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Originally posted by amycat412
As I wrote this, I understood more of what you meant by cop-out... but I have read that this was a factor so many times now, and knowing how it can be a factor at USC, that I do believe it is part of the story with Willingham.
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I do get this part of the argument as you laid it out . . . but I think that, honestly, winning supercedes it. You wouldn't keep a coach that lost b/c he created a wonderful environment for the athletes and boosters - now, it very well could be a factor in a decision not to allow more time, sure, but in Willingham's case it reeks of copping out. How, exactly, did he 'not get it'? He didn't tap the sign on the way out of the locker room? He stopped the painting of the helmets?
In this
specific case, I think it's a joke.
I obviously have little first-hand knowledge of USC (just one bowl game, and the turnout was uncharacteristically low for them, apparently), so please don't feel like I'm commenting on them in specific.
However, if we're going to walk this path . . . what schools have the 'getting it' proviso? You named Auburn - that's a can of worms, b/c schools like Bama just destroy Auburn in football legacy. In terms of performance, Nebraska is ahead of them too. Where do we draw the line?
I feel like every college has its history and culture, and there's a 'fan texture' to every team - maybe we're just agreeing, in a backwards way, that some schools have a more severe 'slope' for those that don't mesh with this texture? If so, doesn't this make it the ultimate cop-out: ADs caving to fan bitching?
Also I'm a little drunk, so this might not make sense for shit, sorry duder. Also, I seriously hate notre dame