Exactly.....It's as if we have a cultural pre-disposition to equating hired-gun coaches to being Aggies that we are compelled to defend. I certainly don't condone bashing student athletes or calling for a coach's job after a bad season, but successful business ventures have to evaluate their management structures and results every year.
If Scott Woodward has told Rob Childress at the time of his last contract extension that his expectation for success is to build a program that will consistently challenge for SEC championships then the evaluation process is much simpler.
" What did you do this year to move the program closer to annually competing for SEC championships ? What did you do this year to move the trend line in a positive direction? What did you do this year to change the way you recruit to get more elite talent on campus?" " I understand that injuries happen every year but if that is the case what did you do to build our 2-3 deep this year?"
If I'm Woodward I don't allow RC to obfuscate or dodge that core question. It is business management 101 to establish mutually agreed upon objectives , State how you are planning to meet those objectives with timelines and measure your annual progress against your agreed to goals. You can certainly change the tactics for unforeseen external issues but it has to be what are you doing today to improve the results?
If you pay a coach at the top of the range for that sport and provide them with world class facilities, then his / her personal accountability should trend to " there is no try, there is only did or didn't" when looking at their end product.
Hell Bent Canine -All or None
