Until Coker, new coaches passed on success whereas Coker failed

[simplycanes]

I’d like to revisit the Lou Saban era as well.

Schnellenberger, Johnson and Butch passed on better programs than they found.

Richt did not have enough time, and we got him too late in his career, but he did a lot of good here with what he had left in the tank.

Erickson was a wash- cutting edge offensive philosophy, mixed bag on talent.

Coker, Shannon, Golden and Diaz all had major deficiencies which left black holes throughout the program.

Coker and Shannon did the most damage, whiffing on the greatest run of local talent conceivable. It setup so much failure we're still working through. Wouldn't have happened on Butch's watch.

 

[bacane]

Saban kick started the program, but antsy by nature & didn’t stay long enough to have an impact. Howard was a hard-***, Bear & Shula disciple, who brought structure & goals to the program as well as old-school insight on how to recruit (figure this one out). We know how it ended as well as Jimmy’s great success & departure. Dennis was innovative offensively & kept it rolling, but had his own issues & by the end he was starting to lose control & probably best that he moved on. Coker, bless him, is trashed by many, but he was the players’s choice & won a championship & should have had another. Unfortunately, the talent pipeline dried up & Coker was recruiting off published lists & lacked reputation or money to attract quality assistants. Folks point to the Ohio State debacle in the Fiesta Bowl as starting the program’s decline, though what stands out was the blow out in the Peach Bowl vs. a young Les Miles & LSU. They beat the **** out of us on the field & in tunnel post-game, coaches were arguing amongst themselves & with players on the sideline, staff shake up after the game. It was the ultimate **** show & taken decades to recover, thanks in part to professionalism Richt brought & commitment given Mario & his relentless drive.