he is not fired, it will be hard to get excited about next year.

Judy’s comments in the Sorenson article do not give me hope though. Sigh.[/quote]
I am not implying that I know anything, because I don’t, but all she can possibly do right now is say Major has her support. This has been said here tonight a zillion times. In addition to the damage to the program it would do to suggest otherwise mid-season, the pool of coaching candidates would shrink considerably if they thought she would hang them out to dry like that.[/quote]

You make a good point. I think she will also have to handle the situation very delicately if/when she does take action since this will be the 2nd consecutive time we have pulled the contract extension/firing maneuver. I thought we gave a knee jerk reaction when we extended the contract last year and I definitely think that extension is our biggest problem now.

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[quote=“49r9r, post:61, topic:28610”][quote=“Nugget, post:59, topic:28610”][quote=“49er96, post:56, topic:28610”]Thought the hire of Major was the right thing to do. A good asst. coach from great basketball program. However, it is not working out. We gave him time to do something and it hasn’t happened. Time to move on. If he is not fired, it will be hard to get excited about next year.

Judy’s comments in the Sorenson article do not give me hope though. Sigh.[/quote]
I am not implying that I know anything, because I don’t, but all she can possibly do right now is say Major has her support. This has been said here tonight a zillion times. In addition to the damage to the program it would do to suggest otherwise mid-season, the pool of coaching candidates would shrink considerably if they thought she would hang them out to dry like that.[/quote]

You make a good point. I think she will also have to handle the situation very delicately if/when she does take action since this will be the 2nd consecutive time we have pulled the contract extension/firing maneuver. I thought we gave a knee jerk reaction when we extended the contract last year and I definitely think that extension is our biggest problem now.[/quote]

It’s time for her to hang it up.

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[size=1em]My two cents, which used to be worth 49 cents when we had Mullins, Watkins and Lutz, is if, according to Judy “we are recruiting the right kinds of kids”, why do they leave? Why did one get arrested (Mayfield)? Why did one go home (Luka)? Why did one transfer to freaking Valparaiso (NIckerson)? Why did one transfer to USC (Clark)? OK, I’ll give him that one. I would have, too. And, I like Lester’s talent, but Lutz was not able to bring in a non-qualifier after Phil Jones. So, which is it Judy? We n[font=verdana]ow we have a kid who is playing a lot that we didn’t initially want and only took him when he decided not to enroll at App State (Bryan) and he’s playing a ton more than a kid we identified that we had to sign (don’t even know his name but he is also from that hotbed of Georgia!). And, we’re basing our future on transfers who didn’t want us, but now we are a soft landing bed. Braxton will be fine, but Sullivan is a so-so talent. You’ll see. She upped the contract. She made a mistake. If her staff backs her, that’s fine. But, the fans don’t and the students won’t and the crowds have been deplorable. We lead the C-USA in empathy and irrelevance. And, that sucks. [/font][/size]

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I want lutz for ad!

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Wonder if newbs even know who this is…

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Very Well Said … TheReal49er

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Wonder if newbs even know who this is…[/quote]hell, I’m not a newb and even I don’t know who it is.

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I think TheReal49er would make an excellent AD.

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I might go bankrupt buying and giving to 49er sports if that happened.

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I might go bankrupt buying and giving to 49er sports if that happened.[/quote]
I think your financial situation is safe. No way CHP makes that decision.

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I second, third and fourth this.

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I might go bankrupt buying and giving to 49er sports if that happened.[/quote]
I think your financial situation is safe. No way CHP makes that decision.[/quote]

I feel sure you are correct, but it would make my life much better if it did happen. That’s all I’m saying.

I second, third and fourth this.[/quote]
I am also happy with Real49er as AD, but in all sincerity I doubt that would happen. My guess is we do a search for an experienced AD… but then again, we did not do a search for an experienced basketball coach.

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I second, third and fourth this.[/quote]

I believe he worked in the department at one time. I graduated in 1980. We need a new coach and AD.

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I agree.

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Sagarin rating now at 176

Above USC upstate 177!!!

http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm

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[quote=“Card49, post:75, topic:28610”]Sagarin rating now at 176

Above USC upstate 177!!!

http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm[/quote]

What a HUGE accomplishment.

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[quote=“Niner89, post:76, topic:28610”][quote=“Card49, post:75, topic:28610”]Sagarin rating now at 176

Above USC upstate 177!!!

http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm[/quote]

What a HUGE accomplishment.[/quote]

Sagarin rating officially puts us as in the worst half of college basketball teams. There are more teams ranked ahead of us than below us.

