It isn't "my" point at all. Everything that I am passing along is what was reported by the local media and talk radio hosts all last season and something that Shannon himself alluded to. Shannon has been in the Florida pipeline as a coach for a very long time, so I know his coaching and recruiting reputation quite well. What you are accusing him and the team of seems to fall well outside of his reputation. I am interested in knowing if your torpedo theory has any substance. Are you basing this off of anything or is this just your own personal theory?
As far as Hill goes, I really like the kid. He was an absolute fan favorite when he was a freshman, but even as a sophomore there were a few blurbs thrown out about his being a little complacent and he could do a lot better. His lack of playing time last season was disappointing because he has the talent to wreck defenses. Hard to complain when you are winning 20+ games in a row, but it certainly hurt when they played LSU. They had an uphill battle as it was due to missing the heart and soul of their team (Milton), so not having Hill in there hurt a lot.
the team said it allowed players to transfer to anywhere but nebraska. but the team knew the kids wanted to follow the coach to nebraska. if it is not a pr trick, what do you call it? i used to handle pr in some capacity, and i know a pr trick when i see it.
what i am accusing ucf of? the same thing probably more than half the teams are doing? that is why there was the need to change the rules, even though those new rules are just another pr ploy.
the lsu game score was close. yet they did not play their best dl. why? it was already reported that their defense could not stop the other offense and was on the field too long. hill was asked about it and was pissed because he was not allowed out on the field to hep his teammates. i already delineated 3 possibilities:
1. the one you proposed that the 'pure snow-white' coaches benched him because 'it was the right thing to do' - after the same 'pure snow-white' coaches prevent all these kids from transferring when they wanted to transfer.
2. there was a personal vendetta between the coaches and hill. seem pretty silly for them to risk their own careers for a personal vendetta. 2 undefeated seasons and a fiesta bowl win - all because of a personal matter - seem pretty immature and irrational to me.
3. they wanted to hurt hill's draft prospects to 'encourage' hill to return. given they had a 12-0 season to start with, the risk of losing the fiesta bowl was not that big. they would not lose their jobs. having a dominant dl would be a big help for 2020, so that protects their jobs the next season. seems like a cold rational calculation here.
the seemingly irrational behavior was discussed by someone in the national press- probably millen.
please feel free to propose any other possible explanation for the coaches not to play their best dl - when said player registered 2 sacks and had a great game just the week before in the conference championship. and there were reports of their defense being unable to stop the other offense and left out to dry - which pissed off hill when he was asked about it. indeed he said he was not out on the field to help his teammates very much. certainly, you do not mean they are completely incompetent and could not tell which player is better ???
