The big mistake was not firing Chip at the end of the season

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Posted by mh on April 19, 2024 at 10:37:23

In Reply to: Where I stood and where I stand posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on April 19, 2024 at 10:22:27

It would have been almost impossible to hire a sitting head coach at that time. That left us with the choice of an out-of-work former head coach who had probably been fired and not hire elsewhere -OR- someone without head coaching experience.

Even in leaving, Chip screwed us with his timing.

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No it made more sense to wait Bruins#1 10:47:24 04/19/24 (1)
- $1 mil is a drop in the bucket on the debt TheHappyBurgermeister 10:52:58 04/19/24 (0)
I don't see why we couldn't have hired a coach away from TheHappyBurgermeister 10:46:39 04/19/24 (26)
- I have posted this before. mh 19:01:25 04/19/24 (18)
  - Is this what you think or what you know? UCLABB 09:22:21 04/21/24 (0)
  - Re: I have posted this before. confused442 19:43:23 04/19/24 (16)
    - I'm perfectly fine with those priorities ClockBlocker 13:07:18 04/20/24 (2)
      - Re: I'm perfectly fine with those priorities confused442 18:01:14 04/20/24 (0)
      - I wish we were Stanford... confused442 17:54:47 04/20/24 (0)
    - I have mixed feelings. mh 10:15:36 04/20/24 (11)
      - BB and FB are different animals confused442 17:53:34 04/20/24 (1)
        
        Kansas and the conference shuffle. TheHappyBurgermeister 10:01:57 04/21/24 (0)
      - I think UCLA ignores that having competitive sports that TheHappyBurgermeister 11:26:15 04/20/24 (8)
        
        But no on campus stadium Bruins#1 11:31:27 04/20/24 (7)
        
        Re: But no on campus stadium confused442 18:03:26 04/20/24 (3)
        
        But one thing about Miami Bruins#1 18:20:08 04/20/24 (2)
        
        Re: But one thing about Miami confused442 18:21:23 04/20/24 (1)
        
        But if you had some donors who only cared about football Bruins#1 19:58:31 04/20/24 (0)
        
        off campus stadium hurts, that's for sure TheHappyBurgermeister 12:15:03 04/20/24 (2)
        
        Pitt as well SuperBruinMan 01:01:04 04/21/24 (1)
        
        Thanks! TheHappyBurgermeister 13:01:47 04/21/24 (0)
    - NIL was final nail in the coffin for UCLA football competitiveness Bruins#1 20:44:02 04/19/24 (0)
- Imagine the PR debacle for jarmond... ClockBlocker 11:43:51 04/19/24 (6)
  - This is silly UCLABB 09:53:12 04/20/24 (2)
    - Half the starters? Bruins#1 10:15:24 04/20/24 (1)
      - If not this year, then next. Chip left nothing TheHappyBurgermeister 11:31:16 04/20/24 (0)
  - I know you didn't notice TheHappyBurgermeister 16:18:56 04/19/24 (0)
  - Yes, because Jarmond's moves have left him looking so good Rubik543 15:42:45 04/19/24 (1)
    - Ucla sux ClockBlocker 17:38:53 04/19/24 (0)

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