By Dave Johnson W&M Athletics The weather outside was, in a word, gloomy Wednesday afternoon. The atmosphere in the President’s Suite at Zable Stadium was definitely not. From the standing ovation upon his arrival, Brian Earl received the warmest of welcomes as William & Mary’s 32nd men’s basketball coach. After being introduced by Tribe athletics director Brian D. Mann, he stepped to the podium and scanned the audience. “This is many more people than I expected,” said Earl, who spent the previous seven years as head coach at Cornell. “It’s great to see the enthusiasm out there.” From there, Earl…