And Bill Belichick wasn’t that great in his 1st HC job in Cleveland. I’m guessing the New England fans are happy the Pats didn’t take your advice there as well.
He’ll leave because he doesn’t want to have to clean up the mess he fostered. If the NCAA comes down on USC, he wont’ be able to “not notice” that his players are driving around in luxury cars with their families living in million dollar houses, even though he recruited them in the projects. He’ll have to deal with fewer scholarships, tighter restrictions, etc... Much easier to leave than deal with that.
It’s pretty obvious what is happening if you live around a big college football program. There is no attempt by the kids to hide it.
I hadn't read about the recruiting scandal until it was mentioned on this thread.
It does explain why he would want to take another NFL job.
I still don't think that means he's going to be the next Belichick-who's still an asshat, regardless of how many games he wins, BTW.
For every Dick Vermeil there's three or four Nick Sabans, Steve Spurriers, or Bobby Petrinos, or-in the opposite direction-Charlie Weis's.
On a philosophical level, I think the idea that these kids shouldn't be paid-or even allowed to hold a job-while they enrich everyone else is a bit obscene.
Most of them won't make the NFL, or get a degree, but the wealth their coaches and the football programs/universities have made by exploiting their bodies will continue to accrue to the benefit of the people who enticed them with athletic scholarships.