[terry]

I thought Bob Bowlsby laid it out well when he announced Wlat Idiotface's firing. He acknowledged that in some ways, it wasn't fair to Walt to fire him so soon, but he had to ask himself if he thought that the team was headed in the right direction. And because he didn't think the team was headed in the right direction, he fired  the worst football coach in my Stanford history and found Coach Harbaugh.

"Heading in the right direction" is a vague term, but I would imagine beyond the number of wins, it involves player development, a culture of hard work, and good game planning. Also an Enthusiasm Unknown To Man is helpful.

I think Bowlsby fired H.arris not only because of the atrocious results and the lack of progress, but also because H.arris had lost the team. I got the feeling that the players no longer believed in H.arris. I suppose if D.ykes gets to that point this season, the interim A.D. might consider firing him. But I doubt it. I'm guessing that the expense of eating D.ykes' contract and the fact that Williams is merely the interim A.D. probably will lead him to leave the decision for the permanent A.D.

[terry]

I thought Bob Bowlsby laid it out well when he announced Wlat Idiotface's firing. He acknowledged that in some ways, it wasn't fair to Walt to fire him so soon, but he had to ask himself if he thought that the team was headed in the right direction. And because he didn't think the team was headed in the right direction, he fired  the worst football coach in my Stanford history and found Coach Harbaugh.

"Heading in the right direction" is a vague term, but I would imagine beyond the number of wins, it involves player development, a culture of hard work, and good game planning. Also an Enthusiasm Unknown To Man is helpful.

I think Bowlsby fired H.arris not only because of the atrocious results and the lack of progress, but also because H.arris had lost the team. I got the feeling that the players no longer believed in H.arris. I suppose if D.ykes gets to that point this season, the interim A.D. might consider firing him. But I doubt it. I'm guessing that the expense of eating D.ykes' contract and the fact that Williams is merely the interim A.D. probably will lead him to leave the decision for the permanent A.D.