The axes are falling
It's hard to go anywhere these days without seeing a football coach fired. When I was in Cincinnati last January, they were introducing the new guy that day at UC. Visited Bloomington on Wednesday, and if I were so inclined, could have attended the Gerry DiNardo-is-fired press conference at Indiana.
No such events took place in Chapel Hill this year, which may be a surprise to some and great news to others.
But, down in Greenville, they canned John Thompson before his second season was up and quickly moved to hire Skip Holtz. He's the guy Lou Holtz was grooming to be his successor at South Carolina before demoting his son instead. What do ECU fans -- and others -- think about the Holtz hire? Is this guy still on his way up, a guy who can carry the Pirates to greatness, or at least goodness? Or not so much? Should ECU have waited to see who else would become available during the firing season?
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I think programs should be required to give a coach at least 4 years. That would give the coach time to recruit his own guys. A coach may not give an adequate display of his abilities in two or three years.
As to your question, I think Skip Holtz carries name-brand recognition, but I'll withold judgement until he shows me something more. I don't recall South Carolina being the powerhouse of the SEC the last few years, but I wasn't paying a whole ton of attention.
Posted on December 3, 2004 9:27 AM