Is it time for Calhoun to step down?

I know that this will be a controversial and perhaps painful conclusion on my part to my followers who are UCONN Grads. I know and that with good reason you feel tremendous respect, loyalty to and confidence in Jim Calhoun. In 1988, when I first had season tickets which I kept through 2002, I was part of the awe and excitement about how Calhoun took a program in Storrs, Ct. and made into a perennial national power. The Huskies are currentlly tied for first with the number of graduates who are in the NBA(13) many of who are stars, i.e. Ray Allen, Rudy Gay, Ben Gordon, Rip Hamilton, Emeka Okafor to name a few. As I have said many times before, he has been a great recuiter, motivator, and teacher of team ball. However, even from the begining his degree of rage and inability to control it has always concerned me. While it worked for certain players, or they tolerated it knowing they had a good chance for national exposure and a good look by NBA scouts, it was devastating to other players. Just for example, Rudy Gay, Josh Boone, and Craig Austrie always, in my opinion, played "scared" under Calhoun's explosions of rage. I am not saying this lightly; I have had the oppurtunity to see many games from the first or second row over the years and at times have feared Calhoun was actually going to punch one of his players on the court.
I believe that his rage has turned to Depression recently and that combined with his problems with anger lead me to conclude it is time for him to step down. I agree with Mike Davis's thoughtful post in response to "That's All he Wrote" that continuing at this point will tarnish his incredible Hall of Fame record. In addition, I am concerned about the effect his staying will have on the program going forward. Dave Allen wondered about what was wrong with Dyson. After the St. John's game I wondered if he had just "quit" on Calhoun out of antipathy. I would not be surprised if some of the current Huskies are not singing his praises to recruits. In any case the uncertainty about his future could give potential recruits pause about signing letters of intent. I think it is in everybody's best interest to recruit a relatively young(someone Jay like Wright, Jamie Dixon, or Seth Greenberg who is on St. John's short list) with a reputation to take over the program. I fear the Husky program may be about to undergo an extended down turn without a needed change. I say this will due respect to the incredible 24 yr tenure of Jim Calhoun and hope he will give himself needed time to take of his own health.
"You Heard it Here First"
Steve