[mightydog]

I believe Russells had enough talent over the last 4- 5 years to have been a whole lot more competitive than they have been. The coaching just hasn't been there. A lot had to do with Ivans wife being sick with cancer and then passing, and all the health problems Ivan has had. Those are some major issues anyone would have trouble with, let alone trying to run a football program. And we can see now that Morris is about the only compatant assistant he had. Unfortunatly he left things in Smiths hands. At this point theres still a lot of questions, will Ivan get healthy enough to take the reigns back, if not, how long will he stay on and let Smith run the program. and if Smiths running things how many kids will not bother to play or transfer. Maybe im wrong, and I hope so and will gladly eat a big plate of crow, but I don't think Ivan will ever be able to take this program and run it like it needs to be ran. So do you out of loyalty to Ivan let him stay and take a huge chance that the program will continue to slide and lose players and may take years to build back up. Or do you overlook one person and do what may be best for Russell football and quietly ask Ivan to retire. OFcoarse theres a third option, and that is to let Evans take control of the offense, weve seen what Smith can do. Ivans probley to loyal to these coaches to step down, knowing that a new coach would cause them to lose their coaching jobs. As a Russell fan im just as torn as the next as to what should be done. This is just how I see it right or wrong.