I don’t mean surface level as in bad recruiting, bad coaching etc…
I mean what was his deal? Why did he take this job? Did he just not care?
It sounds like he cared about the players, but at times it seems like he just didn’t care about anything at all. Almost like he wanted to be fired.
Where was the interaction with the city? Where was the culture?
This firing just feels different I don’t know why. Just feels personal.
His first mistake is all the redshirting his first season followed by covid year. This tanked recruiting
He never thought he’d be back in the Big 12. His plan from the day he took this job was to be in the G5 and coast against G5 competition while making $5M a year.
He was lazy.
Frankly, Dana’s problem is Dana. The dude really seems to be (over) compensating for something. Arrogance is a sign of weakness. It’s like he knows he’s not up to the job and doesn’t want to be questioned because he doesn’t have the answers. Then, when things go south, he has to make excuses, any excuse will do, just so he can push responsibility off on something or someone else.
They guy may never have been a HC if Bill Stewart wasn’t a complete dumba$$…
He wasn’t a good guy going back to when he was an asst.
He didn’t want to grind and Tilman swore up and down that Dana was the right guy.
We all knew he could win some but never understood the money and extension for a coach that wasn’t even in demand by anyone’
I mean anyone!!’
I think he was just burned out. To compete for championships, you have to be all in- heart, body, and soul. The program needs to be a part of you. See Sampson.
TCU was happy to see G Patterson go for the similar reasons. He was gruff, pissy with media and alumni, and under performing. He was stubborn and didn’t adapt to the changing game He was a burnt piece of toast. Sound familiar?
That being said, I’ll support whoever they bring in.
Wasn’t hungry enough anymore, nor was he willing to pivot on any number of things that weren’t working/optimized. Hard headed old man that couldn’t focus sufficiently on the job at hand. That is what gives me some pause regarding Patterson. Very similar profile although Patterson has a more storied career.
Coaching is just as much about what you do during the week as it is what you do on game day. He was rarely prepared.
I’m gonna be fair to Dana.
I don’t wish him any ill will and I want him to succeed no matter where he ends up.
I believe in his heart he truly wanted win and take UH to the next level, but his demeanor and body language screamed burnout. I’ve seen it many times in my professional career.
His heart wants it bad, but his mind and body is pulling him down to take care of itself. It’s not pretty to see in person and it was sad to see it in a football coach.
Don’t get me wrong. I do not feel sorry for him knowing he’s getting a 15 million dollar parachute. But the man needs to recharge and get himself right.
Lifestyle choices. Seriously. Didn’t have the energy to truly engage with all relevant stakeholders, including community, to build a program.
Bingo! Very insightful and wise observation. Besides he was heavy drinker which zaps a man of any spirit. Single man making millions of dollars and like to chase tail ( sign of instability ) Instead of chasing wins. Last big payday
Machine is good. I like machine for the program.
I’m a banker. I do “machine” for a living. There are at least 100 moving parts in a football program to manage, so why pretend that quiet is good. There must be a recruit to manage, a tape to review, a donor to schmooze. Nothing would suggest early work hours. And not for the money they’re getting paid.
Yup, there it is.
I feel like he wanted to be here and wanted to win. I don’t know if he put in the work. I do feel he was stubborn with his schemes. If you have a certain way you want to play you have to be on top of recruiting.
Patterson and CDH not even in the same room. GP had something to be arrogant about his coaching accomplishments. CDH none. If the B12 hadn’t screwed up.there determiner for conference Champion no Conference champion game , so they got left out of of NC selection by the committee. Many considered that team to be the best in the country,but never got a chance to prove due to B12 boneheaded conference champion decision.
I am with you. A few understand what Coaching is. It is part of you day and night seven days a week and 24 hours a day. I too believe he burnt out. I did, many others do and will. Clearly he did not know to delegate or did not know how to do it objectively. That for me was the clear down spiral.
Remember what he said about selling our program to 60 of our players…That summed it up for me.
Actually Baylor would have gotten the championship that year as they beat TCU. People seem to forget it was Baylor that got screwed that year.
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