I scrolled through and didn't see one. I go to the games and it's all really pretty dismal, but I'm curious to have a better understanding of things from those who are closer to it than I am. (I get there are plenty of jabs at CTA; that's not really what I'm talking about)
Was there anything reasonable that led to a place where IU now would have to pay $20m to buy him out (and sure, I'm guessing that number can be reduced by CTA getting other work, etc.). Was IU too hasty to agree to those sorts of terms? Did they fail to properly assess CTA at the time they hired him when Wilson left and when they've tweaked his contract and when they had the good covid year? Do the powers that be at IU understand all this stuff sufficiently to know what IU needs? And I certainly get that IU's been in a rough spot and it's hard to have clear answers to build on when you're starting off on your back foot to put it lightly. That's not just a question of how they got to this point (if it's an unreasonable situation), but how they would manage the hiring of a new coach.
Has CTA failed to manage his coaching staff over his time at IU? Was that reasonably obvious and is CTA's management of the staff objectively reasonable?
What's happened to recruiting? For years now, there have been reports that things were ticking up with recruiting and more often than not that didn't produce much that is different. With CTA now, is there any hope for recruiting?
The close losses, the poor tackling, the questionable play-calling, etc. all suggest either a lack of preparation, a lack of talent on the field, and/or a lack of game management skills by either CTA or the staff. Is there a reasonable and objective argument in CTA's favor on any of that?
Has the administration failed to invest in ways that have undermined CTA to his detriment and to no fault of his?
Having purported "success" (whatever that might mean) in the covid year to be followed up by such clear non-success raises questions about whether the powers that be (whether that's CTA or staff or admins or whoever) had a read on the underpinning and infrastructure of what came before.
Was there anything reasonable that led to a place where IU now would have to pay $20m to buy him out (and sure, I'm guessing that number can be reduced by CTA getting other work, etc.). Was IU too hasty to agree to those sorts of terms? Did they fail to properly assess CTA at the time they hired him when Wilson left and when they've tweaked his contract and when they had the good covid year? Do the powers that be at IU understand all this stuff sufficiently to know what IU needs? And I certainly get that IU's been in a rough spot and it's hard to have clear answers to build on when you're starting off on your back foot to put it lightly. That's not just a question of how they got to this point (if it's an unreasonable situation), but how they would manage the hiring of a new coach.
Has CTA failed to manage his coaching staff over his time at IU? Was that reasonably obvious and is CTA's management of the staff objectively reasonable?
What's happened to recruiting? For years now, there have been reports that things were ticking up with recruiting and more often than not that didn't produce much that is different. With CTA now, is there any hope for recruiting?
The close losses, the poor tackling, the questionable play-calling, etc. all suggest either a lack of preparation, a lack of talent on the field, and/or a lack of game management skills by either CTA or the staff. Is there a reasonable and objective argument in CTA's favor on any of that?
Has the administration failed to invest in ways that have undermined CTA to his detriment and to no fault of his?
Having purported "success" (whatever that might mean) in the covid year to be followed up by such clear non-success raises questions about whether the powers that be (whether that's CTA or staff or admins or whoever) had a read on the underpinning and infrastructure of what came before.
