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Glen Mason should thank Joel Maturi every day that he was fired when he was. The program was starting it's decline the year Mason was fired. A 3 year starter at QB, a soft schedule, and 10 years to build a program got us 6 wins, blowout losses, and a historic bowl game loss. When Mason didn't get the OSU job, his recruiting suffered and the talent drain was beginning to show.
The fact that Maturi hired Brewster makes Mason look even better. He can grin and say, I would have won with those players.
Brewster had almost no talent on his first team. A few players were Big Ten caliber, but not nearly enough to be meaningful. He responded by bringing in Jucos like Traye Simmons, Tremaine Brock, Simoni Lawrence, and Cedric McKinley. This influx of talent got him 7 wins their first year and 6 the next. All of those guys spent time on NFL rosters/practice squads. Kill would call this building your foundation on sand. Those guys could only help for 2 years.
Maturi made it worse by renegotiating Brewsters buyout and bringing him back for another year. Everyone, including the players, knew he was fired without a great season. After the 2nd game, everyone knew he was done. Maturi wasted a year in the rebuilding by prolonging the Brewster experiment. Discipline suffers under a lame duck.
Kill has the same problem as Brewster. A few talented players, but not near enough to be meaningful. It may be a few years before we see the effects of building the foundation on concrete. I think recruiting for the lines is a great start.
The fact that Maturi hired Brewster makes Mason look even better. He can grin and say, I would have won with those players.
Brewster had almost no talent on his first team. A few players were Big Ten caliber, but not nearly enough to be meaningful. He responded by bringing in Jucos like Traye Simmons, Tremaine Brock, Simoni Lawrence, and Cedric McKinley. This influx of talent got him 7 wins their first year and 6 the next. All of those guys spent time on NFL rosters/practice squads. Kill would call this building your foundation on sand. Those guys could only help for 2 years.
Maturi made it worse by renegotiating Brewsters buyout and bringing him back for another year. Everyone, including the players, knew he was fired without a great season. After the 2nd game, everyone knew he was done. Maturi wasted a year in the rebuilding by prolonging the Brewster experiment. Discipline suffers under a lame duck.
Kill has the same problem as Brewster. A few talented players, but not near enough to be meaningful. It may be a few years before we see the effects of building the foundation on concrete. I think recruiting for the lines is a great start.