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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2044294, member: 837"]
Haven't read the book but a couple of things stand out to me in JB's defense: I know there are negative connotations here but in some ways it reads like an attempt to give a shoutout to the loyalty of the fans here. Of course there's always the JB cynicism and the idea that the fan base plays [I]that [/I]big a role may be inaccurate. But I read it as his way of saying -- 'hey, the dome opens in 80 and we're in the top 5 in attendance every year from there on out. That's a huge advantage.' Have to feel like fan support has, in fact, been a big factor in this program's success, even though he probably hates most of us message-board types.

The second thing is that there is a really simple set of truths in there (paraphrased): You can have bad coaching years, bad recruiting years and bad playing years.

I mean, these are all the points that most here are debating with this group. So those criticisms are, by definition, warranted since we seem to be struggling a bit in all three phases. Having said that he makes a pretty good point (relative to those saying he has to leave or retire): Sometimes you simply miss. We missed on recruits, we added a couple key transfers but they weren't home runs, which has translated into really uneven performance, and we obviously have struggled a bit on the coaching front.

There are reasons to be concerned but some of what's happening this year is as simple as the staff missing on a series of calls. It's not quite that simple, but it happens to everyone at times, even hall of famers.
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