A football coach's reputation is a precarious creature these days. King one week, pauper the next. Simmons, Bob Stoops, Chan Gailey, their status swings from weekend to weekend with the fate of their squads. Anymore in this sport, rare is the man whose place in the pecking order withstands the tides. There are few Rich Kotites and Bill Parcells, hardly any John Blakes and Joe Paternos.
Most coaches are in the morass.
Geniuses after victory. Idiots after defeat. Which answers the caller's question. This week, Simmons is a good coach. The Cowboys ran reverses, threw bombs, cleaned out the backfield with five flankers.