re: Did O really say he doesn't expect to win championships?

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That being said, the about face by his supporters has been astonishing. We went from a pretty uniform consensus that we were firing Les because we wanted to get to Bama's level, or at least win 9-10 games with a fun offense.

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Meh - I respect your take, but I don't think this is what's going on - at all. The negas just wanted Les gone - they wanted him gone since 1/9/2012 (many before that) - the wanted the team to lose to get Les gone. ANYBODY would have pleased them - forgetting they should have wanted the AD fired first.

Then, when the dream choices (Fisher and Herman) fell through and they got what you get when you fire a 77% HC without a good plan - a fallback, and not even a particularly imaginative one. Listening to folks express that it was a mistake for USC not to retain O after his interim stint, couple with some petty overreactions by Alleva to having to do the dirty work of hiring a football HC - and that's how you get to here.

But, the negas were all for firing Les at all costs. Even O.

What has happened is the "posis" (I'm a certified positiger, BTW) were, "Well, O's the guy. We'll see."

And we're supporting the team like we always do. There has been no "turnabout" by O's supporters - he can't have really had all that many loyalists to begin with - just negas that wanted ABL (Anybody But Les) and posis who back the team and the players, regardless of the coaches.

What has happened is - as they always due, once we lose a game, Negas turn on the coaches and root against the team until they get another coaching change. It is their role in life. The rest of us just have to deal with it.