Fire Holtz

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Originally Posted by Geaux Dawgs

This is the easiest schedule we have had since becoming D-1A, FBS, whatever.........and we are getting pounded on by bad teams.

Our second team last year would have gone 7-5 or better with this schedule. Kansas sucks, bad. Tulane sucks, Army sucks...........There is NO JUSTIFICATION for the lack of intensity, lack of preparedness, and the lack of execution we are showing. We need to be honest with ourselves, what good recruit would want to hop on this train wreck???? While stepping on toes, I will go one further.......what has Juluke given us?? The 3 star TE from Karr is committed to USL..... We say we want TE's, he apparently is a good one.........going to USL. USL has passed right by us in just about every area in a football program, Ray Charles can see that!!!

The question is, do we allow Skippy a chance to right the ship or do we cut our HUGE loss and start over?? I do not want a new coach to have to come in and need 3 years to fix this debacle.

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The lack of preparation each week by this team is truly remarkable. During the game, our defense acted as if this was the very first time they had ever seen this Army offense. What...no video? Army only has about 6 plays in their playbook, yet nobody (for Tech) covered the fullback, the QB or the pitchman on the "option" play that Army ran about a thousand times. WTH? It's for this reason I say, cut Skippy now, and cut our losses. Let's hire a good, young, coach that knows what he's doing, and knows how to recruit.

This is our 2nd team from last year.

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

The lack of preparation each week by this team is truly remarkable. During the game, our defense acted as if this was the very first time they had ever seen this Army offense. What...no video? Army only has about 6 plays in their playbook, yet nobody (for Tech) covered the fullback, the QB or the pitchman on the "option" play that Army ran about a thousand times. WTH? It's for this reason I say, cut Skippy now, and cut our losses. Let's hire a good, young, coach that knows what he's doing, and knows how to recruit.

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It would be easier to just replace the defensive coordinator.

The debacle could have been Sonny leaving the team with nothing and that debacle could take 3 years to fix

It would be very hard to find another head coach if you fire a guy who inherited a dumpster fire after 1 season.

What exactly is the buyout if that route was taken?

That route is not going to be taken, so it doesn't matter. No AD in the country would fire a guy who inherited 16 new starters after year 1. That's just insane and the professional commentators would have a field day mocking our program (again).

We have recruited too many juco offensive lineman. We need top consider playing some linemen that weigh under 300 lbs. 7 of the 10 offensive lineman in the 2 deep depth chart are jucos.

The first rule we need to go by when hiring the next coach is: Don't hire someone that got fired from another school for being a loser. They will not come to Tech and magically turn into a winner.

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Originally Posted by T1

It would be very hard to find another head coach if you fire a guy who inherited a dumpster fire after 1 season.

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BS. We pay at least 500k. A hungry and confident assistant coach would take that in a heart beat. Our sitatuation with Holtz was worst, lame duck AD and Pres.

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Originally Posted by T1

That route is not going to be taken, so it doesn't matter. No AD in the country would fire a guy who inherited 16 new starters after year 1. That's just insane and the professional commentators would have a field day mocking our program (again).

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Southern Miss did it. Yeah, well catch crap just like every other non-BCS school who fires any coach, but it will be temporary.

What's happened to all those fans that thought Holtz was a great hire because he had all that experience?

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Originally Posted by DONW

What's happened to all those fans that thought Holtz was a great hire because he had all that experience?

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Wasn't excited by the hire, but I never dreamed it could be so bad so fast. If people really thought it could be this bad this year, don't you think we'd have played our hand a LOT differently regarding the bowl situation last year. I'd hope so! As a fan, I thought we'd be better this year so them almost blowing off a bowl was because we'd be so much better we'd have a short memory. Call me dead wrong I guess!!!

I figured we would be this bad. And this path was virtually certain before the Poinsettia Bowl. That is why we were all so certain that we were going to lose Dykes after last season. Have you guys already forgotten?

Dykes was a user. I hope he gets "Kiffin'ed" soon!!

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Originally Posted by DONW

What's happened to all those fans that thought Holtz was a great hire because he had all that experience?

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Don.....when the team is not "PREPARED" each week, it's likely time for a change. It's not likely to get better. The "lack of preparation" by Holtz is appalling.

Ask yourself this: Am I happy with LA Tech being ranked literally DEAD LAST in the country? Because that's about where our Bulldawgs are right now. Of the 125 schools competing in FBS, LA Tech probably falls somewhere between #118 and #125. I don't think it's ever been this bad in Ruston.