Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Del Conte could have done anything and he chose Herman...)
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Not sure why people dont get this. When I worked for two large corporations, it was the top sales people that made huge money, and could get away with lots of shenanigans. When I worked for a large law firm, it wasnt the great trial lawyers or briefers who made the big bucks, it was the lawyers who brought in the high paying clients. When I sat on non profit boards, its the fundraiser who brought in ten times her salary that got all the attention.
Administrators and managers arent hard to find. Business developers.....they make the world go green.
I will give him this smallest possible benefit of doubt- he has told us himself that he doesn’t think he can call plays and manage the game at the same time. He has had to call plays since last season. That’s on him for not moving on Beck but still- let’s see what he does with his whole attention.
I can't give him the benefit of the doubt just because he's scapegoated some assistants. He hasn't even made hires yet.
The Iron Bowl was a fun watch. But, I have to wonder if the names on the jerseys had been Wake Forest and Pitt, if we'd have lavished the game with superlatives. Looking back on it, there was a lot of band defense and bad special teams. Yet, b/c the names on the jerseys were Alabama & Auburn, we view it as a slug-fest and consider it a great game. Still, I'll take that kind of game over the 21-17 snoozers we've gotten in the past.
scapegoat? The consensus around the UT fanbase has seemed to be staff upgrades were needed especially at coordinators. scapegoating to me would imply These coaches didn’t deserve to be let go and Herman just used them as an excuse. Perhaps that’s not what you meant, but I doubt anyone would argue any of the dismissals were unjustified.
The two aren't mutually exclusive. At the end of the day, the buck stops with the HC. Much like when Mack blew out half his staff after the '10 seasons. For sure they are "scapegoats" because, well, Herman wasn't getting fired this year and he needs to play a better hand next season.
He’ll have a long runway but he’s going to have to put his name on some coaching hires and if they all usher in more mediocrity things won’t be so nice for him like they are now. He fixes these programs though and he will be here for the long haul.
All I'm saying is we haven't seen him as a game manager without what he claims is a major distraction to him. Maybe he's no better.
@JinSOTEX
I merely mean at the end of the day, the buck stops with him, not the guys taking the fall for what is ultimately his failure.
This is right on IMO.
As has been alluded to earlier in the thread, it seems like TH made the same classic mistake that have haunted many others, he went with comfort hires for key coord roles despite an open checkbook. It’s a costly albeit understandable error.
This seems esp true when it comes to Orlando whose defenses became notoriously predictable and horribly inefficient. The surprise factor failed to surprise anybody and left gaping holes that were exploited ruthlessly. It was hard to watch!
