- October 7th, 2018, 11:31 am
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We can keep the actual discussion in the other threads, but where do you stand as of this week?
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thepostman wrote:Its funny how the results are so unanimous but if this same poll was posted last week it would have been much more split.That’s what gave me the idea for the poll. I plan to do it every week.
FlamesHighontheTide wrote:I say keep Gill and the offensive staff until Gill's contract runs out which is 2019. Wimbo and the entire defensive side of the ball needs to be replaced. The only one I could see keeping is Vantz Singletary due to the play of the defensive line, but then again I would not be upset if they let the whole defensive staff go.What I find so frustrating is that TG had the perfect opportunity to upgrade with a top notch DC and keep Wimbo as a position coach with the NCAA´s decision to allow an additional assistant. He instead decided to make the super impactful move of promoting a QC guy to coach the spurs.
FlamesHighontheTide wrote:I say keep Gill and the offensive staff until Gill's contract runs out which is 2019. Wimbo and the entire defensive side of the ball needs to be replaced. The only one I could see keeping is Vantz Singletary due to the play of the defensive line, but then again I would not be upset if they let the whole defensive staff go.You do realize Gill is just as responsible for the defense as Wimberly? How can anyone reasonably expect TG to do a 180 after 6 years of mediocrity? This is a business decision, not a feel good/feel bad deal. What if this was for money and you were part of the ownership team? It is like betting on a mule to win the Kentucky Derby. The mule probably has a better disposition than a highly-strung thoroughbred, but he is going to come in last every race. Someone said, "nice guys finish last" and they almost always do. Hee haw.
ALAFlamesFan wrote:The coaching has been questionable but the real unforgivable for me is the refusal to take any personal responsibility for the failures. It is always the players' fault for not executing. You are coaches. You are supposed to be coaching them up. If the players never grasp the concepts or get better that is YOUR FAULT. You are paid to teach and develop. Own it once in a while and pledge to do better. Quit being so arrogant.Have you not seen the warnings from the KU fans about a decade ago? Some folks here can give Gill excuses, but he hasn’t change and will never change. I wouldn’t even keep him and the staff for next year and buy them out. Better start fresh than keep the stench which can affect the next crew since we will be officially bowl eligible. If one contain a small tumor, would it be logical to keep it there until it’s recognizable or wouldn’t a person want it to be removed? Just saying.
oldflame wrote:First off - I agree with you completely.FlamesHighontheTide wrote:I say keep Gill and the offensive staff until Gill's contract runs out which is 2019. Wimbo and the entire defensive side of the ball needs to be replaced. The only one I could see keeping is Vantz Singletary due to the play of the defensive line, but then again I would not be upset if they let the whole defensive staff go.What I find so frustrating is that TG had the perfect opportunity to upgrade with a top notch DC and keep Wimbo as a position coach with the NCAA´s decision to allow an additional assistant. He instead decided to make the super impactful move of promoting a QC guy to coach the spurs.
Jonathan Carone wrote:According to Wimbos bio on website he has been associate head coach since 2012.
First off - I agree with you completely.
With hindsight, I wish we would’ve known Ron Brown was leaving when that decision was made. We could’ve moved Wimbo to the Associate Head Coach role (which I think he is great for) while bringing in a new DC as well. That would’ve been the absolute best case scenario.
sigmo7 wrote:I see nothing good coming out of firing just the entire defensive coaching staff. You would then have a basically lame duck head coach with one year remaining on his contract with a presumed warm seat. What type of coaching staff could you hire under those conditions. I hate this for Wimbo because I really like him, a very friendly and likable guy. Some coaches are only personable when it's a photo op. It's only my opinion but I think when we lost Torbush it was a bigger loss then we realized at the time. I had hopes at the time that he would have became the head coach. Many have said that they would like to see TG get put in another role in the football program if he is removed from the head coaching gig I for one think that would be a bad idea.Mike Stoops is now available. Just sayin.
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