I'm not gonna argue with anyone. I'm just gonna state my opinion.
I've done some not great things in my life. So have you, if you're alive and reading this. I've attempted to learn and avoid mistakes that have plagued me in the past. I feel I'm a better person for it. But if someone were around who had seen me at my worst, and not seen the improvement I've made, I wouldn't be able to properly blame them for feeling skeptical or even hating me. I caused that. I have to own it and try to make amends if possible. Some people do GREAT recovering from past mistakes, and others just sort of roll back into the same behavior.
None of us, unless you are a TRUE insider or work in the Arkansas football program, know whether or not the younger Briles has learned and become a better person. It's possible he has, just as it's possible he hasn't. I don't feel compelled to make any sweeping judgments from my position of ignorance, much less be up here threatening to pull my support of the entire thing. I see that people who know far more, and have earned a little trust capital, might be on board with this. So for now, I'm going with that.
If asked, I'd tell you it's a risky hire. But if not asked, I'm gonna shut up and observe. I understand he was connected to a terrible thing. Nothing can change that. But if he wasn't the primary actor, and IF he has improved his outlook due to these mistakes, then he could turn out no worse than anyone else.
I see so many complaints about cancel culture, yet some of y'all who hate it are executing your own version here.