Everything that happened from the moment Art Briles was hired to be Grambling State’s offensive coordinator Thursday until the separation Monday wasn’t merely predictable, it was inevitable.
Just when you thought Football Man, Inc., had finally been cured of its obsession with redeeming the disgraced former Baylor coach, here came Hue Jackson taking his at-bat, thinking that he would be the one to finally convince the world that Briles was worth another chance.
But just as the best salesmen in the world would find it impossible to take dog food and convince anyone it’s filet mignon, even the most respected members of Football Man, Inc., cannot leverage their reputations to make hiring Briles seem acceptable. The difference between the two is the dog food salesmen wouldn’t have the ego to try.
There is nothing particularly new or profound about saying Briles cannot be hired in college football again. This was true on May 26, 2016 – the day Baylor got rid of Briles – and has…