Memphis is the better team. Will I be upset if we lose? Absolutely. Will I blame Rick? Depends on how the loss goes down. Hell, I pretty much expect him to get outcoached by Calipari if it comes down to it. Like I said earlier, good programs and coaches don't ***** about "bad draws" or "hot teams" or whatever the hell else. They nut up and find ways to get past it. God forbid we ask the same of Rick. God forbid we ask him to pull a big tourney upset out of his *** like good coaches are capable of doing. Still, he likely gets a pass for Sunday night, regardless of the outcome. But until he can find a way to the Sweet 16 I'll consider to consider him an average coach. Right or wrong, that's how I feel about him. Now toot your regular season stats, trot out your SEC West Championships, or whatever else you've got. But real coaches are determined in March. Rick's done jack **** in March. I hope he proves me wrong. I want him to prove me wrong, because I sincerely like him and think he's probably the best we can do. But at some point March success is required to be a good coach. I don't know what's so controversial about that. The day he makes the Sweet 16 I'll come back here, eat my heaping helping of crow (if that's actually required since I'm technically not a member of the "Hate Rick Club"), and eat said helping gladly.
