Wait...what?
Did JMU conduct interviews, not make a decision and kept all candidates on ice until after the CWS, then pulled the trigger on Coach after interviewing CWS coaches? And this happens after Coach accepted another position.
JMU stepped in stuff, and it worked out well for everyone. Luck is the residue of design, even goofy design.
I don't know what they were doing. I don't know how early they started interviews but I can tell you they were doing live interviews during the CWS. And Ike interviewed during that specific week. Maybe they interviewed others earlier on.
So you hire the guy who quit right before the spring season…then takes a job at an avg D3 program…and he leaves there to take your job? It just seems like a "settle for" hire. I wonder if some of the bigger names put forth aspirations (locker rooms, ass't pay, etc.) and JMU just decided they just wanted someone who'd be happy just to have the job and not demand the things it takes to be a good program. Honest to goodness, I'm scratching my head on this hire. If you were going to hire a coach of this caliber, you could have gotten them in May. It's going to be a long time before they are relevant again.