This may be a strong opinion but I was, very much, a big fan of OU going after him hard as DC for a few reasons I will defend here:
1. He, or at least that staff at Bama, has a very strong track record of coaching FUNDAMENTALS incredibly well. They had a slight dip but are back up there again and even their dip amounted to CFP Title Game appearance.
2. Recruiting: The very fact of him just coming from an SEC program would carry weight with recruits whether you want to believe it or not. It also would’ve given Oklahoma the opportunity to improve that pipeline into GA, AL, and Florida.
3. Culture: Bringing in someone like that is to commit to the type of culture, defensively, that you see those top tier programs have that Oklahoma wants to be. It makes a statement that we recognize this Big 12, Oklahoma culture of defense just isn’t cutting it and we recognize who is at the top of that game right now.
Bringing in Grinch, I believe was not a horrible hire but I do not believe it made a strong enough statement about the culture that needed to change.
I don’t know what transpired which led OU to not go that direction but it may be a fork in the road where LR should’ve zigged when he zagged. If Golding wanted More money, they should’ve rolled out the truck.
just my two cents.
1. He, or at least that staff at Bama, has a very strong track record of coaching FUNDAMENTALS incredibly well. They had a slight dip but are back up there again and even their dip amounted to CFP Title Game appearance.
2. Recruiting: The very fact of him just coming from an SEC program would carry weight with recruits whether you want to believe it or not. It also would’ve given Oklahoma the opportunity to improve that pipeline into GA, AL, and Florida.
3. Culture: Bringing in someone like that is to commit to the type of culture, defensively, that you see those top tier programs have that Oklahoma wants to be. It makes a statement that we recognize this Big 12, Oklahoma culture of defense just isn’t cutting it and we recognize who is at the top of that game right now.
Bringing in Grinch, I believe was not a horrible hire but I do not believe it made a strong enough statement about the culture that needed to change.
I don’t know what transpired which led OU to not go that direction but it may be a fork in the road where LR should’ve zigged when he zagged. If Golding wanted More money, they should’ve rolled out the truck.
just my two cents.
