oh no, i did not mean to imply i was a fan. just stating the reality.
any AD who kept said coach on contract only to fire him before the first month of the season is done should be shown the door also. as someone who participated in sports at a relatively high level, i expected the same commitment from the coaches and above that i was supposed to give. the coach and AD are usually set for life and will have plenty of opportunities if they desire. it is the kids who will suffer; lost development, lost prestige from being part of a winning program, potentially not getting enough exposure if they were borderline NFL prospects.
Now, if the coach was involved in, or even implied, fireable wrongdoing i retract my objection. In most cases of coaching malfeasance (sic?), I would rather the University get rid of them immediately since the potential harm greatly outweighs the need to be fair. However, I don’t think losing games counts as such. In every case but Herm, it was a coach who had been losing games prior to the season so why did you need more time to evaluate?
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