RodeoPoke said:
Orangeheart72 said:
What are we selling in terms of coaching and potential impact on players desiring NFL futures.
Culture. We got culture!!
That and $5 will buy you a small coffee at Starbucks.
Unfortunately, that and $7M can't buy us a win against a team in the
SUN BELT CONFERENCE!I haven't been an OSU fan for as long as some of you (probably since Barry's Heisman year); however, I still have been through my share of tough times, close calls, and disappointing losses. This loss, however, was the most disappointing that I have ever seen.
I remember Gundy saying this was the toughest team they would face thus far. I can't help but think he was saying this as a possible cop-out in case the team lost.
If they had lost by less than 10, I would have said "Good game. Tough loss. Prepare for conference play." If there had been bad calls a la the end of the CMU game, I wouldn't have completely faulted the loss on them.
This loss, however, is bordering on unforgivable. Bad coaching. Bad play calling. 0 points scored for over 45 minutes of game time, and the one TD scored could have arguably been called a "garbage time" score simply based on what happened (or, what didn't happen) afterwards.
Do I think Gundy needs to go? I choose to withhold my decision until the end of the season, because my hope is the team and coaching staff will get their collective acts together and proceed to dominate their opponents in conference play. If they have more losses like this one and/or fail to qualify for ANY bowl game, you will find me among those bearing the torches and pitchforks calling for any number of heads to roll.
At this point, though, it is Nardo's first year, so he is the only one who gets a pass when it comes to getting cut. The rest of the staff who have been there for two years or more, however, will be fair game. You can guarantee I'll be among the first to reach out to the AD and push for the guilty parties to be cut.
If that means calling for Gundy's head, then so be it.
If by some chance Gundy
DOES get cut, then it's time for the big-time donors to do like Colorado did to secure Coach Prime. Maybe then the AD can try to snag Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney or a similar big-time coach with the highest salary in FBS history their current schools won't be able to touch. While he's at it, he can then offer the same level of salaries to their assistants so they can be pulled over to OSU with them.
