Indeed, he'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
Is there another line of work that rewards failure so handsomely?
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Is there another line of work that rewards failure so handsomely?
No, we clearly lost those games due to inferior coaching. A trend that I expect to continue under this regime. My point was more ominous. We are in steady decline and will continue on that path due to the money it takes to buy the best players in today's game.
We clearly had an inferior coaching effort in those games. In fact, this coach may not be up to the task. My point was more general as to the decline that we are all going to see coming in the near term. We are going to see a lot of bandwagoners fall by the wayside coming up soon because we are on the downside of the parabola. This has turned into a money game right before our eyes and ain't no coach or staff going to make a difference.
I understand the Sentiment, at the same time the players we have, as well as current recruiting rankings still show we can and are available to bring in top notch talent.
They can’t all go to Ohio St and Texas.
I mean I know Kiffin gets hated on here but if he can win at Ole Miss, with the right coach there’s no reason to think we can’t
By the way, Kiffin was my choice but I know that will never happen mainly because of Saban’s input.
In my opinion, this was a rushed hire to “keep the team togetherâ€Â….all for what?? A 9-4 season, and an unacceptable opening loss to Florida St. to start the next season?
I know it’s early, but there are so many red flags that DeBoer is not the right man
Ball is clearly in his court to prove us wrong. But you are right, does not seem to be coach for this program at this time.
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With the utmost respect to you, I’d suggest that you don’t have a keen enough memory of the Shula and Dubose eras. I cut my Bama football teeth during their tenures and remember them vividly.
DeBoer may yet prove to be a complete bust, but let’s consider the following:
Shula and Dubose both posted losing seasons (4-9 and 4-7 respectively) in their first year after inheriting teams that had each won 10 games the previous year. I said this last year - the fact that DeBoer didn’t immediately run us into the ditch was an achievement in and of itself. A low bar to clear, but still pertinent. Sark and Cristobal were 5-7 in their first seasons at UT and Miami, and Sark had a similarly loaded roster.
Dubose changed his offensive philosophy probably 7-8 times during his tenure, with several changes coming mid-season. He could never put together a cogent vision of what style of team we wanted to be. DeBoer at least knows that.
Shula had no prior HC experience and at his highest previous post, OC in Tampa Bay, he was an abject failure. Completely unqualified and it showed over time. Didn’t have the schematic uncertainty of Dubose or the level of off-field scandal, but we handed the keys to a sports car to a kid with a permit. DeBoer at least has a very solid track record.
As far as I’m concerned, DeBoer is still leaps and bounds better that those two. Those really were the dark ages and we haven’t sniffed that yet. We may prove to under DeBoer; given his track record and recruiting prowess I think it’s unlikely. He may not be a championship level coach and if that’s the case we will have to make a business decision at some point, but it’s way too reactionary to treat him as though we hired someone completely unqualified with no track record like the previous Mikes.
Dubose is still the worst we’ve had in my lifetime. Shula was bad, but not for the same reasons. I still think DeBoer looked like the best available candidate at the time we made the hire, assuming you couldn’t get Sark or Kirby (which we couldn’t). He may still not pan out, but we definitely didn’t hire an unqualified noob like those two previous coaches.
I’ll go ahead and spoil this for everyone because honestly you can see it coming anyway.
Shula (OC) USCe is going to absolutely pants DeBose this year.
Shula (OC) USCe is going to absolutely pants DeBose this year.
He’s lost more games to unranked teams at Alabama in 14 games than he did in 28 games at Washington
He failed his first test of survival instinct when he couldn’t even get the team playing well in the bowl game against a gutted Michigan team. Bowl games are often where you set the tone for the next season. Well, he set it alright.
He could, but I’d be surprised.
Given their personnel losses and Shula’s historical play calling, I expect the USC offense to take a step back this season. Sellers will play well, Shula is a great QB coach, but I bet the QB gets hamstrung by the play calling. I could be wrong, Shula may have changed his stripes but he always called plays like he was trying to edge out the Patriots 20-17 in the 4th quarter.
Left is a 5 Star Michelin Restaurant that Boons an entire Metropolis’s Economy.
Right is an E Coli breakout at a Jack-n-Box in 1992 that hospitalizes the local populace.
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