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[QUOTE="boog7, post: 1248399, member: 809"]
You're actually not alone in your opinion as I agree with you completely.

The poorly thought out, reactionary way that Shafer threw McD under the bus for a struggling offense after like just[I] four games[/I] showed what a poor leader and decision maker he is.  The fact that the offense actually got [I]worse[/I] after the switch only demonstrated that the offensive problems ran much deeper than McD, and if Shafer was a competent coach, he would've recognized that instead of making a hasty decision that only ensured the loss of his best recruiting weapon but still didn't fix the problem.

But McD became a despised scapegoat, so many posters here applauded his demotion and credited Shafer for being "swift and decisive."  I prefer to view it as "rushed and short-sighted" and ultimately unwise & unfair.  McD was a young, developing OC [I]that Shafer hand-picked -- [/I]nobody forced McD on him, that was entirely his choice -- and for Shafer to bail on him so early in just his 2nd year, [I]after[/I] leading the O to bowl eligibility and a W over a solid Minnesota team in his 1st year, was imho, a inept display of organizational leadership and personnel management.

And with the way McD was treated, I don't think Shafer will have an easy time finding a replacement who has McD's recruiting bona fides and connections.  And let's face it, Shafer may not be on the hot seat yet but it's certainly warming up.  A repeat performance like 2014 next season and Shafer's likely a goner.  Coaches know that and may be reluctant to join his staff, at least the better coaches, anyway.

NC State got a steal w/ McD.  Watch how many blue chip So. Fla. kids he convinces to play in Raleigh, which I'd imagine is a far more attractive location to those kids than frigid  Syracuse.
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