Seriously people, I will never, ever, EVER understand why ASU fans think they are supposed to hate Dirk, like pro wrestling fans think they’re supposed to hate the “heel” or something.

The guy made ASU football exciting and we played at a higher level offensively under him than at any point in modern ASU history. He’s an offensive genius, but I’d never seen someone so ruined by their reputation for being “cocky.” He may not have the people skills of a head coach, but the difference between Dirk’s offense and this year’s offense was like a Ferrari and a lemon. And I haven’t seen the defense play too much better either.

And how IN GOD’S NAME do people get off saying this year’s 5-7 team is Koetter’s fault because he was a bad recruiter? Last year, ASU won 10 games playing almost exclusively with Koetter’s players!!! This year, Erickson plays the most amount of true freshmen in history, the team predictably suffers, and somehow it’s Dirk’s fault???!!!!

Don’t get me wrong. I like Erickson. But Koetter would have just as easily won 10 games last year too. He did it in 2004. Yet we keep hearing how Erickson performed such magic last year. I just don’t get it.

If Dirk came back as ASU’s OC next year, it would be the single greatest thing that could happen to this team right now, given the plain, unimaginative, simplistic scheme we saw last year. But of course that won’t happen. I don’t believe for a second Dirk is actually on the hot seat in Jacksonville, considering all the problems that team has had. But if he somehow did get let go in Jacksonville, I’m sure half the NFL would snatch him up anyway.

The offense had more good moments than bad under Dirk but there still were some remarkably bad showings in the midst of it all, even for all his so-called offensive genius.