The necessary component in establishing a winning sports program is hiring the right coach. Having a long-established tradition of winning in a specific sport makes it easier, but it doesn’t guarantee success. Most men’s college basketball, and football, teams go as the coach does. Top tier coaches tend to be there at the end of the season, holding the most prized trophy their sport gives out.
Picking confetti of their necks, like chopped bits of hair after a visit to the local barber, is something most coaches don’t experience. Both Coach Pruitt and Coach Warlick have experienced winning national titles many times, albeit as assistants to two of the greatest coaches in any sport.