It's sad because they all had so much potential. Casualties of a microscopic dating pool and the lower standards that creates. How much better would their lives have been if they'd made it to a real city or even a college town? Now, they're prisoners in their own homes, and in many respects prisoners of their own restrictive beliefs, tormented by all kinds of paranoid fears like demonic possession, vaccination, and roving Venezuelan gangs.
This happens a lot. I know a handful of "chill vibes" stoner women who were very sexually active, anti-authoritarian, and even opposed the Iraq war. Eventually they settled down with some chud, usually a cop but sometimes a used car dealer or pool supply shopowner (always an asshole cut from that "small business owner" cloth). Fast forward a few years, and they're typical facebook MAGAt tradwives who likely feel a deep sense of shame over all the premarital sex they had and all the drugs they did (and in some cases helped their boyfriends sell). Like all the other MAGA zealots, they're broken beyond repair.
Yeah that's how I felt about this clip, and I would hope that the full video with context includes him providing the answer. His website says:
It also says:
So, if he stayed on message, he would have pointed the finger at multi-national corporations.
Scrimmage + Fun & Games
Black Team (no racist):
C - Micah Potter
C-F - Kelly Olynyk
F - Harrison Ingram
F - Riley Minix
F - Lindy Waters III
G - Adam Flagler
C-F - Wemby
F - Carter Bryant
F - Harrison Barnes
G - Dylan Harper
G - De'Aaron Fox
Silver Team (no ageist):
C - Bismack Biyombo
C-F - Luke Kornet
F - David Jones Garcia
G - Stanley Umude
G - Jordan McLaughlin
F - Jeremy Sochan
F - Julian Champagnie
F-G - Keldon Johnson
G-F - Devin Vassell
G - Stephon Castle
They look like they're having a lot of fun as a unit.
That is true. I just don't think he would make the shortlist because he lacks a track record of consistency. If he wins another conference title, or makes deep playoff run, maybe that changes.
Being a great coach at another program doesn't necessarily translate to being a great or even good coach at Bellmont. It's all of the responsibilities of your old job, with ten times the expectations, plus the politics of running a Fortune 500 company. On top of that, it's now open season on your best players who can be poached away if they're not happy, which in a sense was always true in college sports but has been ramped up with NIL.
The right man has to be able to recruit talent, motivate effectively, and more than anything else assemble and manage a team of assistants and coordinators who demand perfect execution. Who besides Nick Saban has those qualifications?