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Message: [QUOTE="Scrutineer, post: 5333852, member: 8240"] He was the golden boy who won the award for National DC of the year so he was probably viewed by our AD as a "safe hire". My first thought when he was hired was the blowout loss Notre Dame suffered in their bowl game at the end of the season for which he won that award. Then, watching the end of that Navy game, I realized his ineptitude was not a one off. He was living proof that some people can have a great year but not sustain it. He was unable to step back and see the big picture during game conditions. Too involved in minutiae? Maybe. Inexperienced and not ready to manage the game? Definitely. Proved in the intervening years that his successes were likely due to working for one of the best head coaches in the game at the time? Sure seems that way. [/QUOTE]