At one time, Torbush was a highly respected and highly successful defensive coach.
Then, Urban Meyer at Utah confused him, shocked him, and "WOW'ed" him with schemes that flew beyond his comprehension. Torbush was so stubborn and became so confused that he never realized that his schemes were the root problem with the defense. Instead, he kept using the same old schemes expecting them to work, despite repeated failure, week after week. He never understood. He never recovered. Out of necessity, he had to be fired.
With Jimbo's schemes, TV commentators and fans see the problems, but Jimbo keeps using those schemes even when they don't work time and time again. Clearly, he's confused. And remember three months ago... Jimbo was telling everyone what great shape the program is in, like all-time best shape. Now, the offense, defense, and front office are a complete mess. That is shocking. It's so bad that a Torbush WOW is an appropriate response.
Where is the evidence that Jimbo can be successful if only he has a new OC to take over the offense? Would Torbush have been successful if only he had a new DB coach?
How do you justify keeping Jimbo? Look at the athletic budget last year (link).
Revenue: $161 million
Operating expenses: $141 million
Profit: $20 million
Jimbo's salary: $9 million per year (about 6% of total expenses).
From a big picture standpoint, firing Jimbo is financially doable. Painful, but doable. And if that $161 million revenue slips by 6%, A&M will immediately be worse off financially in 2023 by keeping Jimbo.
Then, Urban Meyer at Utah confused him, shocked him, and "WOW'ed" him with schemes that flew beyond his comprehension. Torbush was so stubborn and became so confused that he never realized that his schemes were the root problem with the defense. Instead, he kept using the same old schemes expecting them to work, despite repeated failure, week after week. He never understood. He never recovered. Out of necessity, he had to be fired.
With Jimbo's schemes, TV commentators and fans see the problems, but Jimbo keeps using those schemes even when they don't work time and time again. Clearly, he's confused. And remember three months ago... Jimbo was telling everyone what great shape the program is in, like all-time best shape. Now, the offense, defense, and front office are a complete mess. That is shocking. It's so bad that a Torbush WOW is an appropriate response.
Where is the evidence that Jimbo can be successful if only he has a new OC to take over the offense? Would Torbush have been successful if only he had a new DB coach?
How do you justify keeping Jimbo? Look at the athletic budget last year (link).
Revenue: $161 million
Operating expenses: $141 million
Profit: $20 million
Jimbo's salary: $9 million per year (about 6% of total expenses).
From a big picture standpoint, firing Jimbo is financially doable. Painful, but doable. And if that $161 million revenue slips by 6%, A&M will immediately be worse off financially in 2023 by keeping Jimbo.
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