If it was so bad for Allar and none of it was his fault, why didn’t he transfer?
Do you agree with Franklin and Saban?
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No, I don't agree with them. Twelve years is more than enough time to determine a coach's apex and nadir. We have seen his apex, and we are (were) at his nadir. Time to change.
Because obviously they weren't prepared enough and shouldn't have been in those spots. If they were prepared they would have executed.
Great coaches (and leaders in general) take full responsibility for the failures around them. You're in charge for a reason.
That's before we even get into the fact Franklin wasn't putting people in situations to succeed. Schemes that didn't fit his players, awful play calling, horrible decisions on PT (Kaytron for example), bad strategic decisions (not going for 2 vs Oregon with an exhausted defense), etc
You allegedly "coached" for 25 years...hopefully you took more accountability for your team's failures than you claim.
Loyalty...he learned a valuable lesson
Outside of the military and marriage, loyalty benefits those around you...never you.
He should have enter the draft or transferred. He likely understands that now. Hindsight.
I took accountability when it was my fault, but that wasn’t every game. That’s a fan/parent thing. I guess it makes it easier to accept the loss if they have someone to blame while they’re puffing up their chests and bragging about their team. My guess is you say you coached, but I seriously doubt it.
If the last 11 years has been ruining a program, almost every school in the country would line up for that kind of ruining.
It just sounds like you're a former coach that didn't like dealing with parents and have a hard time accepting you were ultimately responsible.
I had no problem dealing with parents because I was honest with them and didn’t just tell them what they wanted to hear. And you’re ultimately responsible for the final results of the season, not every play, quarter, or game. You can’t get out there and play for them.
You're clearly still bitter about it based on your response
Yes, you're the leader of the team. You're responsible for everything that occurs. A bad read, a drop, a missed block...it all comes back to coaching. You don't need to play for them. If someone is executing they shouldn't be playing. It was your (my) decision to play them.
We're not talking little league where everyone plays...
It's only untrue in the mind of coaches that believe they were better than they were.
I won at every level I played as a player and had left coaching behind when family and a real career become my priorities.
If you actually did win at every level as a player, it doesn’t matter because it didn’t have anything to do with you, it was just your coaches. Someone needs to let Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen know they had nothing to do with winning those championships, it was all Phil Jackson.
Line up for consistently underperforming in the moments that count. Getting all the resources he ever wanted then leaving the program in disarray. And he doesn't even know why it happened.
And getting to two conference championships and winning one, making multiple NY6 bowls, having six double digit win seasons, and making it to the final four…yeah, a ton of schools would line up for that.
Again, you're not following. Players should take accountability for their mistakes but ultimately the head coach owns everything.
Phil proved in LA he had a lot to do with it. Just like Michael and Scottie didn't win after they left Chicago.
Everyone matters...players and coaches but great coaches also take the blame for a loss without creating excuses.
Bowl games no longer matter...if they ever did outside of 2
Winning a conference title is great. Too bad he lost to subpar teams in Pitt and Michigan keeping him out of the playoff. It all matters.
Yes many programs want to good but they should want to be great.
Saying they take the blame doesn’t actually mean they take the blame. Not many coaches believe it’s their fault because they know when the players fail to execute the game plan. I’m done discussing this with you. You feel one way and I feel another, as usual, we will never agree.