re: Wow. Luke hired

People are angry and not thinking clearly. In our current situation, Luke is what you should have expected.

We could have shelled out 6 mil, but only coaches that were worth around 3 mil would have taken it. Coaches who could get 6 mil anywhere else would have laughed in our face.

Our program is fricked right now and a hometown guy who can keep the players invested and motivated is the only thing that could help.

Sorry you're all so delusional about where we stand right now. Just suck it up and live through the bad times. Pray to whatever god you believe in that Luke makes a decent OC hire and somehow we avoid a winless season.

My thoughts exactly. Luke isn't a perfect candidate, but gosh damn these players love him and he has a lot of support from the University.

I just don't agree with going out and hiring a different coach from a mid major job (like a Frank Wilson or a Neal Brown) who has less experience at OM than Luke, will be less passionate and committed than Luke, will put in less effort than Luke, doesn't know the players as well as Luke, isn't as loved by the players as Luke, and will have to start from scratch in terrible circumstances that consist of a bowl ban, scholarship reductions, and probation at a school that doesn't have the most rich football history.

You're asking an outside coach to walk into what is essentially a death trap. At least Luke seems like he wants to take on the challenge that will be these next 3-4 years and try to keep the ship upright, whereas an outside coach may come into the job with the idea that he will struggle from the beginning. Knock Luke all you want for in-game coaching decisions (a lot of the criticism is warranted), but you can't knock his ability to motivate players and keep them invested in the season, even when the season has gone to shite.

I personally believe that this kind of "never quit" attitude is exactly what this program needs right now.