I had good sources say he did whatever he wanted and the coaches knew not to say anything. I don't have a lot of inside information, but that was one of the few things that I had. Lol
We reportedly spent 3.7 million on our starting offensive line and Bama 3 million on their defensive line. We couldn't run the ball at all and pass blocking was poor most of the game. You are right, portal era and you shouldn't look that bad.
The thing that scares me most is this the portal age of college football. You can turn it around pretty quickly. Our O-line was ranked top 3 by CBS sports and looked like a mid-major line today.
Pope went all the way to Israel to watch a kid not score a point with a stat line of 0-2 FG 0-1 3pts 0-4 free throws? How much did that cost the university?
Indiana rebranded after Knight. Hired one good coach in Sampson and the time era took him out for small things now and millions of dollars more wouldn't even be a whisper. I think I would rather have Cal with the new era and money and NBA proven background then a guy that hasn't recruited or...
If you are a Nike school and you had sold your soul to the number one player in America and he chooses an Adidas shoe for the same amount money or less, then Nike needs to revaluate their programs coaching choices.
College money is close. The good kids are wanting ten times that in future earnings? Do you go with a coach that can get you ten times that money potentially or to with a guy that had never developed a kid into a higher draft pick?