By: Tom Korun
WFTS-TVUnless you've witnessed the infancy stages of USF's football program, you can't begin to know how difficult it is to even ponder this thought.
Is it time for a change?
I've seen the transformation from a makeshift lot on campus with one trailer.
Head Coach Jim Leavitt has put everything he has, and more, into this program.
But now, the whispers....
Is it time for change? Would another coach be able to take this team over the hump?
I'm sure there is a coach out there that can pull it off. But I doubt that coach would entertain an offer from USF.
You have no idea what Leavitt has gone through to get his program to where it is today.
Looking back, its almost a miracle.
For the third year running, USF has propelled itself into the Top 25, at one point #2 in the country, only to drop like an apple off a tree.
So close to unprecedented success. Yet so far.
Whispers say the program is stuck in neutral. Neutral is not good enough.
If USF decides to make a change, beware. You better be darn sure your going to get a fairly high profile coach that can recruit like no other. You better be darn sure that coach will bring quality assistant coaches with him.
Most of all, you better be ready to open your wallet, because its going to cost you plenty of dinero's.
That's where, I believe, this discussion ends. USF doesn't have the money or the boosters to pony up.
Not to say that Jim Leavitt stays because of default. I believe a conversation needs to take place.
However, I say think about what you wish for. If USF decides to pull the trigger at season's end, make sure it doesn't shoot itself in the foot.
Stuck in neutral is one thing. Flipping the stick into reverse would be devastating.
