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Saw this thread and thought I'd chime in.

Paul was a Larry Farmer guy. It's the reason WMU landed him and, Farmer's relationship with Paul's family is the only reason he considered WMU. Notice, no other mid-majors were in play. His family thought he was a high-major talent. Turns out he was.

As soon as Farmer left, I thought this could happen. My guesses, DePaul, Illinois or N.C. State (and probably in that order).

Ultimately, this again comes down to resources. Pay Larry Farmer an additional $50K and he's still there and so is Paul. Do the same with Cornell Mann a few years back and other developments might have gone in WMU's favor.

If I were coaching there, I'd push to have fewer assistants but double the pay of the ones I couldn't afford to lose.

Hope all is well. Different world up here in Lansing. MSU's athletes aren't much better than WMU's, but the heavy media coverage lets them think they are.