I’m trying to think of what record is just a “you gotta fire him unless the money just ain’t there.”
3-17 in conference feels like that spot. Maybe 5-15?
This is probably the key issue at this point.
Gene Smith probably doesn't want to pull the trigger because doing so will make it unavoidably obvious that the extension he gave to Holtmann last year was a ridiculous mistake.
Your post, however, raises an interesting point. As this season continues to crater we are close to a point at which Smith will simply have no choice.
The Buckeyes are now 3-13/11-16 with the following remaining:
- Vs PSU
- Vs IL
- Vs UMD
- At MSU
- BTT
When the Buckeyes take the Court on Thursday it will have been more than a month since they won a game (1/21) and two weeks since they even looked somewhat competitive.
I think the PSU game may be key because it is the most winnable of the remaining games before the BTT. If they lose that one then the odds are that they will also lose the other three remaining regular season games and enter the BTT at 3-17/11-20.
Aa clueless as the Buckeyes have looked their last few times out, a final record of 3-17/11-21 as losers of 18 of their final 19 games is NOT unlikely. Nobody would defend the HC at that point right? Max?