Hear that? That’s the overwhelming relief of optimism engulfing the city of Louisville. Huge news in town tonight, bringing joy to all parts of the community. Light at the end of the tunnel, a spectacular blinding light. The University of Louisville basketball program is being delivered from darkness, replacing hopelessness and despair with a promise of optimism and happiness.
After two long weeks of an agonizing an agonizing coaching search that seemed to go in all directions, with the leading candidates changing almost daily. There seemed to be no end in sight, with UofL fans at each others’ throats, calling for changes in the university hierarchy, some threatening to withhold donations or to even abandon the program altogether.