Does this sound familiar? And will we hear it again soon?

[I.I.]

1. "Over the past six years, a number of challenges have been presented to our Division I athletic programs," Dickson said. "Among those, in particular with basketball, we've been challenged with declining fan participation, declining community support, a high turnover rate of student-athletes and a constant turnover among assistant coaches." (This is when JD Barnett was fired in 1991)

2. Kevin Eastman resigned as Washington State basketball coach Wednesday after the club's third consecutive losing season. (1999)
Athletic director Rick Dickson made the announcement a day after he fired women's basketball coach Harold Rhodes and four days after the men's team finished the season last in the Pacific-10 Conference at 4-14.

Dickson said Eastman agreed to step down after a meeting Tuesday to evaluate the season.

 

[TULSARISING]

"Over the past six years, a number of challenges have been presented to our Division I athletic programs," Dickson said. "Among those, in particular with basketball, we've been challenged with declining fan participation, declining community support, a high turnover rate of student-athletes and a constant turnover among assistant coaches."

When did he say this ?

 

[I.I.]

When did he say this ?

1991 Fans were used to Nolan winning. JD's was not a likable guy to most fans either.