Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
Impressed? All I remember NU getting raked over the coals by the media, and coaches saying "no thank you."That's a fair argument, Bo is clearly an upgrade. I think my opinion is closer to the outside perception.As I said, that is one possibility but I don't think that describes everyone who wants to keep Bo. I'm not even sure it's a large percentage. Bo's win-loss record - amongst other things - has been significantly better than Callahan's. It is not hard to see how someone who wanted Callahan gone because of his lack of success would not have the same feelings about Bo because he's had a lot more success. It doesn't have to have anything to do with fearing a repeat of Callahan's tenure.That is the point. Some of you don't want to pull the trigger because you think it might go back to Callahan product.It is possible but it is also not an apples-to-apples comparison. The best of Callahan's four years was worse than the worst of Bo's six years from a win-loss standpoint. And quite possibly a host of others as well.Getting burned by awrong hire has made you gun shy with his replacement.
(You may have heard he's coaching in Dallas, which is like a career sentence).
One tenet of a Tier 1 Program is that it won't tolerate extended mediocrity. That is why people were impressed, albeit shocked, when Solich was fired for 9-3.
I'm of the mindset that you only fire someone if you know you can get a better replacement. That's generally why people are fired for doing a poor job, and not an above average one.