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Let's go down the list of PAC Coaches to see how good Lorenzo really is:

Washington State: No Coach - rumors of Kelvin Sampson or Ernesto filling the job. Sampson coached in a Final Four and Elite Eight at that basketball power known as Oklahoma. Ernesto got to the Elite Eight twice.

Oregon State: Craig Robinson ... not a great coach but he's got connections that give free pub.

Oregon: Dana Altman ... Got to the Sweet Sixteen last year ... track record of getting to the Dance w/ a mid-major school in Creighton

Cal: Mike Montgomery ... Has a Final Four and Elite Eight appearance

Stanford: Johnny Dawkins ... Has rebuilt Stanford back to a NCAA team ... in the Sweet Sixteen this weekend and his team has to be a favorite to get to the Elite Eight after beating a #2 seed in Kansas (a seed that Romar's never beat). Played in the National Championship game as a player.

USC: Andy Enfield ... Took Florida Gulf Coast to a Sweet Sixteen as a #15 seed ... beat a #2 seed in the process

UCLA: Steve Alford ... Coaching in his second Sweet Sixteen ... won a national championship as a player.

Utah: Larry Krystkowiak ... made the NCAAs in his only 2 years at Montana ... has taken Utah from 3 conference wins (and 6 overall) his first season there to 9 conference wins (and 21 overall) by his third season.

Colorado: Made the NCAAs 3 straight years at Colorado and had a Top 20 team this year before Spencer Dinwiddie tore up his ACL. Colorado's made 13 NCAA Tournaments in this history of the school, and only 5 since 1970.

Arizona St: Herb Sendek ... Has made the Sweet Sixteen once when at NC State

Arizona: Sean Miller ... Has made 2 Sweet 16s and 2 Elite Eights in his 9 completed seasons as a NCAA Head Coach ... has a #1 seed still going this year and has to be a favorite to get to the Title Game.

Washington: Lorenzo Romar ... 3 Sweet 16s in 18 years as Head Coach.

Where does Romar rank in this grouping?

Tequilla said:

Let's go down the list of PAC Coaches to see how good Lorenzo really is:

Washington State: No Coach - rumors of Kelvin Sampson or Ernesto filling the job. Sampson coached in a Final Four and Elite Eight at that basketball power known as Oklahoma. Ernesto got to the Elite Eight twice.

Oregon State: Craig Robinson ... not a great coach but he's got connections that give free pub.

Oregon: Dana Altman ... Got to the Sweet Sixteen last year ... track record of getting to the Dance w/ a mid-major school in Creighton

Cal: Mike Montgomery ... Has a Final Four and Elite Eight appearance

Stanford: Johnny Dawkins ... Has rebuilt Stanford back to a NCAA team ... in the Sweet Sixteen this weekend and his team has to be a favorite to get to the Elite Eight after beating a #2 seed in Kansas (a seed that Romar's never beat). Played in the National Championship game as a player.

USC: Andy Enfield ... Took Florida Gulf Coast to a Sweet Sixteen as a #15 seed ... beat a #2 seed in the process

UCLA: Steve Alford ... Coaching in his second Sweet Sixteen ... won a national championship as a player.

Utah: Larry Krystkowiak ... made the NCAAs in his only 2 years at Montana ... has taken Utah from 3 conference wins (and 6 overall) his first season there to 9 conference wins (and 21 overall) by his third season.

Colorado: Made the NCAAs 3 straight years at Colorado and had a Top 20 team this year before Spencer Dinwiddie tore up his ACL. Colorado's made 13 NCAA Tournaments in this history of the school, and only 5 since 1970.

Arizona St: Herb Sendek ... Has made the Sweet Sixteen once when at NC State

Arizona: Sean Miller ... Has made 2 Sweet 16s and 2 Elite Eights in his 9 completed seasons as a NCAA Head Coach ... has a #1 seed still going this year and has to be a favorite to get to the Title Game.

Washington: Lorenzo Romar ... 3 Sweet 16s in 18 years as Head Coach.

Where does Romar rank in this grouping?

I would put him no higher than 6th, depending on what the Cougars do. I've always thought Sendek andAlford were a little overrated.He could be as low as 8th or 9th.

The point being now is that the weakest coach in the conference (outside of the POTUS' Bro in Law) will be probably Herb Sendek or Andy Enfield (just based on experience). The conference as a whole has a number of quality coaches and the profiles of some on this list (notably Miller, Alford, and Dawkins) are going to go way up after this postseason.

Romar's definitely falling down that list ... and there's not a clear path for him to go back towards the top of the list.

If Doogs really looked at it objectively, they'd realize that Romar really wasn't as great as they make him out to be.