You guys get wrapped around the axle regarding talent. The fact is the talent level that ND recruits should be able to match up with the teams they play even with minimal method coaching. Those guys come into the program exceptional players. Now I’m not saying they should dominate, but they should be competitive. And they are not. So that's not the fundamental issue right now.
Below is a repost from something I had submitted earlier:
From the very beginning, he [CW] came off to me as a coach with too much of an NFL "edge". He talks to and about his players like they are mature pros when in fact they are just kids. I wonder how his players respond to that?
Moreover taciturn coaches can win, but they need a balanced approach in dealing with their players. Lombardi had it. It was love-hate all the way. But he played his guys like a violin. And they would have done anything for Lombardi. Tom Coughlin meanwhile doesn't have it. He's a my way or the highway 24/7 coach who never takes the edge off. And it shows in the club-house bickering that has existed wherever he’s gone. I mean, who'd really want to play for that guy? That's why it's been hard for him to take it to the next level in the pros. So which one is Charlie more like, Lombardi or Coughlin? Beats me. But I'd sure like to be a fly on the wall in that locker room when the players talk among themselves about the situation there.
ND is performing so poorly, it can’t be the talent. And Charlie is undoubtedly a great offensive mind. So the key question has to be can Charlie get guys hungry to play for him? You see Lou give these corny pep talks on ESPN. But hell, after he does one, even I’d go bust down a door for him and the school. Can Charlie consistently do that? I.e. both teach and motivate? What else is there to talk about regarding this current problem?
