Keno Davis has turned Central Michigan around after leaving PC, so he has gone two out of three. Haith, while not a star, did get USF in the NCAAs, which a major accomplishment. He also got Arkansas into the tourney, two years in a row right before being fired. Add that to his run at Kent State, and I think he has had a decent, albeit not great, career.

Not everyone fits every job. Altman was pretty much a bust at Kansas State, but won at Creighton and now, Oregon. Granted, some guys win can every stop, Pitino and Callipari for example, but others need to fit the position. I think most coaches bust as some schools for two reasons, they are not equipped to get the top talent needed to step up (McDermott at ISU) or down a level, or the lack of institutional support handcuffs the coach (Purnell at DePaul). Very few bad coaches end up heading D-1 programs.

To me, Hurley is a bad fit for DePaul. DePaul seems to want to win, but they want the coach to recruit four year, student-athletes. They don't seem to want to take path Fat Pat took them on (questionable academic kids, one and dones, etc). However, that is what Hurley has been at Buffalo, a kind of ISU light. I am not saying Hurley's approach won't turn DePaul around. I think it could/will. But, I think Hurley's approach is going to generate disputes within the university about the direction of the bball program, just like Buzz and Willliams/Pilarz. If it happens, I don't see this marriage having a happy ending.