(07-31-2019 11:25 AM)TTT Wrote:  

(07-31-2019 10:30 AM)GatorEagle Wrote:  

Quote:It's ironic, because after Fedora's 3rd year, people said the same thing after he fired Todd Bradford (DC)..."but, you guys fired the wrong coach, Fedora isn't the answer, he doesn't care about the other side of the ball, he isn't a complete coach etc."....of course we all know how that turned out. I actually predict that after Hopson wins CUSA this year that he'll get poached by a school who can pay him 4-5 times the amount he's making at USM...like Maryland, Indiana, Arizona, Colorado, Ole Miss, Arkansas...

Nobody, and I mean nobody was saying that about Bra_for_. Most wanted him gone after year one. People didn't like Fedora because he was too "flashy," wore hair product, ladies around town thought he was easy on the eyes and above all...immediately followed JB and just kept right on winning.

Yes, people were very vocal about wanting Bradford gone. They were also very vocal about wanting FEDORA gone.

I think you're missing my point which is this: I remember MANY people saying over and over after his 3rd year that Fedora was not the answer because he doesn't have the balls to fire his friends/weak links of his staff (Bradford) for the betterment of the program..."Fedora can't win CUSA", "Fedora doesn't care about defense", "we need to fire Fedora", "we need to bring Bower back". etc. So many people were pushing this towards the end of his 3rd season (2010). Remember, at that time in 2010 we just finished w/ another measly 5-3 conference record with a 44-43 loss at home to ECU, a 50-49 OT loss at home to UAB, a 56-50 loss @ Tulsa, and a 31-28 loss to Louisville in the Beef 'o Brady Bowl after leading in that game 14-0 in the first half. Just like the heat Fedora was getting at the end of his 3rd year, Hopson is feeling the heat at the end of his 3rd year and just like Fedora did, Hopson has made the necessary staff changes...which is why I predict (just like Fedora did) Hopson will coach us to a 10+ win season, CUSA championship, t25 ranking, and he'll probably get swooped up by a P5 school.

I don't think Hop has what it takes.. I gave him his due time and I haven't been impressed.. I hope like Hell I'm eating my words a month into it.

But I doubt Hop goes P5.. Again, could be wrong.