I mentioned that the first one left on his own, and I agree that's not remotely a negative for Dino. You want your good coordinators to be attractive and it's a sign that the HC had good judgement. Lynch is still on the staff, but he didn't work out at OC.
I'm not so much sure that Dino is willing to change as much as he has been told that he has to make changes. There is a difference. Of course, that is not for us to know. Or not for me to know, anyway. In a way, he is fortunate that he has been allowed to keep his job long enough to make those changes. Not all coaches are under these circumstances..
I think my point, however, is that 4 OC's in 7 years is abnormal for any program unless you have had a lot of guys moving on to better positions. We have not.
I have long since divested myself of faith in Dino. I always thought that the whole "belief without evidence" thing was great for someone applying for a clergy position but nothing more than a sales pitch for a football coach. Still, Dino is still with us and I want him to be successful...wildly successful in fact, because that means SU will be wildly successful and that is all that matters to me. I hope he pulls a rabbit out of his hat on this hire. Fingers crossed but I will need evidence because my faith is shaken.
