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'Pete's over' -- How USC's hopes of recapturing glory failed the Trojans
This is an article that details the fall of the trojan empire and how their insistence on clinging to the past would eventually doom them.
This is not to say that Butch Davis shouldn't/couldn't coach at UM, but people really need to let go of 2000 and 2001. It was a REALLY...REALLY...REALLY long time ago. Life itself is about progression and evolution. Jay-Z doesn't make reasonable doubt for his whole life. He eventually graduates from that and makes The Blueprint. He eventually graduates from that and makes American Gangster. All great people and great things have an identity unto themselves and progression is central to accomplishing great feats.
****, 95% of you were old enough to see Howard and Jimmy's Canes and could see in '95, that the Butch Canes were a noticeable departure (if not a fundamentally different approach) from what the 80's guys had been doing.
I've long felt that the dominance of the '01 team cast a shadow over the program, as a whole, that we have yet to move out from under. When do we stop trying to recapture '01? When do we stop trying to "defend what is rightfully ours" as opposed to taking a pro-active approach. Of course there are central themes and lessons to be gained from looking back at the great teams that have been at Miami, but at a certain point, don't we look at a calendar and say "****...it's 2015."
If the administration believes that Butch is the guy to move the program FORWARD, then I'm all for bringing Butch into the fold, but if people are trumpeting Butch because they want to see us operate with two backs in the backfield and want to see us play man under again then I ain't with that. Interview and hire a candidate who has an identity congruent with a culture that inspires accountability and aggression. That's all it's ever been about at Miami. Toughness, incredible athleticism, and an uncommon commitment to the family.
Whether it be Tom Herman or Butch, I hope we can allow this coach to have his new day without comparing everything he does to what happened before. Butch of '15 may not be Butch of '01 and Tom Herman may not be JJ, but they both deserve to have an opportunity to finally move us into the 21st century with a brand new attack on college football.
This is an article that details the fall of the trojan empire and how their insistence on clinging to the past would eventually doom them.
This is not to say that Butch Davis shouldn't/couldn't coach at UM, but people really need to let go of 2000 and 2001. It was a REALLY...REALLY...REALLY long time ago. Life itself is about progression and evolution. Jay-Z doesn't make reasonable doubt for his whole life. He eventually graduates from that and makes The Blueprint. He eventually graduates from that and makes American Gangster. All great people and great things have an identity unto themselves and progression is central to accomplishing great feats.
****, 95% of you were old enough to see Howard and Jimmy's Canes and could see in '95, that the Butch Canes were a noticeable departure (if not a fundamentally different approach) from what the 80's guys had been doing.
I've long felt that the dominance of the '01 team cast a shadow over the program, as a whole, that we have yet to move out from under. When do we stop trying to recapture '01? When do we stop trying to "defend what is rightfully ours" as opposed to taking a pro-active approach. Of course there are central themes and lessons to be gained from looking back at the great teams that have been at Miami, but at a certain point, don't we look at a calendar and say "****...it's 2015."
If the administration believes that Butch is the guy to move the program FORWARD, then I'm all for bringing Butch into the fold, but if people are trumpeting Butch because they want to see us operate with two backs in the backfield and want to see us play man under again then I ain't with that. Interview and hire a candidate who has an identity congruent with a culture that inspires accountability and aggression. That's all it's ever been about at Miami. Toughness, incredible athleticism, and an uncommon commitment to the family.
Whether it be Tom Herman or Butch, I hope we can allow this coach to have his new day without comparing everything he does to what happened before. Butch of '15 may not be Butch of '01 and Tom Herman may not be JJ, but they both deserve to have an opportunity to finally move us into the 21st century with a brand new attack on college football.
