Once again, stop putting words in my mouth or thoughts in my head.
Blem really? Use another name to prove you’re point about a non experienced coach getting hired. Dabo William Christopher Swinney coached at Alabama for 10 years as a position coach then another 5 years at Clemson before he was hired. So yes if a coach has 15 years experience at these 2 schools he gets to cut in front of the line. 15 years at these top schools is the equivalent to 10 years as a head coach in the PAC 12 to me.
You aren’t using my words, you’re using things I said, to mean something that you think I mean.
That’s mostly with the Samoan and Tongans, who are mostly LDS, but it also helps with non Polynesian players who live in other states but who want to attend a school in a state with a large LDS population.
No problem. From what I’ve been told, Donte is pretty much a must keep as part of the deal for any new coach. Put it this way, the new coach would have to have a really compelling reason, and really proven candidate, not to keep him and still get the job.
Clemson was clemsoning when they hired Dabo, hardly a power school.
Common Pudly really? Haha. I swear West Coast fans like us think no football is played anywhere but the West Coast. They think the same thing about us. Clemson has averaged 8 or 9 wins even in their so called down years for over 2 decades. That’s better than and Clay Helton.
He was talking about where Clemson was when Dabo took over, I think. If they weren’t struggling in mediocrity, Dabo would never have been named HC. They would have kept Tommy B
Exactly correct. Alabama and Clemson were both middling programs during Dabo's tenure as an assistant coach. In fact, when Dabo was promoted to be HC, Clemson fans were FURIOUS. It was far worse than Clay Helton's firing believe me. I lived in the area at the time and lived in SC for over 10 years. FSU and Miami were the leaders in the ACC once they moved to the ACC. Clemson was more akin to what Michigan State is now. Bama had sanctions and recovering from sanctions. Neither program was anything like what they are now.
He’s a keep priority, and it has nothing to do with PC, unless the fact he is an African American who relates to young African Americans on a really high level, is a factor. He was already Assistant Head Coach, so it would have seemed weird for him to NOT be named interim.
He was not assistant head coach, he was named associate head coach. Those are 2 very different things. The associate title is typically what programs do to justify paying extra money but without the responsibility.
I think Orlando could be an overall winner out of this if the defense plays lights out in the rest of our games. He could come out of this with a low to mid-tier power 5 head coaching job.
It's crazy that folks rather focus on his race than what he can do as a coach for this program. HC or not.
There are no guarantees, but I agree with the gist of what you are saying. We have to get it right this time.
This program can't do anymore gambling, it can't afford it literally. Bohn must get this right. To me this hire is make or break for us.
And for him too. This is what he’ll be tied to forever as a Trojan AD… he must win this.
Sorry didnt mean to hit the like button, lol. If after all he is that marketable, why havent other teams in the know as you say come a callin? Maybe theyre also not sold with his inexperience . The race issue comes up because for some its considered a qualification regardless of his ability to connect with people of his own race. They want him simply bcause of his race. Thats the dumocrat left wing way. Race is the best qualification you can bring to the table, if yer the right race. Ill relate an anectdote from Judge Borks classic book . A student was applying to Harvard Law School. His credentials were impeccable. Superior test scores, grades , captain of various sports teams , valedictorian etc The dean turns to him and says, son these are great qualifications, but not as good as being black . And thats really all you need to know about the left and their warped agenda. And that story is no bull either. And if you think that dean was correct and doing the right thing then u and I have irreconcilable differences.
I’m not focusing on his race. Somebody made the comment that his hiring was or may have been the result of Political Correctness. I’m simply making the point that Donte has very good relationships with African American kids. There are AA kids on this team right now, who wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t. So if that’s PC, then oh well.
Associate, Assistant, not a big difference to me, he’s the only one besides Helton with HC after his name. And Donte wasn’t on Todd Orlando‘s staff. He was on Clay Helton’s staff, and Todd Orlando had nothing to do with Donte Williams coming to USC. I seriously doubt if he was even consulted.
Well this board got some em interesting type of ppl looking at the OT...very 1950's orange county. I was just making a observation on the topic just to make sure.
