Going back all the way to Lee Corso, I never understood the IU Administration's approach to hiring an established Football Coach and winning football games. Including Lee Corso, we have had 9 HC's at IU. Of those 9, only 3 (Mallory, DiNardo, & Corso) had any Power 5 HC experience to lead a team against the best college programs in the country. Also, Hep had HC experience from Miami, OH.
When are we going to assemble a football staff like we did for basketball?
Regardless of schedules & injuries, we have looked poorly coached from the opening kick at Iowa. By the end of the half, I posted that we were a 3-9 team. Injuries were not an excuse the initial few games. Mistakes, poor schemes, lack of of player development, being out-maned up-front & etc.. etc.. While the majority of the blame falls directly on CTA, this season has been full of poor coaching and poor decisions by the entire staff. It just really seems like amatuer hour right now.
Like so many on the inside claim, IU can't attract good established head coaches. I think that is total BS.
We have the digs now; scrap the staff, & hire an established Head Football Coach. Like the Aamco guy said; "you can pay me now or later". Do you honestly think that IU Football will be in a good direction over the next 2-3 seasons with CTA driving the bus? We should at least be talking to people?
Look at basketball since Knight, except for Mike Davis (which I believe was a special circumstance), when has the IU Administration hired a Head Basketball coach with no to very little HC experience. Never, Never again.. We hired three guys with super credentials (Woody, Matta, and Fife) to get the program turned in the right direction. Hell, Teri Moran had great HC experience at the lower levels; look what she has done.
All IU Football gets is a high number of coaches with little to no HC experience. This recipe does not work in the Big Ten.. As an IU Alum, all I ask the IU Administration is to give IU Football the same chances as basketball to succeed. Hire a staff with an established HC. Some guys are HC's and some are not. You don't hire someone & hope that they turn into one. Not at this level..
When are we going to assemble a football staff like we did for basketball?
Regardless of schedules & injuries, we have looked poorly coached from the opening kick at Iowa. By the end of the half, I posted that we were a 3-9 team. Injuries were not an excuse the initial few games. Mistakes, poor schemes, lack of of player development, being out-maned up-front & etc.. etc.. While the majority of the blame falls directly on CTA, this season has been full of poor coaching and poor decisions by the entire staff. It just really seems like amatuer hour right now.
Like so many on the inside claim, IU can't attract good established head coaches. I think that is total BS.
We have the digs now; scrap the staff, & hire an established Head Football Coach. Like the Aamco guy said; "you can pay me now or later". Do you honestly think that IU Football will be in a good direction over the next 2-3 seasons with CTA driving the bus? We should at least be talking to people?
Look at basketball since Knight, except for Mike Davis (which I believe was a special circumstance), when has the IU Administration hired a Head Basketball coach with no to very little HC experience. Never, Never again.. We hired three guys with super credentials (Woody, Matta, and Fife) to get the program turned in the right direction. Hell, Teri Moran had great HC experience at the lower levels; look what she has done.
All IU Football gets is a high number of coaches with little to no HC experience. This recipe does not work in the Big Ten.. As an IU Alum, all I ask the IU Administration is to give IU Football the same chances as basketball to succeed. Hire a staff with an established HC. Some guys are HC's and some are not. You don't hire someone & hope that they turn into one. Not at this level..