Well Bell is turning out to be exactly what his historical performance suggested he would be. A very average offensive coordinator. He's light years better than Sheridan. He's actually a good play caller and he can generate creative opportunities. But his teams don't execute at a high enough level to succeed. He's not a good enough coach that he can overcome a terrible line coach, like a Kalen Deboer could and he struggles to get receivers open. Allen had to get this hire right, and he didn't. Tim Cramsey who is now at Memphis was the guy I thought Allen should go after and he's putting up 37 points a game. His fifth strong year in a row. You have to make a lot of bad decisions to get where Indiana is and Allen has. You chose Charlton over Mike Tressel, Bell over Kramsey, hire a guy in Wilt who is a good coach, but has never been a coordinator and this is what you get. A team that consistenly comes up just short. It's a shame because Allen does a lot of things right. He recruits, his teams work hard and play hard. But he does not get the coaches right. They are not all terrible hires, they are just not good enough to be able to elevate the program.
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