the BYU football team in practice this past week.
You stated that the game past him by, thus inferring that he is a poor evaluator or practice, scheming, and game planning.
My argument is that he is still relevant in that area (not in being a football coach), because as an evaluator the key indicators are obvious. If he saw practice and thought they had a good game plan, then something was going right. I'd trust his evaluation and judgement in this area.