detailed than "he's the new Underwood" (whatever that means)...
http://tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=14651392
If you look at the replies in that thread, you'll see that most of the fans here realized that EM deserved consideration — which Sterk refused to on the basis of him being a mid-major coach at the time.
As I said in the OP "it was obvious to everyone, except Sterk, that there were better options than CM."