TedHendricksOffspring
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The only reason us low level schmucks were in on the list was because the upper admin were busy with academic responsibilities so they relegated the duty to us knowing they would just tear it to shreds if it wasn't up to par for them. Our list was a skeleton that has undergone a ton of changes since then.
The list as it stands now does include Butch. He has an uphill battle to get the job, but he's at least on the radar.
Fisch is #1 by a mile in the eyes of the admin. He made a very good impression with anybody I've talked to, but I hope they dig a little deeper and see that he would not succeed here as the head coach.
Jedd left us high and dry and what he's doing in Jacksonville right now is not great by a long shot. Why is the Admin still harboring resentment towards Butch?
It's probably a mixture of how Butch left back in 2000 and also how he was associated with that academic scandal while at North Carolina.
That's exactly it. Butch being old doesn't help either. If it was 2007, there would be zero chance the school would so much as look at Butch's phone number let alone give him serious consideration. With each day that goes by, leaving in 2000 and the UNC issues become less and less critical for holding him back.
As far as Fisch goes, the admin feel he has Golden's best qualities without his negative qualities. He'll run a good clean program while being a strong enough X's and O's guy and making needed staff changes when the time calls for it, not in Year 4 in a desperate attempt to save your job. Young, SEC connections, NFL pedigree, and generally does more with less. That's what they like about him. His evaluations and recruiting talents will be major concern.
We wouldn't get more than 3-4 years out of Butch before he retired, but that would hopefully be enough to get things righted again.
Man, a Butch Davis hiring with Fisch as OC (also head coaching in waiting) would make things exciting around here again.
Exactly. Hire Butch, give him 4 years, and destiny is achieved.
And for the record, should Butch come back, Ken Dorsey will get the first phone call for the OC job and he will accept it in a heartbeat. I've heard that from three different admins.