As opposed to piling on, I have a bit of sadness for him, in that he’s looking like a retread now and this is his career we’re talking about.
He essentially did get passed over for DC at IU. He was co-DC at UT for 1-year (or was it 2?) where the coach gets fired Bc they didn’t have the year they thought and clearly he’s now on his way out too. Gets a job offer at a program NOT on the rise but going opposite direction and who seemingly had offered 2-4 other people who said no. The man still wants to coach and likely not at mid-tier non power 5 level, and Brombardi offered, so he took it. Maybe he jumped too soon or panicked, or maybe he is someone who doesn’t have tons of options right now?
I come down on side of “be gracious, don’t mock” an ex-IU family member.
He wants to work, to try and turn a program around to help turn his image around, and he’s going into a situation he knows already which probably helps his own confidence. To me, this “could” end up being a UT 2.0 if they have another poor season next year & Coach B is given walking papers, which wouldn’t surprise me. But he is a Carmel guy who has IU ties, Let’s be wish HIM well, but we don’t have to hope for PU to have great season or want anything but a blowout for IU in the bucket game!
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