I love this response to a question about his off-week evaluation of the team so far this season:
"Honestly, it’s been a coaching failure. We have just failed as coaches. And I’m not taking away accountability from players. Some of these guys are getting paid a lot of money. But it’s just an absolute coaching failure. I don’t know any other way to say it. I’m pointing a thumb at me because I hire everybody."
It's a new era of college football. My only problem with Dabo's statement is that he didn't go far enough. Players are making 6 and 7 figures, so I don't believe coaches are entitled to shield them from criticism one bit. Maybe he's not the first coach to reference players getting paid in connection with a team's poor performance, but I like it.
"Honestly, it’s been a coaching failure. We have just failed as coaches. And I’m not taking away accountability from players. Some of these guys are getting paid a lot of money. But it’s just an absolute coaching failure. I don’t know any other way to say it. I’m pointing a thumb at me because I hire everybody."
It's a new era of college football. My only problem with Dabo's statement is that he didn't go far enough. Players are making 6 and 7 figures, so I don't believe coaches are entitled to shield them from criticism one bit. Maybe he's not the first coach to reference players getting paid in connection with a team's poor performance, but I like it.
