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Originally Posted by BB73
I agree with the desire to have the program achieve more success on a national level; but I don't buy the comparison of Foster to Cooper, and I'm not ready to cast aside a coach who has led the program to the success it's enjoyed recently.
Winning 4 straight Big Ten titles and having difficulty in the NCAA tournament, in my mind, would equate to beating TSUN in football but losing the bowl game. We all know that 3-8 (Coop's bowl record) reflects some postseason struggles, but 2-10-1 is a far cry from 4 straight Big Ten titles in the regular season. To me, that makes comparing Foster to Cooper too harsh of a judgment.
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With all due respect, I don't think that it is even fair to compare Ohio State football records with Ohio State basketball records. You can just look at the number of posters in the football forum compared to the number of posters in the basketball forum at any given time.
I have said this before that I believe Foster is a quality person and has a great deal of compassion for the student athlete. However, this year he lost a recruit to Duke, LSU, Tennessee, and I believe UConn. When players are recruited by these schools you know they are very good players. Why aren't they coming to Ohio State? Foster's style of play or what? These questions need to be addressed before the program hits Nancy Darsch level.