I know this has been discussed in several different threads but what was his biggest mistake, and why are the players not responding with improved play?
I'll go first. One thing that I always noticed was the way he interacts with the players. He seemed to be more of their friend and not their head coach. Joking around giving nicknames, etc... The players like him and I'm sure it helped with recruiting, but it seemed like there was no sense of superiority between him and the players. I noticed how it looked like players would argue with him on the sidelines similar to the way a father and son would. I don't really notice that type of relationship with other coaches, especially Saban and Meyer types. It's like in little league when the coaches son listens to everyone else except his father and throws a fit when is father corrects him only to do it again. Too close of a relationship can be counter productive.
I'll go first. One thing that I always noticed was the way he interacts with the players. He seemed to be more of their friend and not their head coach. Joking around giving nicknames, etc... The players like him and I'm sure it helped with recruiting, but it seemed like there was no sense of superiority between him and the players. I noticed how it looked like players would argue with him on the sidelines similar to the way a father and son would. I don't really notice that type of relationship with other coaches, especially Saban and Meyer types. It's like in little league when the coaches son listens to everyone else except his father and throws a fit when is father corrects him only to do it again. Too close of a relationship can be counter productive.
