Looking back is anyone surprised at just HOW Far Kenny Payne was in over his head as a head Coach ?

[Uncle Adolph]

Bless his heart man, it was pitiful .

 

[Wonky]

Bless his heart man, it was pitiful .

His ineptitude was pitiful, yes. His complete denial of his ineptitude and failure to take responsibility was even worse. But then again, he learned everything from Cal, so… not surprising.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

You can see this at several places. Former players don’t always translate into great coaches. Stackhouse at Vanderbilt was a train wreck

 

[blackcat714]

Cal taught him everything he knows and it showed

 

[BlueBomb]

He just needed two or three more years to right the ship. They should've kept him.

 

[jedwar]

I was thinking yesterday about UL winning the last few days and how KP was just so inept. In today’s CBB world it’s very reasonable to get a program on its feet quickly. Kelsey has done that so far. Just shows how bad KP was.

 

[FirewithFire]

It shocked me. He did okay coaching on the floor when Cal got ejected, but under his tenure the entire UL program was a zoo. I figured he could maintain institutional control better than that but I guess not. I guess tactics don't equal strategy.