Theory on Mike Cassity / Defensive Changes

Why would KRAG keep on as Defensive coordinator a coach who was "demoted" by the previous coach and who was known for an aggressive, attacking, blitzing defense, only to switch to a cover-2 with the medium or long-term goal of switching to a 3-3-5?

That question has been bothering me for a few weeks, but I have a new theory...AFTER THE JUMP.

I remember reading that Cassity is a dynamite recruiter, and not just for defensive players. So KRAG gets hired in January with only weeks to go until Signing Day. Cassity has a number of guys on the hook (Woodny, etc) who will go with him wherever he goes or at least not go wherever Cassity leaves from. Krag can't fire him or he'll lose those guys.

So he keeps him on until his recruits all sign and then he changes up the schemes to the complete opposite of Cassity's approach. The defense struggles, and Cassity is gone this off-season.

I'm not saying KRAG wanted the defense to struggle, I'm just saying he couldn't fire cassity but he didn't keep Cassity with the intent to run the cassity-aggressive defense. He kept him for the recruits only, and planned on installing his own defensive scheme no matter what.

Which is why I think its an almost 100% certainty that cassity leaves after this year, we lose out on a few of "his" recruits (although our prospect list isn't exactly filled with 4- and 5-stars anyway) and we spend all next year complaining about the 3-3-5 and cover-2.

Basically, KRAG sucks.

And UL football is so depressing.