He had no choice. If the Run and Shoot had a lot of other universities running the offense, then perhaps Dickert could have thought about keeping the offense. However, there isn't.
Now, if an 18 freshman can come in an learn the offense, a coach can come and learn the offense. If Rolovich had stayed, he could have kept the offense going, as he can teach the offense.
Dickert cannot. Smith could. A few of the other current coaches could. But, what if they left? What if Smith got a head coaching job at a lower level and took some coaches with him? Dickert would be stuck with an offense that the coaches are not easily replaceable. Most likely he would have to hire coaches that didn't know the intricacies of the offense with few coaches on staff to teach them. That is a recipe for disaster, or at least not an ideal situation.
So, he was always going to change the offense.
Now, if an 18 freshman can come in an learn the offense, a coach can come and learn the offense. If Rolovich had stayed, he could have kept the offense going, as he can teach the offense.
Dickert cannot. Smith could. A few of the other current coaches could. But, what if they left? What if Smith got a head coaching job at a lower level and took some coaches with him? Dickert would be stuck with an offense that the coaches are not easily replaceable. Most likely he would have to hire coaches that didn't know the intricacies of the offense with few coaches on staff to teach them. That is a recipe for disaster, or at least not an ideal situation.
So, he was always going to change the offense.
