Michigan Is About To Make A Mistake
The defending national champions don’t need a quick hire. They need the right hire.
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Why Hire Mike Boynton?
When ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports something, I listen.
Which is why Michigan fans should probably prepare themselves for the possibility that Mike Boynton is about to become the next head basketball coach of the defending national champions.
If that’s what Michigan decides, I wish Boynton nothing but success. This isn’t an anti-Mike Boynton column. It’s a pro-Michigan column. And because of that, I think Michigan should slow down.
Take a breath.
Think bigger.
The Wolverines just won a national championship. Let me repeat that. They. Just. Won. A. National. Championship.
This isn’t a rebuilding project. This isn’t a program trying to claw its way back into relevance. This isn’t a school hoping to make the NCAA Tournament. This is the defending national champion.
Programs spend decades chasing what Michigan just accomplished. So why is Michigan acting like it’s in a hurry? That’s the part I don’t understand. Maybe Boynton becomes a home-run hire.
Maybe he absolutely crushes it.
Maybe five years from now we’re all talking about what a brilliant decision this was. But if you’re Michigan, shouldn’t you at least exhaust every possible option first? Shouldn’t you make Billy Donovan tell you no?
Twice? Maybe three times?
Because if there was ever a moment to swing for the fences, this is it. The argument against Donovan always sounds like it’s coming from 2015.
“He hasn’t coached college basketball in years.” “He might not want to recruit.” “The game has changed.”
Exactly.
