Absolutely! Which rendered it virtually meaningless. And with all of the portal activity and coaching changes I imagine the players and staff were equally confused. One quantifiable measure of LEO was how many players transferred out of the program. On the flip side were all the players who transfered in. Those that wanted out were not getting enough playing time. Those the transferred in were looking for more playing time and everybody was looking for immediate gratification. The locker room was like Grand Central station at the end of each season. None of this represented LEO.If you put 100 people in a room, you'd get 100 different definitions of LEO.
Alabama grabs the strength and conditioning coaches, and eventually an offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. With the benefit of hindsight it's pretty obvious that CTA was a huge benefactor of a strong coaching staff he rode to being elected the national coach of the year.
Everybody gets an extra year of eligibility and the Hoosiers followed up by losing every conference game the next season. And the literal answer to every press conference that next season was always the same - LEO. The wash out the following season - LEO. And then last season.... LEO. And then there was Tom Allen's exasperated body language, hunched behind a podium with a raspy, lost voice and no explanations other than LEO. It got to the point last year when the Hoosiers played some very tough competitive games the only thing that people came away with was another loss and LEO.
Don't get me started about the word of the year. I don't know how he said that every season with a straight face. And now CCC has to build a new culture while inheriting an Indiana roster that has only known losing. So he brings in 10 JMU transfers to help establish a new culture.
Yesterday I listened to Jim coyle and Don Fisher talk about the Hoosiers expecting to go to a bowl game next season. I'm giving CCC a free pass for next season and have absolutely no expectations. If he gets six wins next year he should be a candidate for Coach of the Year also.
Last edited: