I prefer the old way as a fan. I’m sure coaches liked it then too other than Dan who hates recruiting
This brings up an interesting question. What type of program is better for a guy who doesn't like to recruit? A middling have-not like us, or a blue blood? I'm still not sure it matters. I think Danny's failings at Florida were more of a failure on his coaching rather than recruiting. We've discussed ad nauseum, the guy was still in the Top 15, which is the minimum. He nearly beat Bama a couple of times. Did he really not have players? I think it was something different. I know the narrative is "hE cAnT cRoOt!!11" but he was always top 25 here and was top 15 there. Bo Bounds used to rave about his recruiting and he certainly didn't let as many of the state's top guys get away as we are seeing now (not that it matters, but still).
My theory is that he still failed in that he never let an OC take the reins of the offense so he could focus on bigger ticket items. He got away with that here, but it bit his *** at the blue blood pressure cooker. His QB also let him down, and then he ran his mouth about recruiting and what not. Not to mention that he never really was a perfect fit for Florida speed, but he still could have been alright. Had he survived this year, which was a rebuilding year, he had a bright future ahead with Richardson at QB.
Leach likes to micromanage the offense too, but he hires out the running the program i.e. Dave Emerick.
