Agreed. But I hope we don't over analyze and miss out on someone like Coach Ash, a proven FCS playoff coach. ... I assume Dr. Blue could have been talking to these 'highest level' football sources all season long and could have had a short list of potential candidates by mid season.

Interesting that you think we never had a chance, we supposedly have better recruits, more speed, yet we have regressed since the Biggs era. I haven't seen many games the past 2 years... But when we continue to make simple errors with clock management, go an extended period without a hurry up offense, run predictable plays that alums are calling in the stands, and continually opt for field goals when TDs are urgently needed, I think a change at the top could easily produce more points and a few more wins. Am I wrong? More points and longer drives means the defense gets a rest, which makes them rested and better... more wins builds confidence. It's easier to recruit off of a 5 or 6 win season. ... this season had an easier schedule, yet we still struggled to get to 3 wins. It is true bigger changes are needed to become a consistent playoff contender.

I'm no football expert, but I'm not sure how much Ben Scott progressed since his first explosive game two seasons ago. Injuries seem to remain an issue. Did we grind our offensive line down by overworking them, by not giving them a blow versus Oregon and others? I don't know. Did our talented WRs drop an inordinate amount of catchable balls?

I read Dr. Blue's piece on what are the successful components to a football program, most of it standard stuff. But I did find pointing out the need for a coach who can motivate highly intelligent players interesting.

We have some talent here, I hope Coach Gould doesn't poach us ...

A sincere Thank You to Coach Gould for continuing to run a clean program.

Now, we need to move quickly ... my hope is that Blue is tapping into the Aggie Network which may include Coaches Peterson, Hackett, and Foster.

Now the tough part, and we do have to act quickly.

I was struck by this quote: "In most competitive arenas, previous performance is the best indicator of future performance." That seems to scream Coach Rob Ash, who led Montana State to 4 (?) FCS playoff appearances... unless he inherited that legacy from someone, he should be a top consideration. Dan Hawkins may also be considered given his ties and success.

When I read up on Ash, he did remind me of Coach Sochor in some ways... academic. He said somewhere if he had to chose a second profession, it might be professor. He has been applying new analytics tools at Arkansas as an assistant.