re: i get this is the rant, but can't you wait for next season to play out?

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That’s the rub. Some believe there is and some believe there is not.

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We just hired an OC who hasn't been one for 20 years, regardless of any data, that is not a good look. We have a staff with an extremely high average age. It may be successful, but as of now, it's a bad move. There is literally no way for those to look good.

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Bringing up the hiring process,

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I think many rant about this so people are aware and we don't do this again. It isn't necessarily negative, it's purposeful. Everyone should be mad about it. Again, this was a bad thing and even the optimistic should be ticked. But they won't be. People wouldn't argue if everyone agreed.

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the years at Ole Miss

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That's maybe fair. I disagree, but I can understand that people learn and get better. There's also evidence that O does not learn or get better via your next two points....

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bemoaning his age

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Also fair, for coach O alone. I am concerned, and people should be, about the overall age of the staff. It's fact that creativity and critical thinking can change with age. (Our entire problem with Miles was a deep connection to older offensive philosophies and a resistance to change), that's a real thing.

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that he was a position coach advances nothing.

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When you argue about Coach O's influence on the game, it's a very real thing.

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It’s all about wins and losses and recruiting.

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And the sell was, "we are a non-meddling coach away from the Championship with our talent level. Coach O is a coach who has learned that not meddling is important. He can win now with our talent by adopting a modern offense, and not limiting strong coordinator hires." That was the pitch. We didn't see a drastic improvement in wins/losses in year 1, recruiting is looking slightly below average, and we are learning yet another offense, because O made a terrible hire for one reason or another. Which shows he does a poor job of evaluating for a "modern offense."

So in terms of the pitch:
1) Win Now - O did not improve wins by 2 or more games
2) Modern Offense - Made a terrible hire
3) Not Meddling - O Meddled
4) Recruiting - We'll call it even to be nice


Every point of the hire was bad. This is why there is pessimism.