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Random thought - any announcer pronouncing his name "ah-LEE" should be flogged.
Regarding Ollie's coaching, I've been surprised (foolish me!) at how hard the BY has been on Ollie after the Tulsa loss.
Let me see.
Take over a program entering a ban year. Yep.
Coach them to a very respectable result in that year. Yes.
Follow that up with a NC. Check.
Pass on multiple offers to bolt to the NBA. Check.
Now, we struggle, and fans are starting to say it was, "his worst job coaching." Or that, "he wasn't engaged." Or that, "he didn't have them ready." Or "the team lacked fire and that was on him." "He just sat there on the bench, chin on fist."
I don't know. Maybe I'm not a good fan. The guy won a NC last year. Most pundits thought he did a "masterful" job with the team. I figure that I should do my best to not jump to conclusions, not be reactionary, and not make outlandish assumptions for the purpose of supporting whatever point it is I want to make.
Has it occurred to you. Maybe. That Ollie didn't believe that animation, volume, and pep talks were what was needed? Why do you assume that screaming and jumping around and jamming fire and brimstone up players' asses is the best and only way to get the results you want?
Anyway, I could go on, and I know you don't care what's up my @ss or how I feel about Ollie as a coach, but the guy won us a NC just 9 months ago, and he can walk into a better paying job tomorrow or any day thereafter, probably for the next 10 years. Can you give the guy some leeway and stop assuming the worst about everything?
If coaching was measured by who jumped around and yelled and lit fires the most then Frank Martin and Mick Cronin would be the best coaches in the country.
Can we give Ollie, at the very least, this season before we get on him about not doing his job?
Regarding Ollie's coaching, I've been surprised (foolish me!) at how hard the BY has been on Ollie after the Tulsa loss.
Let me see.
Take over a program entering a ban year. Yep.
Coach them to a very respectable result in that year. Yes.
Follow that up with a NC. Check.
Pass on multiple offers to bolt to the NBA. Check.
Now, we struggle, and fans are starting to say it was, "his worst job coaching." Or that, "he wasn't engaged." Or that, "he didn't have them ready." Or "the team lacked fire and that was on him." "He just sat there on the bench, chin on fist."
I don't know. Maybe I'm not a good fan. The guy won a NC last year. Most pundits thought he did a "masterful" job with the team. I figure that I should do my best to not jump to conclusions, not be reactionary, and not make outlandish assumptions for the purpose of supporting whatever point it is I want to make.
Has it occurred to you. Maybe. That Ollie didn't believe that animation, volume, and pep talks were what was needed? Why do you assume that screaming and jumping around and jamming fire and brimstone up players' asses is the best and only way to get the results you want?
Anyway, I could go on, and I know you don't care what's up my @ss or how I feel about Ollie as a coach, but the guy won us a NC just 9 months ago, and he can walk into a better paying job tomorrow or any day thereafter, probably for the next 10 years. Can you give the guy some leeway and stop assuming the worst about everything?
If coaching was measured by who jumped around and yelled and lit fires the most then Frank Martin and Mick Cronin would be the best coaches in the country.
Can we give Ollie, at the very least, this season before we get on him about not doing his job?