The grand experiment of a pro-style organization in college football ended on Sunday at Arizona State when head coach Herm Edwards and athletic director Ray Anderson agreed that they should part ways. Although many Sun Devil fans hoped that meant Anderson would leave, it was Edwards who exited.
I don’t think the pro mode failed, but rather that Edwards made poor choices in hiring assistant coaches and was not as hands-on in daily operations as most head coaches.
The pro model was called a grand experiment at the time of Edwards’ hiring, and that brought to mind a grand experiment that comedic philosopher Steven Wright once mused:
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