[Don Draper]

You hate to see any guy get fired like this, after two years, but the program was obviously in decline since Paul Rains left.

With that said, I don't think he was their first option when he was hired. I heard Brian Landis, who coaches at Frederick Douglass, was offered the job, but took a job with UK. I heard Oliver Lucas and Dennis Johnson interviewed for the job, too. Looking back, not hiring Johnson was a good move, but why not Oliver Lucas? The guy has been successful everywhere he has been. They should have canceled all other interviews once he applied, in my opinion.