If he hasn't gotten better after 6 years, is he ever going to get better?
Without question IU needs to improve and 2019 and 2020 showed with the right coordinators coach Allen is fine as a HC. His problem has been coming up with the right coordinators instead of who he is comfortable with. I hope this year our coordinators prove they are the right ones for IU.
He can drive all he wants. He is what he is. If he hasn’t figured out how to improve by now he never will.
That is correct. And then IU played USC at the LA Coliseum in 1982. There was a great tailback IU last faced, but It was Marcus Allen in 1981 in Bloomington.
And yet you acted like he shouldn't have the goal of getting better.
So here is how I see it. I think because of his enthusiasm and how he is received, we are punching above our weight, recruiting wise. But given that, when we get players, we have to put them in the right spots. Dexter Williams should have started at QB in Game 1, as should have Jaylin Lucas. I think the fact we can still recruit decently and also that we have a great campus helps us stay in the mix. We also seem to do OK in the transfer portal. So one of these seasons ... And if not, we'll all be back here in 2024.
No one said he shouldn't have a goal of getting better. He should.
Read post #5 that I quoted before you tell me no one said that.
I hope so too. But at the same time CTA needs to manage his staff.
He acted shocked/disbelief that a coach of 7 years would/should have a goal of getting better.
He's shocked because after 6 years, he's not any better despite the fact that is goal.
That is not what his post says. Subsequent posts sure.
He is allowed to clarify his post. And you agree his subsequent posts do say that. So why are you so hung up on your own personal interpretation when the poster already clarified his position?
The rest of your post doesn't matter because he already clarified that's not what he meant. You acknowledged those clarifications.
I clarified that he moved the goal posts in an attempt to defend his initial post and then you took the baton and claimed he didn't make the initial post and then tried to twist what his initial post meant.
You’re right, but you’re also trying to prove a point that avoid the much more important issue: Why hasn’t Coach Allen improved nearly enough to build a sustainably winning program, even as we sit near the start of his 7th season? When / if you are able to address that subject, we’ll be all ears.
Agree with this. The OC pick and the offense he ran last year and then keeping Hiller really soured me on the future with Allen in charge. Puzzling decisions.
Meh, people will question any coach that struggles regardless of what they say.
It's not just bad hires. It's his lack of staff management.
My take is that he is clueless based on the job he has done. Short of the fluke COVID season we have stunk under him. At one point his recruiting seemed to be going well but now that is going backwards. Most of the guys we seem to be signing have few if any offers from decent schools. Different coach but same old horrible football program.
