SB Nation Maryland blog Testudo Times is awfully confused about the Fridge decision. What does a guy have to do to get fired, anyway?
Testudo Times: Where’s The Culpability?
This is something in between, something I didn’t even really consider as a possibility. From a pure team standpoint, it might not be that bad – there’s the talent next year to win 6 games or so, and Friedgen/Franklin shouldn’t get in the way of that too much. The problem comes in when we’re talking about program momentum and the message this sends.
The team went 2-10 (you know this, but it was the first 10 loss year ever and the worst since 1967) and no one got punished. No one got reprimanded. Nothing happened. The staff returns, and there are no immediated signs that anyone will leave.
That sends the message that this type of season is acceptable, or at least not that bad. Someone has to take the blame for this kind of loss, and no one did. Maybe Lee Hull or Kevin Lempa end up under the bus, but there will be no large-scale changes.
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