Honestly, I'm sad to see Miles go. As much as I hated to see it, CSewe with strong programs is good for the conference. I don't think there was much of anything CSewe could have done to keep him around though, he definitely saw the writing on the wall.
You've got to like this statement from Graham though, in the Coloradoan: "I think as much as anything what frustrates me is that it reflects the old CSU," Graham said, "in the sense of this orientation that great coaches come here, and there's always this list of people who view this as a stepping stone to move on to something else. And that era is done. That is not who we are and what we are going forward, and so it's up to us to deliver the kind of results that we need to deliver to establish that as a reality. CSU is a destination that great coaches should be at and should want to stay at their entire careers, and that's what we're doing going forward."
Really Jack? Are we doing that in all of our sports, or only football? You had a winning program, with a great coach, but you're so blinded by the new stadium that you couldn't toss a couple mil to the basketball program for facilities upgrades (by which I mean a complete redo of Moby so it's not a high school gym and new practive facilities)? Interesting to see who they bring in, and if Graham will put a similar commitment behind basketball.
GO POKES!
