Kyle and Changes

Back in the old days the U (Bud Jack, Athletic Director & Pres. David Gardner or maybe
it was James Fletcher) put the demand for changes on then Head Coach Bill Meek.
Bill Meek had a friend, Jim LaRue, as Defensive Coordinator (ala Andy Ludwig).  Rather than
make the demanded changes Bill Meek resigned and we ended up with HC Tom
Lovat who went 1-10 the next three years before Wayne Howard arrived.
Things like this can really back fire.  I am glad Hill is there to make
the decision.

Hack Miller

We could hope, but Kyle and Andy are best friends. I wish it would happen but I don't think it likely.  We are stuck. More money won't help.  They don't even know how to fix the sound system in the stadium.

While there may not be a change at the head coach level, do you think that Dr. Hill will go to Kyle and tell him to make changes?  If this season goes the same (or worse) as the last 2 I think Chris Hill will go to Kyle and tell him to make changes.  The problem with that is that Kyle should be the one to see that it isn't working and make the changes himself.  It's a no win situation if Dr. Hill has to be the "coach"

 

Right, but that problem has existed now for the third year and Kyle has not made a change.  He thinks Andy knows his stuff.

Right now I don't care about the head coach, it is the OC, the O line coach, maybe the running backs coach, and who ever is not requiring the wide receivers to block down field.

No matter how bad it gets this year, there will be no changes made at Head Coach. You can count on that.

Giac is scheduled to receive $150,000 per year for the next 5 years.  Kyle is paid $650,000 per year if my info is correct.  I also believe that Kyle's contract is guaranteed for two more years after this one.  So, if he is fired the athletic department will be saddled with an $800,000 bill for the next two years and still will need to pay for their new football and basketball coaches.  Does the U have that kind of money?

 

While no expert, I think the choice is clear:

1.     Ludwig needs to go; this is Versteg and Lee all over again, maybe worse.

2.     Anderson can still be assistant head coach but not the DC.

3.     Kyle needs to take over the defense and call the shots there.  Bronco, Pete Carroll, the Tulsa head coach, and even Belicheck (SP) of the Patriots and more are both HC and DC.

4.     Offensive line coach Dickey, receiver's coach Rodderick (possibly) need to go as well.

5.     Find an OC who has an offensive philosophy and recruit to that philosophy.  Kyle does it on defense, why not on offense?  When defensive players go down he does not change the defense, the same needs to said of the offense.

6.     And unless Urban Freaking Meyers is willing to come back and coach, no more hiring friends.

 

The problem with changing coaches right now is $$.  The U is already set to pay Ray Giacoletti on his contract for several more years and I believe Kyle got a seven year deal going in.  I don't believe the U has the kind of money it takes to buy out coaching contracts and still have the $ to hire a real good proven coach.  If we were Florida or Michigan no problem.  That is the problem with college football, the revenue sharing is not equal or fair.  I want Kyle to succeed.  Maybe a shake up of his staff is what is needed.

 

Kyle

 

Who's a cougar?

 

He's a cougar, need I say more?

It's amazing how far we have fallen so fast.  And it all started when Kyle was named the head coach.  I want him to succeed, and yes, I understand we lost some incredible players.  However, we have the same talent base that everyone else does in this conference (if not better) and what I saw on the field last saturday was a lack of passion, execution, and bottom-line, a lack of coaching.  It seems without a coaching change we won't be able to realize the potential we have.  Frustrating.  Should we have let Kyle go to TDS?

 

Honestly, without serious improvement, I think 2 games to win is a reasonable expectation.

 

 

Do you realize what Michigan, in their "house", coached by Meyer would do to Utah's current team?  Aren't there laws against things like that?  Isn't that a form of Football S&M?

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