Website of the Month: November 2004

[Vince Young]

Originally Posted by NDLyght37

...White may be the next person who needs to be relieved of his job.

Now THAT, my friend, is intriguing. Kevin White is essentially the General Manager of Notre Dame. He has consistently fumbled away opportunities at premeire coaches by letting other teams out-maneuver him. I'm kinda glad he let Urban Meyer slip away, actually, since I wasn't convinced he was the go-to guy. But it's the WAY he let him slip away, trying to lure him in with just the shine of the Golden Dome while Florida's GM went, "Pssst! Urban! Whatever he's offering, we'll double it." And now he's lost several days to go after, say, Norm Chow at USC. (The more I read about him, the more I like what I'm reading.)

Just like there comes a time to stop blaming the players and to blame the coach, there comes a time to stop blaming the coach and to blame the GM...

[NDLyght37]

Exactly, this makes two coaching searches in a row that were PR nightmares.

Not only does he create a situation that is bad for whoever gets the job, but he makes an atmosphere that makes coaches not want to come to South Bend.

Do you think Tedford or Gruden or Chow or even Hawkins would come here knowing that they might only have 3 years to implement their offense with a team that still has players that were recruited to run the option offense?

Combine that with the scheduling,the academic standards, and an AD that still thinks that we are "The University of College Football in America"...and you have problems.

[QueensNY]

http://donthiredanhawkins.com/

Boise State is scared we'll steal him.