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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 5377514, member: 40"]
The problem is, he WASN'T good enough.  He was unproven, and a huge gamble for a program teetering on the precipice and in real danger of backsliding even further.

At a point in time when our program had just undergone a steep dip in performance, on the tail end of what was then an 8-year decline.

It wasn't the time to turn things over to someone without a proven track record, nor for a continuity hire.  The goal should not have been to maintain, it should have been to change the trajectory of the program.

If Autry was foisted on JW, then I blame the BoT more than Wildhack, but it was still a poor choice.  Politics be damned, AD's are judged by outcomes, not just coaches.  Forcing JB to step down was the hard part.  JW had already taken the hardest step, all he needed to do was rip off the band aid, and instead the University chose the path of least resistance.

And because of that, we have 11,000 fans at games now, with season ticket sales likely to plummet even more next year, with the associated revenue impacts to ensue.  It is going to be a big 60 days.
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