i want coach spiker to succeed so overall i think it's probably a good move. if we had more of a roster coming back this year i'd call it a great move. i almost feel like we're starting over. that shouldn't be the case 3 years in.

it does show...again...where our standards are. do i expect a guy to be on the hot seat this year? no...that's power 5 conference stuff with fans who care. our athletic department doesn't even have to disclose the terms. i would have at least waited until after this season to make sure the bottom doesn't fall out.

as far as this helping recruiting...it probably doesn't hurt unless we have a guy who can't land big recruits to begin with...or develop the guys he brings in. then we have a big problem. the final nail in bruiser's coffin...outside of running 1 defense, no offense, etc....was all the injuries. larry fedora at unc said some odd stuff about football being under attack...but also said he made some major changes to his strength and conditioning program after they had a ton of injuries last year. he wanted kids to know he was trying to keep them healthy. if that happened in our program i'm not aware of it and injuries continue to be an issue.