Not sure what it actually came down to but we had the spots due to the COVID year being a waiver of eligibility. School would have been on the hook for paying the extra scholarship so it wouldn't surprise me. I listened to an interview on why he left.. don't remember all of it but it seemed to...
It's deeper than a ranking. Our basketball team was at least competitive there for a 7 year stretch to start L's tenure. Since then it has been down hill.
The only signs you need are the amount of basketball transfers that are happening.. losing 3 starters to the portal. 3 straight losing...