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The Charlotte 49ers have meant a lot to me since becoming one. It’s going on 10 years since I joined the fam. I don’t want my absence to come across as abandonment. I simply do not have the emotional fortitude to invest in this. In those almost 10 years, we’ve never really been good aside from the 1 and done NCAA trip when I was a freshman (we would kill for a 1 and done now).

I gave Major very fair expectations I feel. I was ok with our progress in the first 3 years tbh. The talent he has brought in (I’m a tremendous PH fan, and there are certainly other skilled players on this team) has been pretty good I feel. Making it to the NIT was the minimum expected and accepted outcome of this past season in my view. With the progress we’d seen and the pieces we have, I think NIT again or NCAA were both very reasonable this year.

But where we are now, it is clear things have come very much unraveled. I suppose the early signs were there with the departure of EVN and Clark. Either way, a program in any kind of acceptable shape does not lose this many games to the level of teams we are losing to. Like, I understand anyone can beat anyone and yada yada, but not when they are ~300 RPI and not… what is this, like 3 or 4 times now this season?

The path Major was setting was an acceptable one, but now we see it has gone sharply off course. Citing what we have seen so far, he hasn’t done much of anything that warrants a chance to now right this ship. We said, “wait til he has his players.” Well, they’re here, and our program is where it is. If this is the way things are going to go, I feel it is very evident now that it is time once again to look for a new HC.

However, I will say, this team is still the Conquerers of PR. These are still those players. I don’t know wth is wrong with them right now, but if the guys can pull their ish together, I still believe this team can win the conf tourney. But aside from that dream, I don’t see retaining this coach as a path to success.

I also admit there’s a lot I don’t know, and I’m sure there are some awesome excuses out there for losing to so many bottom feeder teams. I just want what’s best for us. Anyways, my .02 on this. Wanted to say something because I still bleed green, I just… can’t do this. Guess I’m taking a page from ol’ HP and looking out for my heart on this one… Lord knows it’s already got enough weighing on it.

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[quote=“49r9r, post:77, topic:28610”][quote=“Niner89, post:76, topic:28610”][quote=“Card49, post:75, topic:28610”]Sagarin rating now at 176

Above USC upstate 177!!!

http://sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm[/quote]

What a HUGE accomplishment.[/quote]

Sagarin rating officially puts us as in the worst half of college basketball teams. There are more teams ranked ahead of us than below us.[/quote]I’m surprised it’s still that high given some of the point spreads in our losses to decent teams and how close most of our wins have been. The rating is skewed by the early season success. At this point, I’m pretty sure we’d lose to USC upstate (it took a Cherry barrage to get up big on them in the first place) and would guess the team could be rated around 200-250+.

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[quote=“cptn319, post:8, topic:28610”]This.

Here’s the email I just sent to Rose and DuBois:
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[font=arial][size=13px]AD Rose and Chancellor DuBois–[/size][/font]

First off, thank you both for taking the time to read my email. I understand that both of you are incredibly busy with your obligations and I appreciate all that you do for the university.

I am a 1998 graduate of UNC Charlotte. I remember camping out several times for tickets to play rivals like Cincinnati and Memphis. I have attended games under Coaches Mullins, Watkins, Lutz, and Major. I live just outside of Atlanta, so I am not able to attend many home games. I do, however, make every effort to attend away basketball games when the Niners play in this area (KSU, GT, Mercer). I have followed the basketball program since I began my undergraduate studies in 1993.

I have to admit that the current direction of the basketball program is disheartening. I honestly am tired of hearing, “next year, next year.” I realize that lots of factors play into decision making (budgets, contracts, recruiting impacts, and availability of candidates). I know we have been paying Coaches Lutz and Major for the last several seasons. And, while no one wants the university to be in the same situation again, I must express my desire for a change.

Coach Major performed well in his AC position with OSU. However, I do not feel he has made any positive difference at UNC Charlotte – in fact, I think the direction of the basketball program has taken a turn for the worse since his arrival (not including the move to C-USA). With the player dismissals, transfers, attendance decline, and the complete collapse of last season (and this season so far) after such promising starts… I do not think Coach Major is our ‘solution’ to returning to the NCAA tournament.

I understand that Coach Major just received an extension after last season. But, he is just not performing well enough to retain his position, in my opinion. I trust that I am not the only Niner who feels this way. And, while I know my opinion may not carry any weight, I hope it will at least be taken into consideration.

As I write this, I am watching the Niners suffer an upset loss at home to a very bad Marshall team.

I wish I was in a financial position to donate a large sum of money to the university athletic department for the “Can Major Fund.” Unfortunately, I do not.

Please consider the long-term consequences of retaining Coach Major past the 2013-14 season. Will keeping him for another 1-2 years create such a benefit to the university to offset the damage already done?

Thank you for listening.[/quote]They stopped reading after Atlanta.