Vegasdawg
New Fish
I was reading General Sweatpants post (A+), and it spurred me to start this thread. When Sark arrived at Washington I felt that we would be subjected to all the misques that his learning curve would entail. I referred to his coaching as a training wheels course where eventually he would be free peddling, him having learned the head coaching craft. But when year one became year three and we were stuck in a vortex similar to "Groundhog Day" the movie, I figured he had peaked and it was time to re-boot. And then came the excuses and what grew into a bullet proof shield. Sure, many were grumbling and speaking out, and more as the results remained the same. And the shield became more visible. And then Pat Haden hired Sark away. But why would USC, Pat Haden, the Sports media, and thousands of intelligent and knowledgeable fans across the land shield a mediocre coaching talent like Sark? Has this been a mass hysteria- psychological event we have witnessed, that no amount of shouting out warnings could get through? How could his accomplishments have been taken as anything short of a disaster? Why was this guy shielded and why is he still being shielded?