I forgot he was there. He's a good match for Georgetown. Knows the Northeast and a solid coach.
The coaching history of Georgetown brings to mind the situation with NU football. After the retirement of the legendary John Thompson (Osborne), Georgetown followed a similar path to NU and Solich by appointing a former player and assistant, Craig Esherick (Solich). However, Esherick underachieved, and Georgetown then attempted to recreate history by hiring John Thompson III (Pelini). While Thompson had some successful seasons, his performance declined rapidly. Instead of searching for the best coach available, Georgetown chose to hire former player Patrick Ewing (Frost). Unfortunately, Ewing's tenure was unsuccessful, but it seems that Georgetown has now made a wise decision by hiring Ed Cooley.
While the situations are not identical, Georgetown, like NU, tried for a considerable period to achieve success with a "Georgetown Guy." Although Georgetown did not hire perceived outsiders like Callahan and Riley at NU, there are still notable similarities.
I believe that under Cooley's leadership, and hopefully with Rhule at NU, both programs will once again compete for titles in their respective conferences, be it the Big East or the B1G. Georgetown is too prestigious a program to continue underachieving, just like NU.