In Reply to: Howland may have wore out his welcome. posted by ej on April 22, 2026 at 16:14:42
(PR = public relations...just to be clear)
It's weird what hits for people. It's very much like politicians.
Some people just HATE John Calipari. But a lot of young ballers and the people with pull for those same ballers seem to love and trust the guy. His track record of coaching players who have gone on to make BILLIONS in pro ball is unrivaled. There's nobody even close. (Given that Coach K has given up the ghost.)
I check the recruiting rankings, and AK is doing pretty well since Cal arrived, and Pope (not that Pope) is sucking @SSSSSS. Even the guv'nuh is shiit talking UK hoop. Oof. How the mighty have farted.
Their are Q Ratings for public figures, like pro athletes, movie stars, etc.
I'd LOVE to see Q Ratings for college bball and FB coaches. It would be interesting to see if the Q scores correlate at all with recruiting results. Either as a lagging or a leading indicator.
Just to put a finish on this...
I think Howland's "approval rating" was pretty low (ie, below the mandatory minimum) by the time he left office.
And I'm thinking that Cronin's is below (maybe even well below) the average rating for P4 conference coaches right now.