Thanks, Burns &Tulah
We could go on and on about coaches, It would make a good thread in itself. Since we are talking about the S Fla game I do have some thoughts on Leavitt.
I think he's not as good as he was 6-7 years ago. It seems that in the times I have seen them that a lack of discipline is somewhat evident. His teams do seem thug like at times and commit a lot of penalties.
When Murphy laid out Gilyard and briefly posed over him was a pretty good example. This is the same jackass that had previously been called for a really stupid block in the back which helped turn the field for Cinci. Now he takes that personal foul with Gilyard on a really dirty play that helped the Bearcats score on what was probably the most critical drive of the game.
Leavitt should have yanked that kid off the field so fast and taught him a lesson, but he didn't. So the kid learns nothing and later he gets toasted on a corner/ fade route in the end zone and commits another huge penalty.Hell, he might have been right there with Collaros as the Bearcats MVP.
All that said, You do have to give the guy big props for building the entire program from the ground up. He has done one hell of a job at that. After he tore up the Bama contract a few years back, he's probably there to stay as long as he likes.
Overall I agree with you, as of now he's not a particulaly good coach. I give him low marks in discipline and don't think he's a great game day coach at all. His strengths seem to be in recruiting and selling the program. Even then, if a coach can't recruit to Tampa, he has some real problems.
