Ernie Kent is pretty bad at coaching basketball, but I’ll give him this: His propaganda game is always on point.
Ernie always — always — has an angle he’s working to try and convince everyone he’s doing a better job than he actually is, even though the results speak for themselves. Sometimes, it’s excuses after losses that are unfailingly laid at the feet of others. Other times, it’s preseason talking points designed to inspire (false) hope that a turnaround is just around the corner.
Today was Pac-12 media day. Here’s what Kent had to say about the prospects of his Washington State Cougars:
I felt like coming out of this year with Malachi Flynn returning, that we were upper echelon.