I don’t hate Jim Whitesell, and honestly, I don’t think he’s a terrible coach. But after three seasons what’s become apparent is he’s not one of the top coaches in the MAC and there are no signs he’s going to lead the Bulls back to the dance.
Whitesell inherited a program that had been dominating the MAC, through two coaching changes. After several seasons it seems like all that ground has been lost and Buffalo is back to a “respectable” MAC team that will get you into the top half of the conference but come up short in Cleveland.