Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Beyond the point of no return...)
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good stuff and thanks for responding. Anyone but Herman and I’m good.
They should be scared. If we are willing to put up $10 million x 5 for Meyer why not take the same money and take the best the money can buy? It is more than all but 5 NFL coaches make. Why pay $7 million to dip into a second tier talent pool?
How? I know you blame him for the eyes, but I think he has handled this Herman mess quite well, including gathering support to be able to swing for the absolute fences.
This program needs more winning and less continuity of losing.
He left a coach that he now plans to bring back for a potential lame duck season completely hanging out to dry for the last eight weeks.
That works if you get Urban.
It makes you look like an absolute ****up if you don't.
P.s. I don't know that I blame him for The Eyes.
That's no more fair than blaming Herman.
It's a complicated situation and what I believe is that the responsibility was shared by multiple people and that multiple people made really poor miscalculations, especially in the way of communication.
At this point, yes. It can change, but they are telling everyone that will listen that there's no Plan B.
The leadership has revealed itself to be wearing no clothes.
At this point, they don't have the slightest damn idea what to do other than to run it back.
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I have not yet sensed that this outrage borders near what happened in 2013.
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So, the administration is successful in even waiting the big $ guys out until they accept the fate that we are Berkley.
They have nearly accomplished their mission.
I think that is by design. It's what several others have hinted at.
Guess we will see.
CDC ain't playing chess, my man. You're just going to trust me because at least with me, I'm going to tell you how it is, regardless of whether it's in the best interest of my business.
No need to take potshots. I may be completely wrong here and CDC could be completely over his head. As I said, we will see.
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We all have strengths and weaknesses. He certainly has a lot of strengths. I think from the contract extension to the lack of leadership with the eyes to ghosting the coach he's now telling people he's supporting to not having a plan b.... we're learning about the areas he has weaknesses in.
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So, his strength is kissing ass, not leadership. Exactly like the traditional Texas AD.
Not enough people are disciplined enough to think like you. Human nature is to pick up the newest and shiniest option on the table, which is what got us into this mess in the first place. In other words, don’t make a 6 year financial decision (4 years + buyout) based on the last three games.
I don’t know how you can say that Herman didn’t screw up the Eyes situation. Maybe CDC shared blame in the beginning but once he absorbed major blowback he adjusted. Herman never did and in fact lied to the public about CDC’s updated policy. Both men share blame for misunderstanding the donor reaction and not refocusing the players on present day social justice solutions rather than a symbolic issue from the distant past.
a. There's no maybe about sharing the blame. CDC simply didn't act with authority and swiftness.
b. It never needed to reach the blowback stage if he had been proactive. You letting him off the hook for finally addressing this only after the TCU game is fascinating to me.
c. How do you know he "lied"? CDC has never had the balls to say that. He';s never dared talk about any o this in the last five months? He planted three head coaches to release statements, most of whom have zero to few Black players (let alone dozens of them) and had them make comments without any context or follow-up or appreciation for the complexity of Herman's situation.
My goodness, hold him 1/4 as accountable as you would Herman.
@Ketchum Maybe Urban simply doesn't like Herman and although he has no problem being courted and all, He also has no problem seeing Herman squirm?
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