Leath on Malzahn
So when questioned by B. Marcello about Malzahn's status Leath basically deferred to the comments Greene had made a week or so ago in support of another year. Also said he wants Gus back next year.
Sounds to me like he just does not want to take any more blame for the bad contract. The blame would get much louder if Gus were fired
Also I think Marcello should have asked Leath about the ridiculous contract but nothing I read suggests he did.
Of course the money matters, but I don’t believe that’s his primary motivation. I do think that he does have a big ego but having a lot of money is not what strokes his ego. He wants to be viewed as the smartest football coach who came up with this brilliant offensive system. I think he’s going to live or die by that system. If money were his primary motivator, he’d make the changes necessary to perpetuate keeping the money coming. Instead, he’s like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick and is going