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[QUOTE="Geode, post: 3862735, member: 411"]
What a challenging position for the AD to be in.  2 weeks ago there was an outpouring of support and demonstrative respect for Desko due to the behind the scenes activities of the Scanlan debacle.  Now the wheels appear to have come off the bus and the media are clamoring.

I see three options - 
1. The "Easy" button 
The seemingly easy button says "It's a Covid year, players couldn't practice, no fall ball, quarantine, scheduling, etc. etc." but in light of the Scanlan issue, the pre-season Covid party issue, etc. the AD could be feeling pressure from above... Does keeping the status quo just kick the can down the road a bit and does that cause problems for the Trustees with the off field issues?

2. The Reset button
Or, do you hit reset and have faith in the process?   It presents a lot of unknowns but makes a statement about nobody being bigger than the program.

3.  Shake up the defense and recruiting (again).  Last year the offense got shook up with the addition of March, and in March's defense, he didn't get a normal year to implement a new offense. One could easily argue it's still a work in progress.  Recruiting does look like its trending upward - he flipped Hiltz, Spallina is on his way...   Desko has already shrewdly acknowledged the defense needs to be evaluated (coach speak for - needs to be fixed).  A change there breathes some much needed fresh air into the program and hopefully adds more on the recruiting front.  Does it address the off field issues?

It will be interesting to see which option gets selected.  Maybe there is an unknown 4th option but my guess is #3.
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