GPD
Jolly Good Fellow
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You and I both know that the administration will never reveal anything until the moment a change happens. If a recruit and his family want to judge the stability of a coach's future, one of the few resources they have to go on is public opinion. Let's say you were a parent of a recruit, and it was important for you and your son for him to go to a school with a particular style of offense, and it looks like you've found it at a certain college. You meet with the coach and the school and nothing leads you to believe his job is in jeopardy. Then you look in the news media and see some negative articles, but you know that decisions are generally made on the basis of the customer, which is the fan base. You look on message boards, and it seems that there is nothing but positive messages for coach. Little do you know, but there is a massive undercurrent of discontent with the coach, fans are not buying tickets, and the school is losing money from the top donors. Your son signs with the school, and then shortly thereafter, the coach is fired. A new guy comes in and your son gets pushed aside because he's not a fit for the new coach. If you'd only known about the massive discontent, you might have considered that, but because someone decided to suppress this discussion, you are now left in the lurch. You'd be furious at the guys who hid that information from you. This is a big decision these recruits are making, and the more information, the better for everyone involved.
Ok Atomic.. if one draws a reasonable conclusion from your comments it might read like this:
"Dear prospects and parents, I feel it my moral duty to inform you that my school, the one you are considering, currently has a head coach that is secure in his job. Support of his performance and job security has been reiterated numerous times by his employer. However, I want you to know that I, Atomic Jacket, have some concerns with our Coach and am intent upon garnering a groundswell of support opposing him in the near future. If I am successful in my efforts, my influence will result in the administration of my alma mater considering a coaching change. Should that happen, you, being incapable of making an informed decision on your own, can thank me, Atomic Jacket, for warning you of the dangers and risks of choosing Georgia Tech, my alma mater, for the educational and athletic future of your child."
I don't believe those are your actual thoughts, but that's the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from your comments.... that you want to warn all prospects that although it's not true, it "could" become true at some point in the future if you can create the "massive discontent" you forecast above.
"If" at some point that was true, then I would support your position... but it is not true and therefore I find it inappropriate and harmful with zero potential upside to the program.