Not sure the Miller thing makes sense bc Smith will likely be gone after next year (barring a miracle) and who knows what a new coach will do with his staff. The big question is who will replace Smith and who will be making that call.
I take it with a grain of salt bc its a comment on an article, but did anyone see this comment?:
“What’s confusing? Look inside the huntsman center. Take a good hard look at who is sitting in the first 10-15 rows of that stadium. It’s not the same people that sat there for 30 plus years. The who’s who of Utah no longer attend. The mega jumbo whale contributors are out. I’m not talking $500 donors, or even $10,000 donors. I’m talking the heavy heavy hitters. The Dee dark red crimson club members. You will not see more than a handful of these folks at games. I was a staple on the second row courtside for 35 years plus. I can name by name at least 50 boosters that won’t donate another dime until Harlan is gone. Thousands of us gave up tickets. Thousands of us quit basketball and donate to gymnastics, softball, and football. Harlan is not nice at all. None of us like him because of his attitude toward boosters.
He thinks he makes the program run. Fact is, boosters buy the. horsepower. Now that NIL is big, Harlan can’t do squat because none of us will donate. Now that he’s proven wrong, he’s blaming it on money. He’s got two faces and none of us like him.”
That’s pretty strong indictment. I havent heard this before, seems like the top boosters aren’t big Harlan fans? If so, thats cant be good since they hold the purse strings. I dont have strong feelings about Harlan; he’s kept the ship sailing through rough waters, but hasnt been a huge game changer. The question is–do we trust him to make the right call for the next MBB coach–Smith didn’t pan about and now boosters are rumbling? Time for fresh leadership?
Utah @ 
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