I am afraid this will be correct. It drives me up the wall.
We are at the point of needing a Dye/Saban “nuclear” option.
Saban was a last chance, Hail Mary for that program. Had it failed? Had he failed? It would have been over for them for decades. Fade into obscurity like Nebraska or ole Miss.
I won’t ever forget how he took things over (like Dye did) from day one. Telling my friend who was a long-time hanger on and part of the program with Stallings to leave the building unless he had a reason to be there…. Stuff like that took guts. If he hadn’t gotten results? Would have gotten him fired.
That’s not who we hire.
I don’t want a dictator, necessarily. But I’m tired of mushmelons. Teams reflect the personality of their coach. Never forget that.