He was a finalist when Croom was hired. Sure, the situations have changed, but did we ever expect Leach to come? Maybe Jimbo wants to prove he can win in the SEC without all the pressure A&M put on him.
We aren't winning in football again unless there are radical unforeseen changes in the future that cater to the little pairs like us, Wazoo, Oregon State, etc. That could mean a step down in competition. If we stay here, like it is, we might make a bowl every 7-8 seasons. We can't be a Mizzou anymore. We don't have that kind of support.
Lots of people like this we could conceivably hire. Some of them may take other P4 jobs before we get the chance:
Bob Chesney
Jason Candle
Matt Entz
Jon Sumrall
Brent Vigen
Brian Newberry
Troy Calhoun
Alex Golesh
KC Keeler
Charles Huff
Jimmy Rogers (maybe)
Tim Polasek
Tyson Helton
Ryan Silverfield
We could absolutely find someone on this list to take the job. Or maybe a retread like Gundy or Jimbo if they can convince us why things suddenly went South after years of success and why things would be different here.
We just need to make a push to shift our fanbase into opening their wallet. TSUN made a push and it’s apart of that fanbases culture and look where they are. It’s not impossible to compete here but we are so boo hoo about everything. State fans are States worst enemy.
The head coach is ultimately responsible for everything. Even if Lebby were hypothetically a "good coach" in certain situations, if he can't win here, we need to move on. We are what we are, and we need a coach who can be successful with our particular situation.
I know we love talking about how we are 3 plays away from 3 wins but in reality Tenn beat us, a player not executing lost Florida, and Texas we ran out of gas. Yea Lebby made mistakes but he had bright spots too. That’s football and we just arent that good at it right now. To be close with this o line is honestly impressive.
Everyone here, look at this, this is why we suck all the way around. From $$$ to tickets to asses in seats, entitled people like this who actually think that their opinion matter are killing us. People live in a fantasy bubble and are separated from reality only thinking about what they perceive as how it is. We are divided and entirely too ignorant to ever get it together and actually do something in this current iteration of college football. No one, not on person that matters cares what your top 15 list is.