The only way firing DJ after the Spring game is at all possible is if Bedell gets the job. Otherwise, you might as well write off the entire season because we are going to be talking about transfers and the like IMO. As poorly as the OL has played over the last few years, we cannot keep changing coaches every other year.
I do agree DJ deserves to feel a lot of heat right now.
First, I don't know anything about O-Line coaching. Not one thing.
I do know that Jeff Grimes had them playing pretty good in his first year. His 2nd was the injury-riddled year. I think the guy who did a 1-and-done from Boise State had them playing ok in his first year....
We have lots of experience here. I count the following as guys who've started several or more games:
Stevens, Bahr, Behrens, Adkins, Miller, Solder, Givens, Iltis, MTM (9 guys) and a JC transfer. When was the last time we had guys with that much experience?
I have serious questions about DJ's ability to coach the OL. It's not like we can look back and say well, he was really solid the 5 years before he got here. He was a HC. Hopefully, it works out great and we look good. But there is no tomorrow for Hawkins. If the O-Line is not VERY good, he is gone. At some point, he may have to roll the dice and make a change. Bedell was a good player, but he was here last year, so I have a hard time believing he's the answer.
The O-Line should be and needs to be our strength. If it's not, it's an epic failure. But remember, I really don't know anything about the O-Line. I do know one thing. A solid O-Line can make Corey Nabors look like all-conference.