It's the Coaching, Stupid (Redux)

Tyme to Go.

It's really getting ridiculous. It's barely worth complaining about anymore because ND's admin is just stupid. I honestly don't mind losing games where the team is overmatched, faces superior players, or outplayed. But I hate losing half the schedule each year to teams loaded with players ND didn't recruit. If they weren't good enough to play at ND, how are they suddenly beating up ND on the field?

Coaching.

How does a team lose twice by 3pts while rushing for 26yds or getting penalized 120yds?

Coaching.

And why will ND suck for two more years after losing to USC and a bowl opponent?

Coaching.

Yeah, that's right. Popular opinion on the inside is that several things presently would keep ND from firing Willingham before his contract expires at the end of the 2007 season:
1) Precendent. Bob Davie and Gerry Faust were shit coaches and they got 5 years to prove it.
2) Concern for backlash from those accusing ND of being unfair to a minority coach (with regard to #1).

I will probably still send in an annual contribution because each year I have my donation directed to the fencing endowment, and I don't think it's fair to punish that program simply because the rest of the administration is a bunch of idiots. But I completely support Steve and others who choose not to...and encourage others to do as much.