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KD is making over $3MM per year. CU may not pay SEC/Big10 level of salary but they are paying enough to expect more competence than we’re getting. Yes, more budget would be fantastic but if you’re going to throw it at people like coach Rod then what’s the point?
What will KD be the next couple years (but not cheap?)
I would hope we could come up with a better plan than just get rid of KD at all costs and stick someone cheap in his place. Not having a coherent plan or vision for the program is exactly how we got in this mess in the first place and you’re basically advocating for repeating that mistake.
Then the second step is offloading RG and the third sending LC out the door. Those two were responsible for the brilliant idea of hiring, overpaying and guaranteeing the contract for a HC who was in demand as a HC nowhere, mainly because his record, relative to his opportunity, well, stinks. Add to that his reputation as a recruiting ghost makes it an unbelievably bad hire. I don't want either of those two anywhere near any rebuild (which is inevitable given the trajectory).
Honestly, I think this should be the first step.
there is nothing about Rattler that impresses me. He's always seemed like more flash than substance, going back to the time he was being recruited.
With our OL recruiting he might be lucky to put up 38 yards per game.
Nah. The ineptitude of this team as currently constructed is almost entirely due to the worst coaching in P5. Sure, the OL recruiting hasn't been good and we are starting a Tackle every week who can't play at this level, but with a few good transfers, there is enough talent to win 6+ games with good coaching
Fify
This team needs a modern recruiting organization probably more than anything at this point. For that reason, I really don’t love the idea of a rising FCS or G5 coach even though I know there are examples where that has been successful. The Mel Tucker approach was the right one - bring in someone who knows what a successful recruiting organization looks like and provide the resources to set it up. We’ll have to live with the occasional game day boner to dramatically improve talent.
In my hypothetical of firing KD and bringing in Grinch/Spavital, which my response to Mtn was based on, I would like to think most guys would stay.
Great question. Most teams have some attrition every year. CU already has two I think, Murray and Toll. If 4-6 more hit the door, and they are players one might expect to be contributors...look out, this could be really bad.
Not all of it. Maybe not even much of it.
He has all the physical tools, but comes off as a kid who was handed everything his entire life, was the number 1 QB recruit in the country and acted like it. It feels like he read his press clippings that talked about him as the Heisman front runner and potential top 5 draft pick coming into this season. Kind of an "all I gotta do is show up" kind of guy.
It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out. I can’t think of many/any “can’t miss” players who didn’t live up to that billing that managed to transfer and rehabilitate their image.
Smacks of Tate Martell. Maybe he can pull it together before the wheels come off.
Good amount of Prop 48 & 42 flexibility for Coach Mac, iirc. Wasn't that how we got Sal in?
Yep
Culture can be built in terms of state & city support, fan support, recruit interest, etc.
I don’t think he is remotely as bad as Martell. I think he will transfer and do well somewhere
He's a **** head but way more talented than Martell ever was
