03-25-2021, 09:45 AM
(03-25-2021, 09:35 AM)Wyche Wrote: Well, this is kinda what some of us have been saying since day 1 of the current regime. You had a TOTALLY different philosophy on both sides of the ball, that had been in place for 16 years. Not only were your starters suited for it, so was your depth. It takes time to shape a roster like that to fit your vision. The only other option would have been a complete fire sale, and restock in year 2. Looking back, that may have been the best option.
That said, here we are, no excuses to not get to 500 or better.
Wyche see this is where you and I disagree.
I believe when you're hired as a head coach that you "should" be able to adopt your coaching philosophies to meet the current athletes on the team. This is what IMO makes a good coach. Why come in an say well i'm going to hire a zone schemed DC when all my personnel are there for man to man? Just makes no sense to me. I'm sure the scheme being taught by Turner was totally different than what's taught by Pollack. So should we wait 3-4 years for OL to catch on to Turners way of coaching?
I'll just give an example of adapting. Urban Meyers first coaching stop at Bowling Green. Came into a program that in 2000 had a 2-9 record. 2001 Meyers team goes 8-3. He adapted to using the pieces he had around him to fit schemes.
I have never seen any of Taylors coaches do that.
Where i do agree with you is if Taylor isn't at least 9-8 this year he should be riding that white pony out of town with his buddy Lou.
