(09-22-2010 02:58 AM)JohnnyRed Wrote: Paul of Troy ftw!
Some times Paul of Troy's posts are entertaining,
Sometimes they are enlightening because they offer a "counter perspective",
but sometimes they are simply Stupid.
I think this tread has quickly gone down the "stupid" path.
To his original point, i think anyway - the discussion of firing Larry is easy after a bad loss. Its also easy after loosing a close game to big boy on the road, or a heart-breaking defeat in over-time in bowl games.
But it makes no sense when you look at and get to the logical conclusion to that question - OK we fired him - now what. Someone gave the Dickey example - look at where that program is now - but i dont think that is a good example for Troy, apples and oranges comparing Troy to Denton.
Larry has done more with less than any other coach I know. He figures out creative ways to get the most talent possible into Troy (all within the rules). But sometimes that "less" part bites us in the rear. That however does not get him a free pass on Coaching desicions, and hiring a firing, that rest soley with him. However, he has shown over 20 years that he will fire friends, let "Troy" people go, and will revamp the staff as needed to get the right person in there. We loose good coaches becase we cant pay them, we fire/dont retain coachs who dont perform - again that all rests with Larry, and i think 20 years worth of hirings and firings have proven he can make those tough desicions.
We are averiging around 8 wins a years for the last few years, and have more success in terms of wins and bowl "appearances" than any one else in the belt, prior to moving up, he had us in the I-AA playoffs 7 out of the 8 years we were eligible. Consistancy builds programs, not revolving door coaches. (We've had 4 loosing seasons in 20 years - how many of our conference mates, or any non-AQ conference team can say that.)
If we were to fire LB - we would be looking at 2 potential senarios:
1. Similar to UNT - leave a measure of success, make a bad hire and begin a decade of losses and take 3 steps back (i hope your next hire is better), or
2. Let's use Tulane as an example - they got Tommy Bowden in and gave him his first head coaching gig - he goes 12-0, get ranked number 5 in the country, leaves, and the return to revolving door laughing stock. There efforts to shut that door have failed and they have taken 3 steps back.
Paul's theory seems to me "somethings got to be better than this" - and i dont think that is a very well thouhgt out theory.
-PFTG