| Hmm well if this team went 9-3 with the lack of discipline and stupid comments from the HC i would still be ready to can him. There needs to be some pride involved, these kids don't really care win or lose. You see them all posing for the cameras in their new unis, smiling and laughing after the game? I don't see any fire in him anymore, it seems like it is just a job now, not a passion. I also think Uncle Knight has a bit too much influence as well.
You are right, Riley does a tremendous job bringing in average recruits and making them better, getting them to gel as a team. Bellotti used to be able to put guys in a situation in which they would excel, but for some reason that has gone by the wayside. Now he goes for the highlights. Tedford really was the glue here.
I really feel sorry for some of these kids, like JStew and J.J., Dixon. They came here with a lot of hype and promise. How can you only run a guy like JStew 8 times in a bowl game? The guy would be putting up 1200-1500 yard seasons at USC, or BSU, or Auburn. He gets 981 here.
But Bellotti has himself so entrenched here its gonna take another 2-3 years of .500 or worse seasons to get him canned. If the team goes 9-3 or 8-4 one year then everyone will be happy again and the cycle will restart. Its maddening.  |