Taggart's best class was his first, with Mack, Johnson, Flowers et al. They got worse from there.
I contend that Taggart's last class, which had ton of attrition, kicked off our lack of depth spiral. Strong's lack of recruiting solidified this.
The buy out in your article is described in the contract that's subject to public record via our athletics department. Charlie Strong's negotiated buy-out was a little over $3M. It's highly probable that the remaining amount of Scott's buy-out is detailed in a contract with the USF Foundation. This fundraising arm is a direct service organization to USF, but it is not subject to the Fl public records law. I speculate that Scott's buyout is also in the millions range.
Our W/L record under Scott has been poor, no doubt. I'm not sure I see enough positives in Scott's game management beyond some better play calling from his coordinators. Our lack of defense I chalk up to still having subpart depth. That still falls on Scott in year 3.
I wanted him to succeed here. I'm not seeing enough to merit retaining him for a 4th year. I'm also not certain of anyone else out there capable to righting this USF FB ship.
We need more season ticket holders, boosters, and outside money following to Athletics. It shouldn't matter whether we're in the Big East or AAC. Hopeful that the FB wins come this season. We've got competent leadership, synergy, and some USF Athletics that needs some loving renumeration.
Actually, I think that was Baker. Tough to hear. We don't have a dedicated TBT beat writer, so tough to get accustomed to things like vocal cadences. At least TDS covers USF pretty well for little to no pay.
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