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You know nothing Matt Coldagelli
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You know nothing Matt Coldagelli
Love GoT references.:thumb:The night is dark and full of terrors.
The night is dark and full of terrors.
In retrospect, I gotta admit it was pretty funny watching everyone completely lose their minds for months because we kicked the can down the road with Cubit. As a result of that "horrific, insulting, idiot, insane, etc" move, it put our new AD in a position to get a blockbuster, diversity-stigma-erasing coaching staff that is generating regional and national buzz.
Just because something good came from it doesn't mean it was the right move.
Just because something good came from it doesn't mean it was the right move.
Maybe it was a good move. They may have known that when the official AD came in, he could either:
A. Fire Cubit
Or B. Give Cubit an extension.
That move was the *only* way they could keep Cubit on board in the short term and still give the permanent AD a chance to make up his own mind on the situation.
It might've been a genius move.
Stop it.
We are just blindly lucky that Lovie was available and willing to take the job. This was the Bret Bielema to Arkansas or Gary Andersen to Oregon State move. The kind of thing that there is no reason to expect, is vanishingly unlikely, but you're not doing proper due diligence if you don't keep your ear to the ground looking for that kind of move.
Cubit would not have been fired if a miracle hadn't fallen into Whitman's lap. Period. This was never part of the plan, and came as a total shock to the administration when it came together.
Nor would any AD, worth his salt or otherwise, have extended Cubit. Not before the season and barring a miracle not after it. This was an explicit one year commitment to muddle through, throw in the towel on the 2016 season and both the 2016 and 2017 recruiting classes, and let new leadership build up from a toxic waste dump. End of story.
That the Coach Fairy came and visited us in the night is awesome and exciting and cures some (but not all) of the damage done to the program by that move, and is a stroke of luck that is no less than we all deserve, but it changes NOTHING about what the Cubit extension was.
Maybe it was a good move. They may have known that when the official AD came in, he could either:
A. Fire Cubit
Or B. Give Cubit an extension.
That move was the *only* way they could keep Cubit on board in the short term and still give the permanent AD a chance to make up his own mind on the situation.
It might've been a genius move.
I'm going to disagree only in that saying Lovie fell into Whitman's lap doesn't give proper credit to JW for making this happen. However, +1 to the rest.
Oh sure, I mean, many AD's would likely not have been able to pull this off. But Lovie could have easily said no. And it would be wrong to believe that Whitman had any other rabbits waiting in his hat as day-one replacements for Cubit.
This was not boldness for the sake of boldness. This was boldness because the opportunity to be bold happened to present itself.
Been a few years since I've posted here, but for me the sign of a great hire, especially for a program like ours that desperately needed a huge jolt of energy is the momentum the hire creates and how long it lasts.
Reading the message boards and Twitter, it's insane how much positivity and excitement there still is about Lovie. That's invaluable. Being 'on the map' is extremely important and we're definitely being noticed now.
Been a few years since I've posted here, but for me the sign of a great hire, especially for a program like ours that desperately needed a huge jolt of energy is the momentum the hire creates and how long it lasts.
Reading the message boards and Twitter, it's insane how much positivity and excitement there still is about Lovie. That's invaluable. Being 'on the map' is extremely important and we're definitely being noticed now.
Been a few years since I've posted here, but for me the sign of a great hire, especially for a program like ours that desperately needed a huge jolt of energy is the momentum the hire creates and how long it lasts.
Reading the message boards and Twitter, it's insane how much positivity and excitement there still is about Lovie. That's invaluable. Being 'on the map' is extremely important and we're definitely being noticed now.
Yea it's hardly different. Kap is usually good but he does have some Skip Bayless in him. With this he riles people up and gets more hits for his shows.
Ha! Had no idea that was my signature.wow that signature....
it has been a few years