Published 12/2/2008
by Frank Sanchez
at Bleacher Report - College Football
These are a few things one must realize when covering, analyzing, and just plain being a fan of college football in today's world. These are grossly opinionated, and I may be wrong, and it would be a terrible tragedy...but if you agree, show me some love.
5. It takes three years to build a program
That's incorrect, and the first year does not count. I do not care if you are Michigan or New Mexico State. You cannot be given three years and expect to turn around a program.
In the first year, whatever you do as far as wins go is great. That's where Notre Dame screwed up in re-signing Weis after just one season, and that's where Michigan fans are being wrong in judging Rich Rodriguez.
How many years? Five. You give the coach a chance to get his own freshmen in and graduate them. If he can't win with his program in five years, can him. If he is winning, re-sign him. Simple as that.
Four years is just one short. This is not the NFL where you can buy and sell players up the river ...
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
Mike Leach burns Texas/Oklahoma
sharapovasthigh.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — Texas Tech coach Mike Leach wants to break the 3-way Big 12 tie by graduation rate.
OU by a single point in USA Today Coaches Poll
burntorangenation.com 12/2/2008 — OU by a single point in USA Today Coaches Poll
With the Sooners likely equaling, if not surpassing, the Longhorns in the computers, Texas must be ahead of OU in the Harris poll to have a shot at holding onto #2 in the BCS.
Texas made up 41 ...
Another BCS Screwjob
thewizofodds.com 12/2/2008 —
Here's the scoreboard from the Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas on Oct. 11 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The score is at the bottom: Horns 45, Sooners 35. In the end, this was just another meaningless regular season game, brought to ...
At least the BCS is in good hands with the Harris poll. Wait ...
rivals.yahoo.com 12/2/2008 —
The Harris poll: What up with that? Other than making up a third of the all-important BCS standings, nobody knows , exactly. But the Oklahoman 's Berry Tramel assures us the Harris operation is manned only by the most methodical, wise and ...
The Long Snapper – Oklahoma, Brian Kelly, Tennessee, Tim Tebow, and More…
thebullgator.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — Over the last week, hoards of my readers (that was typed with SARCASM LOCK on) have gotten in touch with me to tell me, while they appreciate my holding their hands through the last issue of The Long Snapper, they can all do one better than the Big Ten (Eleven)...
BCS: Beyond Crap, Seriously —
Bleacher Report - College Football 12/2/2008
The last time I wrote an article about the Bowl Championship Series , someone correctly pointed out that attacking it was beating a dead horse. Everyone knows that the BCS is garbage and fails most spectacularly in the exact situations it was ...