re: Andy Kennedy : How good a coach is he and what do OM fans think?

He is a good coach and has done a solid job at OM. Andy Kennedy has benefitted from Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, LSU, and Arkansas having some of their worst stretch runs in program history. He will occasionally pull some big wins (Kentucky in 2011, Florida 2013, etc.) His teams follow up with unexplainable losses (South Carolina 2007, Mississippi State 2013) that make you scratch your head. He is the funniest coach you will ever hear speak. In his earlier days at OM he would show up to speaking engagements double-fisting and make you laugh your arse off. His teams do not play very smart basketball and that gets old, especially knowing he is actually a very smart individual who seems to get it.

Our new arena is going to change the caliber of recruit we can attract to the school and we shall see if he's teams improve based on that. Based on Auburn's recent stretch, I don't know if it will help that much.

We are consistently on the bubble and in the conversation, so from that standpoint and the fact that he works with awful facilities and no tradition (does the 1997-2001 era count for anything?), he's done a standup job.