I was against the people that wanted to get rid of Ozzy for not winning "the Big One"
I was against it when ND got rid of Faust.
I was against it when OU got rid of Gibbs.
I was against it when NU got rid of Solich.
I was against it when UF got rid of Zook.
I was against it when ASU got rid of Koetter. (Mostly)
I've never supported the "Revolving Door" policy in dealing with Football Coaches.
But I've pretty much wanted Callihan gone since the day after he was hired.
Just seemed wrong for this job.
:yeah
I agree with everything you just stated. On ESPN, they talked about teams who are now getting rid of coaches that they shouldn't. I believe the one they were talking about was Miss State or someone that has led their team to a bowl game 11 out of the last 12 years but was forced out or forced to resign. I really think Gibbs laid all the groundwork for OU to be where they are now. He took a team decimated by NCAA sanctions and probation. He had them going in the right direction before OU got anxious and leaped to Schnellenburger (sp) and Blake before getting lucky and landing Stoops. Zook must be a fairly decent coach taking Illinois to a BCS bowl, and we know the man can recruit seeing how Florida won the NC last year with his recruits. He needed more time. Solich won like 75% of his games, and he made it to the NC game. I think you are spot on with the coaches you named needing more time.
I had great concerns when Solich was fired and BC was brought in. The biggest concern to me at the time was who would even apply to be the HC at NU after seeing a HC fired for winning 75% of his games? The next biggest concern came about by the amount of time it took to get a HC. Then, we only had one person doing the searching. Finally, we ended up hiring a guy just because he was out of a job and available. When BC was announced as our HC, I was extremely troubled considering the mess he'd made of the Raiders. However, I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because I was so relieved we didn't get "Stache". I never really thought Clownahan had lost the team here like he did in Oakland until Homecoming against Okie State. After that game, I knew we were in a freefall downward.
Looking back at it now, I still think it's amazing and shows the character of the team in 2004 that they didn't just fold like this year's team did. When we got embarrassed by Texas Tech in 2004, we still continued to play football. I'm not sure if it was because of the kids we had playing then versus now or what, but this year's team would have folded like a lawn chair after a game like that. I think this past year's team pretty much mailed in the season after the USC game.
