Shaka coached here six years and won the big 12 once and no ncaa tournament games at all.
To me, that’s a pretty low bar. Especially with the NBA talent Shaka had here.
Also, Shaka didn’t win the B12 until his 6th year.
As far as Beard in the tournament his record speaks for itself. He’s taken teams further than Tom: to the Final Four, elite 8, sweet sixteen, etc.
Beard has earned my respect and confidence that, given time to put his teams together, he will have success here similar to what he’s historically had.