I'm afraid that I am if full agreement, and this is why:
(1) Arguably, the demise of the team can be entirely attributed to the defense. There have been games that the offense did not perform, but even that goes back to a shockingly bad defense. This defense has been so bad that it even effected the rhythm of the offense.
(2) Attrition of those recruiting classes have been exceptionally high, and that's why the team still starts Solich recruits in 13 of 22 positions. Of the 20 freshment recruited in the 2005 class, only 11 "stuck." The jucos fared even worse. Those were high-risk players that happened to be high performers; they were recruited for instant success, but the dice rolled the wrong way. It didn't work out.
(3) If Callahan had it to do over, I'm sure that he would have stuck to more traditional freshmen collegiate recruits instead of jucos and 5-star meteors. The pressure to build quickly was intense, however.
(4) Retooling the entire offense used up a huge proportion of the recruits; ergo, not much left for defense--and the last of the Solich recruits aren't much to look at in terms of talent--and especially in terms of team leadership.
(5) The players have not developed any strong leaders for whatever reason.
(6) The defensive players are just plain bad this year. Next year, however, can be a remarkable turnaround. Teams have done it before.
(7) It really is not Callahan's fault . . . the player have to execute. Am I the only one that sees a giant chemistry issue on the field?
(8) If Callahan is retained, there will likely be some changes in the coaching staff.
(9) Just because Coach Callahan is a disaster in terms of press conferences, doesn't mean he's a bad coach. He just happens to be coaching a bad team.
