....first I guess we should make up our minds between the two. Did Shiano get torpedoed because of his association with Sandusky? Or did Shiano get torpedoed because he would make a lousy coach? Nobody is going to like my opinion but here it is... I don't know the extent to which Shiano was associated with Sandusky. But his getting torpedoed being based on a direct knowledge of Sandusky's activities is a credible reason to give negative feedback proactively protecting the student body (no pun intended).
The purpose for obstructing him being based on his coaching potential is much more subjective. He has credits nearly as good as Butch's were when he was hired. I would also think he risks liability to the recruiting process particularly where parents of the students are concerned. All an opposing coach would have to do to sour the parent or kid to UT is to bring up the Sandusky crap. Yeah, now that I think about it you guys are right.
I think the Sandusky issue was merely the vehicle for his demise for the majority, and while it was my main hang up, I'm ok with that. The over arching backdrop is he's a mediocre coach at best, and after dealing with the dooley & jones decade of disappointment, people are just plain tired of settling of another 5 years of it when there's more than a few quality coaches that OPENLY expressed interest in coming to UT.
The questions that begs an answers: who wanted Shiano, and why did they want him. He offers nothing from what I see, and on top of that, he's an #badword#
