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Message: [QUOTE="boog7, post: 4841447, member: 809"] No, if you're an AD and you like a particular defensive scheme as well as the Defensive Coordinator who ran said scheme, when you fire the coach who bought the DC & his scheme in, it's only logical to consider replacing the fired coach with the coach who impressed you. Maybe similar logic applies to Beck as well. Why fire Dino? Have you not seen the last eight years of his losing, his head scratching coaching decisions and mostly mediocre recruiting? Did you miss all the embarrassing blow out losses on National TV? How many games did DB lose almost single-handedly bc of [I]his[/I] poor clock management, [I]his[/I] ill timed punts or FG attempts, drive killing or drive extending penalties bc of a lack of discipline on [I]his[/I] teams? Babers was a nice man who represented SU well but he was a lousy coach with a terrible record and who offered zero upside moving forward - that's why you fire him. I'm not advocating for keeping things "the same" - I'm simply speculating on why White [I]might[/I] appeal to JW as a candidate. IF Wildhack has taken a liking to the 3-3-5 D bc he thinks its a sustainable and effective scheme that fits SU-type athletes, he would logically consider and be attracted to a candidate like White who specializes in the defense he likes. And maybe JW sees other attributes in TW that lead him to believe TW can lead a winning program. Different sport, different era but back in the day, the Lakers fired their well known coach and took a chance on Pat Riley who was a coaching nobody at the time and the rest is history. Riles did the same thing in Miami when he hired a little known former video asst. in Spoelstra. In both cases, the person in position to hire the unproven coaches saw something special in each man and then acted on their convictions. If ADJW really sees something special in White, Beck, Nunzio or any other coaches he's worked with at SU, it's in the program's best interest to keep the most talented folks around. So imho, if JW has legitimate interest in TW (or whoever) it's because he's been convinced that they can be part of the revived, winning culture he's trying to establish with the coaching change. You can't throw the baby out with the bath water so to speak. If some talented, promising coaches happen to emerge from the ruins of the Babers era, they shouldn't be dismissed as potential good replacements for DB or fits on the next staff just because of it. And again, it's all message board speculation based on rumor, but if the reports of JW's high interest in White are accurate, then I'd have to believe that's Wildhack's take as well. [/QUOTE]

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