DC/OL wish list

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(01-16-2025, 04:15 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Yeah, but... The Taylor era is supposed to stand up to the FO and get what he wants. He can't lay down like Marvin did and let the FO railroad his ass into accepting poor talent to save a few bucks. At least that's what we hoped for when there was a HC change. Looks like that may be another disappointing expectation.

Some things have changed, some haven't. Simmons is still here, and they're always going to let familiarity trump EVERYTHING. Having said, that, he's done a nice job in South Bend. Some folks more knowledgeable than me say he's the biggest reason for the Irish's success. Folks point to his lack of success at the U as damning, but that team was in a transitional period from NCAA sanctions and sought to clean up their act more than win. He cleaned it up, and had moderate success on the field. That was not easy task.