If the past three years of torture and a putrid football team wasn't enough, Bill Lynch was able to return this year after recording a whopping ONE conference win in back to back seasons. It was an improvement in the conference standings from the previous year from 11th to tied for 10th so the future was bright for this "old, great coach". But the real question is why is Bill Lynch here in the first place as well as his son and other staff?!?!?
Well Hep brought him in after seeing "great success" at BALL STATE where in one two year span he went 0-11 and 1-10 and then was fired two years later. Then he inherited Hep's team and with Hep's team they went to the Insight Bowl where I ultimately cashed in on Oklahoma State and the very generous 4pt spread.
Indiana University doesn't have the first damn clue about sports and I say that because what kid in their right mind would want to play for Bill Lynch? I can't think of one reason. (He is born and bred in Indiana tho but I hope they didn't merit that as a valid reason to hire him) I have called Bill Lynch a "random butt fuck grandpa" because that is essentially who he is. He is no different than any other grandfather off the streets and I'm sure young athletes don't think of him as a "good coach" or "cool guy". Yes Indiana hasn't gotten many recruits and one of the problems is the guy at the top..the head coach..the problem is Bill Lynch.
I am very good at stock speculation and after seeing Bill Lynch record one conference win in each of his two years with "his players" I would have never invested in Bill Lynch (i.e. bring him back this year). And sure enough he has ZERO conference wins this year. This isn't even being Captain Hindsight..it is just common knowledge. What should be the nail in the coffin for him today is losing at Wisconsin 83-20. Let me repeat that again 83-20. I have heard by word of mouth from an IU football manager that Bill Lynch wasn't even allowed in the locker room at halftime..that is a start..I would have fired him on the spot. The most embarrassing part about the whole scenario today is that Wisconsin had to replace the mascot because they scored too many points and the mascot was unable to do more push-ups. It is a sad day in Bloomington and ironically it has been raining all day.
The only good thing to come from all of this is that at least justice will be served and Indiana University will realize that Bill Lynch is not a good coach and not right for our program. Unfortunately, we had to allow 83 points for this to happen. I have been rooting against Indiana University Football for two years now hoping that we would do bad enough for Bill Lynch to lose his job. So, to me, today was a step in the right direction and something I have been waiting for for two years, but unfortunately, we had to get embarrassed for it to happen. Bill Lynch has won TWO conference games in the past 21 attempts and has NEVER shown anything for him to keep his job. The IU football team will NEVER EVER EVER EVER be good unless someone knowledgeable is running the show. The laundry list of IU football problems is not limited to an overhaul of the coaching staff, questionable offensive/defensive schemes that need changed, few (if any) talented players, change the jerseys....again (they changed them last year), not enough funding, and finding a way to ACTUALLY get people in the stadium. It is an uphill battle for sure and one that will take at least six years to turnaround unless Indiana University makes a bid for a big name coach such as: Mark Richt, Les Miles, Greg Schiano (Rutgers), or even just someone who knows the game of football.
I've heard rumors about Mike Leach and he isn't the answer either, but a huge upgrade over Bill Lynch. I would love to have Greg Schiano or at least a defensive minded coach. One of my esteemed colleagues has mentioned Bronco Mendenhall as a possible replacement but we will see what happens...Fun fact: Wisconsin basketball only scored two times over 83 all last year and one of those times was against............the Hoosiers
-Thank God for Indiana Basketball and the 5 star recruits we have been getting. Next on the list: Yogi Ferrell
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