We need to be very clear and precise in recommending a certain course of action for USC football after Monday’s disastrous Cotton Bowl ending against Tulane: The idea of firing Alex Grinch as defensive coordinator, something USC fans obviously support right now, can’t exist on an island, in isolation.
If Mike Bohn and Lincoln Riley take that step, it has to be done as part of a connected series of actions with certain knowledge that other steps can be taken concurrently or are already lined up and secured.
“Fire Alex Grinch” is easy, but the easy thing isn’t what good leaders do.
“Fire Alex Grinch if you know you can get a much better replacement and are already doing the work behind the scenes”? That’s an actual plan and a legitimate course of action. Let’s explain that nuance as we try to map out a path for the Trojans, Mike Bohn and Lincoln Riley: