Mike Sanford Fired

Donate To GopherHole

Pompous Elitist said:
In the early days of 2020 it may have been you that posted Hilltopper threads warning us of the false siren call of “Boy Idiot”, high water pants and sunglass rotations…

Ah, here is one of the links

This article NAILS IT! Cut him loose....

This article NAILS IT! Cut him loose....
hilltopperhaven.com

Sanford has earned more in the last 5 years than most people make in their lifetimes. We shouldn’t feel too bad for him as we all have a ceiling - and he may have damaged a pretty good QB. Unlike some here I didn’t see much genius in him, whether more stubbornness or stupidity is hard to say.
Click to expand...
Just read that article. Mike White of the New York Jets was their QB when Sanford took over...went from an 11-3 junior year with 37/7 in 2017 to a 6-7 senior year with 26/8 in 2018.

Utah State went from 11-2 in 2018 with 32/6 from Jordan Love, to 7-6 with 20/17 from Love under Sanford's direction in 2019.

We all know Tanner Morgans drop from our 11-2 2019: 30/7 to 7/5 in 2020 and 10/8 this year.

So it appears Mike Sanford is an expert in taking over 11 win teams led by future NFLers and running them into the ground. This guy lives as charmed a life as Jedd Fisch!
 


eker0016 said:
Just read that article. Mike White of the New York Jets was their QB when Sanford took over...went from an 11-3 junior year with 37/7 in 2017 to a 6-7 senior year with 26/8 in 2018.

Utah State went from 11-2 in 2018 with 32/6 from Jordan Love, to 7-6 with 20/17 from Love under Sanford's direction in 2019.

We all know Tanner Morgans drop from our 11-2 2019: 30/7 to 7/5 in 2020 and 10/8 this year.

So it appears Mike Sanford is an expert in taking over 11 win teams led by future NFLers and running them into the ground. This guy lives as charmed a life as Jedd Fisch!
Click to expand...

From the link. The bottom line, even if one disagrees with the notion BG/IL game prep and game management were individually fireable offenses all by themselves, is the pattern of regression and underachievement at every stop. Would any fanbase be enthusiastic about hiring him as OC, at any level, in 2022.


“To go from the high scoring ways of the Brohm era to struggling to score 20 points might be the most difficult thing to swallow for fans that had grown accustomed to entertaining football.

Under Sanford, WKU repeatedly settles for slow clock-eating drives. These methodical drives leave no margin for error as WKU repeatedly finds ways to score in the teens and 20’s, leaving them susceptible to one mistake (coaching or otherwise) costing them the game.

A hallmark of the Jeff Brohm era was large chunk plays that demoralized the defense and WKU quickly getting back to the line to keep them off balance. When WKU does move the ball, they slowly get back to the line of scrimmage allowing the opposing defense to adjust and limiting their chance for explosive plays.

The numbers back up this assumption: WKU is ranked 116th in total offense and 127th in explosiveness, according to S&P+. For a coach that came to WKU with a quality offensive pedigree, Sanford’s offensives have been downright offensive since taking over. The dramatic shift from Brohm ball to Sanford ball has proven to be too much of a leap for the players to handle and the results on the field mirror that uneasy transition. Without a breakout game that has shown everything can go right offensively, this writer has a hard time thinking that Sanford ball can be successful in Conference USA.”
 

Pompous Elitist said:
“To go from the high scoring ways of the Brohm era to struggling to score 20 points might be the most difficult thing to swallow for fans that had grown accustomed to entertaining football.

Under Sanford, WKU repeatedly settles for slow clock-eating drives. These methodical drives leave no margin for error as WKU repeatedly finds ways to score in the teens and 20’s, leaving them susceptible to one mistake (coaching or otherwise) costing them the game."
Click to expand...

Too soon
 



You must log in or register to reply here.



Top Bottom