jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:The only coach I have watched at BC that I would prefer Daz over would be Spaz.
I do remember all the boring offenses and WTF losses of the TOB era. They were extremely frustrating, the team often felt like it was on the cusp of breaking through but never really achieved anything of note and most of that blame is on TOB's shoulders. But that is a major difference between TOB and Daz, Daz will never have the team on the precipice of going from 8 to 10 wins. And although neither are ideal coaches, TOB developed talent, found QBs and Olinemen, and consistently won 8-9 games, things that are only a dream for the current Bad Hombre in charge. From an off field perspective, both suck but I would still prefer TOB. Daz' excuses have grown old and his lack of production combined with the aforementioned cowardliness of blaming 18 year old freshman for his mistakes makes his whole Be A Dude act hypocritical at best.
At least with TOB, there was hope heading into the season, the same can't be said with Daz
To be my usual contrarian self, was there hope heading into year 5 of TOB? I'm asking geniunely because I started with BC in the mid/late TOB era and I agree that during the late TOB years there was "hope," if only the hope that a good enough combination of players could overcome TOB's terrible coaching and clear mediocrity to take the next step forward from the usual 8-9 wins. But was there hope after the first 4 years? The Daz equivalent years? After TOB's first 4 seasons -- winning 4, 4, 8 and 7 games -- was there really that much more hope than there is right now? Any of you old timers here care to answer this? Did you really think TOB would win a Big East Championship at that point?
Both TOB and Daz won 23 games their first 4 seasons, an average of 5.75 wins per season each. That's equally mediocre through 4 years. TOB didn't become the consistent 8-9 win coach until years 5-10. TOB had a very clear ceiling, and it was mediocrity. Daz likely also has a ceiling that is well below his stated ambitions of championships, and it's likely some version of mediocrity whether it's 5-7 wins per season or 7-9 wins per season, whatever.
Anyone saying TOB > Daz is an idiot, if only because they had the exact same record after 4 years and we haven't seen what Daz years 5-10 are like. In fact, it's even more idiotic because all you can say for sure is that TOB was DEFINITELY MEDIOCRE. Daz is LIKELY MEDIOCRE and POSSIBLE TERRIBLE. Anyone championing a certifiably mediocre coach like TOB is pathetic.