Success for Kim Anderson means winning enough games

Posted on: July 29, 2016 at 16:31:39 CT

to return for year 4. At a bare minimum, that will require at least l5 wins (although the exact number is yet to be determined). Can the tigers win that many or more? In the non-conference, they will likely lose to Xavier, Arizona, and Illinois, making it possible at best to be 9-3. In the conference, lets say they lose all the away games, and win all the home games except Florida, which makes them 7-10. That would give a total of 16-13. A win in the 1st game of the SEC tournament can make them 17-13. It will likely be difficult for them to win more than 17 (unless they make vast improvements), and they could certainly lose more. However, the margin of error for more losses is only 2, if Kim is to win the minimum of 15 games that might give him another year. The exact number of wins required for Kim to stay on is actually unknown at this time, and varies dramatically depending on who you are talking to. FIJI says 24, and some set a minimum of 15. Few would go lower that that figure. Of course, none of us TBer's will get to make that determination. The person that will ultimately set the magic figure will be our next new AD. And it is highly unlikely that he will tell us what it is until after the season is over.