Last year, Danny Manning led the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to a 13-19 record in his first season in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest had a worse record than they had in Jeff Bzdelik's final season, but the program clearly appeared to be trending in the correct direction. Manning signed an excellent recruiting class, which clearly paid dividends in Monday's victory over Indiana, and brought a winning attitude to a program that badly needed it.
Jeff Bzdelik won just two ACC road games during his four seasons at Wake Forest. Manning's teams came damn close several times last season, but the Deacs finished 0-9 on the road in ACC play.