Kul should have been the DC

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Not Odom's fault

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Who was the one that hired Cross again?

I doubt anybody else wanted to come here

Don't pretend that Mizzou was a remotely desirably destination in December 2015...

We got second-hand staff

We could have gotten several different coaches, but this Odom's fault too. This is the scheme he wanted.

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The inability to mend that relationship was Odom's first mistep as the head man. In fact, he let it fester to a point where it was completely toxic. This bullshite scheme has destroyed our defense.

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No offense Jesus but how are you drawing this conclusion? How do you know Odom didn't try to make it work? Do you think he came in as DC and immediately started swinging a big dick and dictating to Kul?

It's possible, I suppose. Let's look at the facts and possible theories...

Theory One

- Odom comes in as DC, dispects Kuligowski or his ideas.
- Kul tries to bolt for Illinois late in the off-season and is wooed back by Pinkel with a hefty raise.
- The tension intensifies during the season to where they communicate through grad assistants.
- Odom continues to disrespect Kul to the point when he is named HC, Kuligowski gets even by e-mailing the playbook to the rest of the league on the way out the door.


Theory Two

- All of the above happened because Kuligowski was butt hurt; furious with Pinkel (not Odom) for being passed over as DC - feeling as a long-time loyal assistant who created DLineZou - he deserved the position based on that success and resents taking direction from a pup who was a kid coach on the staff three years earlier.


Have I missed any of the known facts in this timeline?

Which theory seems to pass the smell test better?

The scheme change has to be Odom's. You don't hire a DC without going in depth in discussions about philosophy.
I don't get the Cross comparison to Ricker. Ricker had 2 years as an OL coach at a bad Illinois program. While Cross has years of experience both in the NFL and College. Several of his college experience under Patterson, one of the top defensive minds at the college level.
The philosophy is different, it's obviously taking some time for the players to adjust.

A lot of the issues are more about scheme to match the talent. The schemes Ricker tried, work in a lot of places. Didn't work with a line with major talent issues.
Same can maybe be true about the defensive changes. Though I want to wait longer than 5 games before I make that judgement.

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The inability to mend that relationship was Odom's first mistep as the head man. In fact, he let it fester to a point where it was completely toxic. This bullshite scheme has destroyed our defense.

It's done now, but the question is will Odom fix it or will he show a unexplainable loyalty to failed assistants. Cross ruined our defense.

Will Odom have the balls to cut ties after this year?

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This is the defense Odom wanted to run last year. He hired a DC who would initiate it.

Yup

I wonder who would be the head coach right now if he had actually done it?

Calm the frick down, we weren't winning shite this year with the old scheme either.

You've been in full on melt mode since the WVU game.

While the defense has regressed, give it a year, then start calling for heads on a stick. Cross looks over his head to me, but knee jerking him now means Odom will never get a decent coach in here after Cross leaves.

Stick with it, see what happens. If it fails move on. Obviously, Odom thinks this scheme will lead to wins down the road or he wouldn't have implemented it, and he sure as hell didn't implement it to piss people off.