youwouldno wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:36 pm
Furman was an 88% favorite in this game, even at ETSU and even after the Elon beatdown.
There's no silver lining here. As fast as the program looked to be back, it's completely disintegrated.
There are going to be those that talk about how it's far too soon to be really concerned, but the unfortunate reality is that the program is at a dead end. Last year was a fluke driven by a very talented, senior QB and Cronic as the OC. Neither of those conditions will be replicated any time soon, and neither will a successful season.
Well coached teams in the 2nd year of a staff just don't look like this in 2 straight weeks. Doesn't happen.
Folks can deny reality for as long as they want, years, just like has been the case before.
I do laugh at how we here will only criticize AFTER a coaching regime is gone... Like they admit Lamb's recruiting failures (great skill players but no OL / DL trench guys) only after he is gone... and how Fowler only giving lip service to the running game after promising he was all about running (also having some weird OL blocking that never worked)... but people would gloss over it on here until those coaching staffs were gone. Now they admit it. I hope we aren't looking at something we will be having to talk about in a few years
I do allow the OL is SOOOOO YOUNG - 4 soph and 1 junior ? But still
I mean, ETSU was LUCKY to beat VMI. VMI who many said couldn't compete with anyone this year. VMI coulda beat this team that didn't just beat us tonight.. they took our best shot and came storming back w 23 unanswered points from 27-6 to 29-27
Makes you wonder about playing the other QB and possibly leaving points on the field??????
What if we have Roberts in the whole time and get up 34-6? But what the hell was that pass defense too? Staggs, what the crap was that?
Look - Hopefully we are fine long-term.. you know i am such a passionate fan.. just too much of this sh*t lately. Hoep we have the right guys in place to turn it around. May just be a bad year.. which is odd with our D talent - 9 of 11 D starters return.. plus Trapp.. we should be nasty on D. and we are at times. I know, this ETSU team rolled up a lot of O last year too. It's just we scored 50+ on em last year.