Originally posted by eonblue:Originally posted by robniner:It's funny that something similar is happening here as one of the components father was responsible for leading Missouri's athletic program all the way down to the ground at one point in their history.
Im confused. Do you think Butch Jones was a bad.hire?
Was pulling the rug underneath Jon Gruden a major,major mistake because despite the reports he turned it down? He was coming till the last minute the admin decided they didn't want a Nick Saban undermining them.
There's more to tell so if interested pm me and I'll provide more info.
The Vols AD's father ran the Mizzou athletic department and hired Woody Widenhoffer (sp) to run the football program over the likes of Bobby Ross and John Cooper. That hire nearly destroyed the football program and took them much longer to get it back on track. Now the genes have apparently passed on to his son, who probably didn't want to go through what he went through in Bama.
Yes, it was a bad,bad hire. Being successful in The Big East doesn't guarantee success in the mini-NFL (better known as the SEC). You can churn out a great recruiting class but its coaching and player development that counts the most.
[ Edited by robniner on Nov 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM ]