I dont know if I agree with you on this to be honest. It is not always the coach's fault. Matt Barkley had a terrible season, a supposed Heisman contender, and yet he faltered horribly. Have the best WR group in the country and when the QB cant perform well, they dont perform well. The loss of Matt Kalil was a huge loss which is obvious. I dont think Lane Kiffin is a bad coach, look what he did last year but he does have some character issues. The defense had some serious issues especially on the defensive line. The offensive line like I mentioned before had issues as well. Everything starts with both those units. I never agreed with them being a preseason #2 as there were serious questions with those units. National contenders have good to great offensive and defensive lines. In that bowl game, Wittek looked terrible. The reactions coming off the field several times by Marquis Lee was the story of the game. He missed wide open throws that a QB should make, especially a QB that goes to USC. USC pulls in quality recruits every year and Wittek obviously is not the answer. The game surely would have gone differently had Barkley been playing.
