Jinks Presser: The Right Guy

I asked Mike Jinks some tough questions today, including "do you still believe you're the guy for this job and that you can win here?" -- I also asked him about the offensive struggles. He handled it with class, like he always does, but the pressure is getting more intense. pic.twitter.com/Dh1GF4fNfw

— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) September 24, 2018

So, in today's presser, Coach was asked the above for the very last question by Jordan Strack.  It was a very fair question and Coach answered how you would expect.  For my money, I didn't feel like he brought the swagger that he usually does...see his response last year to whether the fans should be frustrated...but maybe that's just me.  He seemed to be reacting to the pressure more than he did before.  And frankly, he seemed to focus on why it could be done and not why we should think he could do it.

Still, he can't say anything else.  And I do think he believes it.  That's not all it takes, however.  There are people who believe the earth is flat, too.

I had a whole post on this.  I decided not to go through the thing line by line.  You can't compare his track record to Leipold's, for example.  Leipold was also 6-6 in year 3.  Recruiting this year looks not so good right now.  Etc.

Ultimately, it comes down to this.  I don't think most of the fanbase was ever convinced that Jinks was prepared for the job and he's provided no reason to think otherwise.  We understand it can be done, but whether he can do it is the question.

Recruiting rankings are nice, but they don't count as an actual result.  The results on the field have shown no improvement at all and even have taken a step back, by Jinks' own words.

The university has been patient with Jinks.  Actual progress needs to be logged before you can believe he's the right guy.