College football is set up to reward the best brands in the game. Everything from exposure, dollars, coaching, playoffs and recruiting is built to ensure those brands are playing in the playoffs. The system doesn't want Cinderella it wants brands. As long as the TV money comes in the sport will be fine.
Louisville, Kentucky, or Purdue aren't college football brands, The reality is Louisville will never be on a college football powerhouse. They should be a good program with years on pushing the envelope. That has pretty much been been the history. Even with this version of Petrino that is who Lousiville has been. This year has been a epic fail and now a change is going to happen. By the way this would be a great behavioral study on what really happened.
The $14 million dollar question is who do you replace him with knowing the above. Brohm is the obvious choice because he is the one guy the will energize the fanbase and have the immediate trust of the base. I think he would improve recruiting instantly. What you are agreeing too is 5M, more than we are paying now, to win on a consistent basis 8 games a year with an occasional magical season. Which is no different than what has happened the last 5 years. That is what the history of Louisville football tells you. What history also tells is this fanbase doesn't fanatically support 7 or 8 win teams even with a Heisman candidate.
Don't be surprised if Brohm doesn't come and the new coach is on the cheap. You can find a bunch of coaches that can achieve that kind of success. The challenge is you have to find the right guy that is the right fit. That may be Brohm, but that is a steep price based on the history of the program.
Louisville, Kentucky, or Purdue aren't college football brands, The reality is Louisville will never be on a college football powerhouse. They should be a good program with years on pushing the envelope. That has pretty much been been the history. Even with this version of Petrino that is who Lousiville has been. This year has been a epic fail and now a change is going to happen. By the way this would be a great behavioral study on what really happened.
The $14 million dollar question is who do you replace him with knowing the above. Brohm is the obvious choice because he is the one guy the will energize the fanbase and have the immediate trust of the base. I think he would improve recruiting instantly. What you are agreeing too is 5M, more than we are paying now, to win on a consistent basis 8 games a year with an occasional magical season. Which is no different than what has happened the last 5 years. That is what the history of Louisville football tells you. What history also tells is this fanbase doesn't fanatically support 7 or 8 win teams even with a Heisman candidate.
Don't be surprised if Brohm doesn't come and the new coach is on the cheap. You can find a bunch of coaches that can achieve that kind of success. The challenge is you have to find the right guy that is the right fit. That may be Brohm, but that is a steep price based on the history of the program.
