@Escambia94,
I don't know how this will or CAN GO from here:
Unless they fire Strickland as well, I suppose they STILL won't fire Billy (STRICKLAND won't fire him) after just two seasons...As I have hinted/had it "hinted" to ME, it IS "being discussed": He will be "strongly encouraged" (read "FORCED") to hire a strong ("assertively visionary"--though I neither know exactly who or WHAT that means) OC AND Special Teams Specialist...the fact that he has RESISTED these "suggestions" in the face of (if anything GROWING) evidence that BOTH are starkly missing has only emphasized his lack of humility and perspective here.
Again: I supported and defended him much of the way--but things have gone too far.
The outrageous part is that Billy HIMSELF still doesn't GET IT...His inate pride and stubborness has seemingly (if ANYTHING) only forced him to dig in his HEELS on the subject, but it has come to the point where the problem has arisen GAME AFTER GAME!
There IS apparently an "OUT" for the Athletic Department, a certain "firing for cause" that COULD negate the buyout--but ONLY if he were to "refuse a reasonable request or required adjustment"--those of course difficult to prove from LEGAL STANDPOINT, so probably WON'T be risked or brought into play by EITHER SIDE--But at least gives SOME leverage to the money people to get him some "immediate" (well, not quite) sideline help...It will be interesting to see how that manifests off the field between now and the Spring. Maybe it makes a DIFFERENCE.
I can't say I am filled with positve hope and optimism--but if we could at the very LEAST keep this guy confined to the few general MANAGEMENT tasks he seems to actually be GOOD at, meanwhile find and hire the right up'n'comers to whip all this talent into a tightly-run, disciplined unit ON THE FIELD--or more to the point, THREE PROPER UNITS: Offense, Defense, and Special Teams--well, things might change around here very quickly.
But CAN this be accomplished??!
It means Billy ALLOWING himself to be moved into more of a mostly "figurehead role"--something he will no doubt see happening himself, and not like it--even as he remains "the boss" as far as recruits and even veterans before and during games are concerned, while the Coordinators and Positional Coaches have more direct onfield, in-game responsibility.
That's how Saban, and now Kirby too does things with THEIR guys--which is how and WHY so many young, talented Coaches move through their (clearly successful) systems and on to greater responsibility elsewhere--and eventually their OWN Head Coaching jobs.
If Billy has any of the wisdom he himself preaches, he will allow that to happen HERE--AND WE ALL WILL PERHAPS BENEFIT BY IT.
There is my "BEST CASE SCENARIO".
Can't say I am particularly optimistic of its realization, but it is NOT "beyond all hope of coming to pass" either.
All it takes is folks coming to their srnse abd then coming together in a full on, joined effort at abd for the common good of ALL...
Um, YEAH...That happens all the TIME...
(laughing at my own naivete!)
