It’s amazing what one great season can do in respect of public opinion.
2019 CDH took over a terrible team badly managed by previous staff
2020 COVID year with half the season cancelled
2021 despite some close calls, was a great season
2022 not sure what happened, but it’s a bad season with 2-3 games that could’ve went either way. Had we won those games in those same tight late game scenarios, would the attitude here still be the same? That said, SMU and Tulsa were no excuse losses
Willie gets a great season for the first time since 2016, and now all of a sudden he’s this great, loyal coach for Tulane and is building a great program. By no means am I aiming to disrespect Willie, but I’m genuinely confused here.
Mostly because we’ve been in conferences with Tulane for the last 30 years and we know that Fritz walked into an absolutely abysmal situation. Dana not so much.
Fritz won at TULANE, one of the worst college football programs in history.
Fritz has said several times that his offensive philosophy is what ever fits the skillsets of what he has. Dana tries to fit a square peg into a round hole.
Fritz has always taken responsibility when his team falls short. Dana blamed everybody but himself until his rant after the Kansas game went viral.
Fritz has disciplined teams. Dana’s players fight each other on the sideline, spit on other players and slap opponents after the game.
2 completely different programs & situations - over the past 10 years there’s no excuse for us to not be neck and neck with Cincinnati for the conference championship
We’ve underachieved as a program, that’s the truth
This board has been admiring Fritz since at least his SHSU days. There were posts about hiring him to replace Levine. His latest season is just more evidence for the people that already liked him.
I am not happy with Dana based on how this season went… Tulsa destroyed any recovery we saw following ECU win. However, I do not think Fritz would be a good fit for us based on style, his age, etc…
If a change is made we should look elsewhere imho…
We have had multiple 4 win seasons, “Sack Ave” gave up 77 points to SMU, TDECU is a tomb because nobody outside of some sadistic diehards and players’ family members even show up anymore. We have no major wins during Dana’s tenure and no 6-6 Auburn in a bowl game where 15+ players opted out does not count.
Applewhite and Levine were fired for way less but Dana gets a pass because he drinks liqour and eats steak with the BOR?
…one at a small private school in Louisiana, perennial losing records, okay facilities (much better concessions), staff at fraction of the price.
…and one at a large public university, perennial winning records even with below-average coaches (see Levine and Applewhite), one of the largest metro areas in the US, Texas recruiting hotbed, better facilities, at 3X the cost.
It is pretty obvious why Fritz is well thought of and Holgorsen is derided.
