RobHowe
Administrator
Funny Dean, from the guy who goes on and on with Hawk 22 to the point of absolute absurdity and when such type "discussions" role, your name is most oft associated with it. I guess you can't help it.
Rob, we just disagree on transparency. I don't think the program is very transparent, it seems you do. I think that the contract he got was basically criminal, though nobody got hurt physically from it. There are white collar crimes.
The rhabdo incident is a completely different story and was under his watch.
You mentioned your hot button issue with a passion in the past. Your issue apparently came from within family. Other people have crimes against them that come through an institution and lack of oversight.
We stand to disagree about this and very much so. I very much hope that it doesn't happen. It's wrong. You obviously want it. KF barring a serious run, a NC or going down in flames from a huge controversy will go down in history with a lot of fans and those who aren't.
I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say that there's a vocal group of people that want KF gone. The team's 12-0 run and just missing the playoff didn't change their minds. A NC might not be enough for some of them. And that's not an exaggeration. I believe that. When you're a coach somewhere for 18 years, you're going to build up a crowd of critics unless you're doing what Saban is doing.
The Rhabdo case was awful. I feel terrible for the guys that were hurt. I spoke with some of them about it. I believe, in talking with KF and CD, that they feel horrible about it, too. I talked to a lot of ex-players who went through that training through the years that believed in it based on results. I don't believe the coaches would do it if they thought they would hurt kids. And they don't use the training method anymore.
I do believe there are crimes outside of the physical. I don't believe KF's contract extension was the breaking of the law. Credit goes to his agent. The buyout, as I'm on record as saying, was a bad deal for the university. But GB or BH could have balked. They didn't.
KF can't just do whatever he wants over there. There's a process and rules. Of course he has a great deal of input, but he should if you hire him to be your head coach.