He might NOT last. He walked into something that I think he didn't expect. These players are studs absolutely, but they are NOT the kind of people (some of them) that Coach has ever worked with. Lou would come right into a situation full of problems, uproot almost everything including some players, and promptly lose a bunch of games. His employers however would hang in there with him that first lousy year, and the program would grow into a monster machine. Lou also would bench stars if they acted like they were bigger than the team. I don't know if CoachK has the chones to act that strongly, but he better. And he really needs a high-quality OC and to fire the special teams coach. The latter immediately. He actually took over Special Teams in Fall practice once himself here at ND and coached them well. IF he takes a strong stance, he'll win more than he loses this year and then begin to kick ass. If he does not do this, he'll be stuck with a lingering disease. I more than anything else (even the special teams clown show) disliked the on-field body language of some of those receivers. They need a serious woodshedding.
He still doesn’t want to take responsibility. That is what will end this what will certainly be tumultuous marriage in the Bayou.
It’s not hard to say “I can assure you he will learn from this and we will make him better” instead of “We thought he was good, turns out he sucks.”
There’s a pretty clear distinction between Saban and BK on a personal level:
Lots of people dislike Saban, but respect him, hence the giant amount of grace when he does something generally scoundrel-esque.
Lots of people dislike BK, and also don’t respect him, hence the larger criticisms.
You can argue if it’s fair or not, but when two guys are both wearing giant hats, you are gonna have a harder time dismissing the one with actual cattle in his pasture.
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