ball915
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As we have experienced our frustrations with Richt and being set his ways he's not the only one. Mike Leach looked awful last night in his 5th consecutive double digit loss to Washington. After the game the Washington DC "They do the same thing year in and year out. This is 5 years in a row now so it makes it real easy to gameplan when the offense does the same thing every year". Was texting with my buddy in Seattle who was at an Apple Cup watch party that Washington was doing the same thing on defense every play (rushing 3, dropping 6 and safeties running with deep threats). Point being is that Leach loves his system and sticks to it regardless of what's happening the same way Richt does. Richt's favorite term "execute" is a common one as so many times we see coaches go against what we are yelling at them to do from the stands or our living room. It's their strong belief and more likely their arrogance that their way if done properly trumps all. Richt's comment of "these plays have worked for the last 30 years" and the Huskies DC's comment above validate how stubborn and arrogant these coaches are. Take a look at Saban's offense under McIlroy/McCarron and how different it looks with Hurts/Tua and it's not secret he's adapted to his personnel putting his ego bigger than all aside because the best leaders know how to adapt. Golden was another prime example with "his wefense" that got him into hot water being so stuck and set in his ways. This is not a post to say that Leach is a bad coach but more so that we aren't alone with the stubbornness/arrogance with Richt.
