Yeah I mean I can’t watch this either.
It might be the players but Ollie put the players on the court. He’s relentlessly tried to instill a system that hasn’t worked *for years* with this team - and with a wide cast of characters. He hasn’t been able to develop top recruits that well. Hasn’t been able to develop under the radar recruits. Every year feels like a big step back. The programs we’ve lost to in just the last two years alone... there’s all the rumor mongering in the background.
And just the sheer level of quit in these kids.
I don’t know how or where to defend him. Or how anyone could make the case. This is a total train wreck.
And with a clock ticking. Maybe he program could turn around in a few years with him at the helm, but they just can’t afford - I don’t think anyway - to wait around to see if he can.
Great post.
The bold part is what sticks out most to me. I️ just don’t see what he falls back out to turn things around, which is why I️ thinks it’s so apparent that he won’t be able to.
Every coach needs something to build their program around or to fall back on when things get tough. Whether it’s being an ace recruiter, developing under the radar guys, having a strong offensive, playing tough defense. Whatever it is.
What is that with Ollie? Recruiting was a supposed strong suit but has continued to fall off. Player development is very scarce. Our offense is atrocious. Our d is supposedly our strong suit but we give up huge runs every game and we make a lot of lazy defensive mistakes. We don’t play hard or tough. The whole “we are a family” mantra has been blown up with all the transfers, losing recruits, staff changes, and Ollie throwing his top assistant under the bus.
Honestly what is he going to fall back on to turn things around? What is the foundation for our program? What is our identity? We are just a rudderless ship drifting off deeper and deeper to sea right now.
