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From a fan's perspective what would it take for JT3 to NOT be fired this season? Is it simply making the NCAA tournament? Would an NIT berth keep his job in your mind?

I am of the opinion that not only does he need to make the tourney but actually do something in March as well. The personal change but until the coaching does the Hoyas will be bottom dwellers in the Big East.

Hoya Hoya Hoya wrote:From a fan's perspective what would it take for JT3 to NOT be fired this season? Is it simply making the NCAA tournament? Would an NIT berth keep his job in your mind?

I am of the opinion that not only does he need to make the tourney but actually do something in March as well. The personal change but until the coaching does the Hoyas will be bottom dwellers in the Big East.

Well from where we are right now, if we make the NCAA tournament that means he either beats both Syracuse and UConn, along with at least 10 BE wins, or loses to Syracuse but beats UConn, with 11 BE wins. Would be nearly impossible to see a change if either of those scenarios took place. The slow start would just be said as growing pains.

His dad to still be alive and breathing

I honestly don't have a great feel for how safe JT3 is. But I would imagine its near impossible he will get fired this year. Best you can hope for is he tanks this year and the next then gets the axe.

Seems like from an outsider, there just isn't enough push from moneyed alum to make a change. JTIII seems to do just enough to keep that from happening, or you haven't reached a critical mass of boosters who have the money and influence to force a change who are inclined to do so, for whatever reason. It just seems that as long a they push along at .500 and throw in a couple of big wins here and there, he will continue to survive.

JohnW22 wrote:His dad to still be alive and breathing

This.

JT2 runs the school. The things he did for that program in the 80's bought his son a lifetime contract. The only way he gets fired is if Dad says "Son, take a step back, you're embarrassing me."

Zero chance JT3 is fired this year. The school just opened the John Thompson Center (with a statue of his father) a month ago.

The March disappointments have now turned into November disappointments. Home attendance is going to be pretty bad this year. People are voting with their wallets.
Georgetown might win the home game against UConn. But winning in southern Canada (Syracuse) will be tough. The Orange will be looking for revenge from last year's loss. They will also be honoring Pearl Washington at that game.

FriarsForever wrote:JT2 runs the school. The things he did for that program in the 80's bought his son a lifetime contract. The only way he gets fired is if Dad says "Son, take a step back, you're embarrassing me."

Thats really the only other hope.

I haven't completely thought this through yet, but:

I'm really really rooting for JT3 to turn things around. Georgetown as a brand is huge for the Big East, and Thompson is that brand. It would suck to give that up unless the Hoyas totally and completely suck.

So, in recent years:

here are the negatives:
- unwatchable lazy performances in past week and past year.
- ridiculous losses vs Ark State in 2017, and Radford, Monmouth and Asheville 2016.

here are the positives:
- 5 minutes away from the Sweet 16 in 2015.
- NCAA win at underrated Eastern Washington.
- non-conference wins in last several years vs:
... 2017 Oregon
... 2016 Syracuse
... 2016 Wisconsin
... 2015 Michigan State
... 2015 Florida
... 2015 Indiana
... 2014 #10 VCU

Near misses:
... 2017 Maryland by 1.
... 2016 Duke by 2.
... 2016 Maryland by 4.
... 2016 UConn by 6.
... 2015 Wisconsin by 3.
... 2015 Kansas by 5.
... 2014 Oregon by 7 in a lopsided Korean gym.

My fear is if Georgetown loses JT3, we'll be faced with a Craig Escherik type head coach... Total Snoozeville... or a bore like Lappas in his Villanova years, Tim Welsh at PC, etc, zzzzz... I'd rather give JT3 a chance to right the ship.