I will begin by saying Todd Graham (TG) has been great for the program since the Dennis Erickson era. However, TG was able to capitalize with most of his players. He has brought discipline and has re-energized ASU fans. He was the coach of the year and had ASU in the PAC-12 championship against Stanford.
I really like TG for many reasons. I like that he has increased local recruiting. But if we want to become a power school (consistently in the top 25) he needs to be fired. This one loss is that BAD.
Last year I believe he lost his coaching staff, that's why many of them jumped ship. Maybe the common denominator is Patterson, but this year he seems to have lost his players. Maybe the coaches realized where the program was heading and left before their hiring stock lost complete value.
Maybe TG is so enamored with Patterson that he blinded about the reality of this program.
At this point we are going to lose recruits, the program is losing its luster, and it's just a dressed up hooptie with some nice rims and tires and primer. My suggestion is to fire TG! He no longer commands his employees or players. The fan base is losing patience. Go out and get someone like PJ Fleck but he is most likely unavailable. Although an interesting candidate but not a real possibility is Jim Tressel. Bring on the sweater vests.
TL/DR
Fire TG because he has lost this program, hire a new coach now so we don't continue down this downward spiral. Maroon and Gold sweater vests?
I really like TG for many reasons. I like that he has increased local recruiting. But if we want to become a power school (consistently in the top 25) he needs to be fired. This one loss is that BAD.
Last year I believe he lost his coaching staff, that's why many of them jumped ship. Maybe the common denominator is Patterson, but this year he seems to have lost his players. Maybe the coaches realized where the program was heading and left before their hiring stock lost complete value.
Maybe TG is so enamored with Patterson that he blinded about the reality of this program.
At this point we are going to lose recruits, the program is losing its luster, and it's just a dressed up hooptie with some nice rims and tires and primer. My suggestion is to fire TG! He no longer commands his employees or players. The fan base is losing patience. Go out and get someone like PJ Fleck but he is most likely unavailable. Although an interesting candidate but not a real possibility is Jim Tressel. Bring on the sweater vests.
TL/DR
Fire TG because he has lost this program, hire a new coach now so we don't continue down this downward spiral. Maroon and Gold sweater vests?
