Fact of Life. Just ask Tierney. The story that's circulating is that the Princeton Admissions Office was not as friendly as it once was (possibly on orders from the school administration), hence their fall-off from where they were and Tierney's departure. While we're not talking about kids who barely can get out of high school, there is a drop-off. Its degree is in the eye of the beholder.

UVa is considered one of the top jobs in the MLax world. One of our posters said when we're hiring a new MLax coach, it's a similar situation to ND's hiring a football coach or UNC-CHeat's hiring a bball coach. While the coach is expected to put a quality product on the field that is a consistent contender for the national championship, neither the school's athletic or academic administrations nor the fans expect him to win the championship every year. No reasonable request is turned down because all levels of administration support what's being done and the resources are there to pay for them. I would never say that no coach anywhere would ever turn us down, but it would have to be very hard to do it because you have the resources, administration support, fan support, and reasonable expectations of everyone involved that can lead to success.