He could have phrased it better, and remember he was asked specifically about the QB switch.
Specht doesn’t care what people think or say about him.
Especially us yappi idiots
He has plenty of detractors both inside and outside of StX
I like him for an infinite number of reasons, but staying on topic, the fact that he speaks his mind and doesn’t sugarcoat things
The coaching in all facets has been poor this season, with two wins left on the table, and huge flops following each.
He publicly took responsibility for the week 2 loss at Loyola: “I’ll own this one. We weren’t ready to play”. He blamed himself, and he could have blamed a lot of things….
The unexpected death of one of his best friends and OLine coach
The distractions/logistics/time of taking 300+ players to Chicago?
The lack of player experience following the graduation of 19 of 22 starters from last season?
He’s letting the players own the loss at Elder.
He and his staff have done everything in their power since the week 2 loss to coach up the players that have been in the starting roles in that time.
He’s tired of seeing repeated mistakes - coaching is either falling on deaf ears or players just flat out refuse to carry out assignments.
Time to evaluate each and every position and if a sophomore or even a freshman is the best choice then so be it.
If it continues, I'd expect coordinator changes in the off-season, I can't see Specht being that tolerant. Reminds me of the 2018 season, which I think may have been the last year Specht was the OC. If he's the ST coordinator this year maybe it's a sign that he can't handle juggling both.
Fire Coverdale and/or Brodbeck? He loves both hires.
The Coverdale hire was the best off season StX football event in 18 years when they hired Specht in 2004