Funny how we perceive age and what is old with a basketball coach.
I doubt anyone sees Rick Barnes or Tom Izzo and thinks they are going to slow down anytime soon. They are 66. I don't look at Huggy Bear at WVa as old and on the way out. He is 67. No one says Boeheim, at 76, is washed up. And Coach K at 74 and Roy Williams at 70 seem like they still have years left. Leonard Hamilton at 71 is just now coaching his best basketball teams. Then you look at Bruce Pearl and Coach Cal at 61 and 62, and I would never think their age would be a factor as they still have a lot of energy and gas left.
But yet a lot of our "fanbase" thought Lon should retire or was past retirement. And now Beilein is mentioned as a candidate and our first reaction, including mine, is his age. If Beilein is the best guy for the job and does well then age won't be a factor or be held against him in recruiting, just like all the names above.
I am just not sure he checks all the boxes for what our program needs at this time and, IMO, isn't the best guy for the job. Great coach, but not what we need.