So it's the old, " He just got to the regional finals twice but never won it, so he couldn't possibly know what he is doing" slam. In my opinion, it takes a lot of talent and a little luck to win the region, ...any region. From what I know about Coach Roberts, he appears very competent. I hope he does well. SK hasn't been raking in many regional titles that I am aware of. Were there a lot of applicants to choose from that have regional titles?
I agree with you that the alignment is screwed up.