Wilcox hand picked Wille to stop the bleeding, who was a very questionable hire. I loved Wille's passion for FSU and his ability to recruit, but I was also very concerned with his losing record as a HC with limited P5 experience. This hire turned into a disaster as he was completely unorganized and just couldn't coach. I don't blame the administration for pulling the plug on him when they did.
The moment FSU announced it was CMN, I was so disappointed because I was really hoping for Bob or Mark Stoops, both proven P5 winners and champions. You had an accountant and outgoing President leading the search at the time. Of course the account likes we can get CMN on the cheap. What does any college president know about football? Thrasher was a good overall president, but he knows nothing about football. Coburn is a good accountant, but he certainly knows nothing about football. Hiring a search firm was the biggest joke I've ever seen. The search should have been let's look at all possible P5 coaching candidates. The one with the highest winning percentage who wants this job gets it. Why do you think UF is doing so well with Mullen "Cousin Eddy"? Because he was a proven winner and incredible coach at MSU looking to make the next step up. Why is scUM struggling so much with Diaz? Because he's not a proven P5 winner.
So what do we do now? First, we need to hire a freaking AD already. Coburn has been an AD far too long. I realize McCullough has only been president for a little over a month, but for goodness sake hiring an AD should be his #1 priority. Hopefully FSU makes a good AD hire who realizes football is #1 at FSU and it always will be. Football is #1 in revenue to the athletic department and to the economy of Tallahassee. We can't have 3-6 and 1-11 seasons and expect to generate enough revenue to sustain a climb back. Vegas had the FSU win total at 5 before the season, so anything less than that is on CMN and his staff IMO. On day one this AD needs to start holding CMN accountable for these horrible performances on the field. Then it's the ADs job to fix what's broken so we can start moving in the right direction. How do you stop the bleeding? Evaluate all the weaknesses of the program right now, then purge what's not working. As an outsider looking in, Fuller is definitely not working. Promote Shannon or even better can we hire a Muschamp? Ron Dugans is another one I'd purge. The WRs aren't close to their potential. Dilly should be put on notice, but I wouldn't fire him yet. Only because hiring a new OC is a delicate situation. What do you all think?