For Gus....
1, Learn to HATE losing more than you LOVE winning. Gus lets too many games slip away and exhibits a 'ho hum' attitude afterward.
2, Hire the best people. Gus makes safe hires because he values trust. Winning requires calculated risks.
3, Fire Addison Williams on Jan. 3 and hire Gary Patterson ASAP. Make the money work. It will probably cost UCF $2-$2.5 million to buy out Williams and pay for Patterson (2 years @ $1.25 million per year). But it is worth it. Not only was Patterson one of the most successful head coaches to transition a Group of 5 program to a Power 5 level, he also knows how to effectively run a 4-2-5 defense AND can recruit Texas AND can evaluate and sign the types of athletes who have been successful at UCF for years
4, Hire a gameday coaching analyst. Gus needs a veteran coach to bounce ideas off of. (Terry Bowden is available for this role.)
For UCF...
1, Give money. Keep Kingdom NIL standing. Gus can give you the address if you need to know where to send your tax refund. Ponsi scheme or not, some of the money is put to good use.
2, Drop the LBS. Stop cow towing to idiots from Florida, FSU, and Miami. Florida is the new Vandy. An undefeated FSU got passed over by a program that struggled to beat a directional Florida community college. The u... Where to begin? Miami just completed a 'successful season' based on its average win totals from the previous 20 seasons and lost to Rutgers!
3, Get behind Gus and Terry. Good, bad or indifferent, these men are leading the program until they get fired or you find somebody better. In the meantime, throw your support behind them. Recruits read this forum. If the leaders are always on the hot seat, recruiting will suffer. On-the-field results hurt recruiting enough.
4, Continue to build up the program. Upgrade facilities, add recruiting staff, increase the salary pool, expand the recruiting budget, etc. Throw money at a problem doesn't solve the problem. But doing these things--if Gus isn't the guy--will put the next guy and the program in a better position.
Happy New Year!
1, Learn to HATE losing more than you LOVE winning. Gus lets too many games slip away and exhibits a 'ho hum' attitude afterward.
2, Hire the best people. Gus makes safe hires because he values trust. Winning requires calculated risks.
3, Fire Addison Williams on Jan. 3 and hire Gary Patterson ASAP. Make the money work. It will probably cost UCF $2-$2.5 million to buy out Williams and pay for Patterson (2 years @ $1.25 million per year). But it is worth it. Not only was Patterson one of the most successful head coaches to transition a Group of 5 program to a Power 5 level, he also knows how to effectively run a 4-2-5 defense AND can recruit Texas AND can evaluate and sign the types of athletes who have been successful at UCF for years
4, Hire a gameday coaching analyst. Gus needs a veteran coach to bounce ideas off of. (Terry Bowden is available for this role.)
For UCF...
1, Give money. Keep Kingdom NIL standing. Gus can give you the address if you need to know where to send your tax refund. Ponsi scheme or not, some of the money is put to good use.
2, Drop the LBS. Stop cow towing to idiots from Florida, FSU, and Miami. Florida is the new Vandy. An undefeated FSU got passed over by a program that struggled to beat a directional Florida community college. The u... Where to begin? Miami just completed a 'successful season' based on its average win totals from the previous 20 seasons and lost to Rutgers!
3, Get behind Gus and Terry. Good, bad or indifferent, these men are leading the program until they get fired or you find somebody better. In the meantime, throw your support behind them. Recruits read this forum. If the leaders are always on the hot seat, recruiting will suffer. On-the-field results hurt recruiting enough.
4, Continue to build up the program. Upgrade facilities, add recruiting staff, increase the salary pool, expand the recruiting budget, etc. Throw money at a problem doesn't solve the problem. But doing these things--if Gus isn't the guy--will put the next guy and the program in a better position.
Happy New Year!
