Well said @CappyNU. How refreshing to see wisdom in response to the lack of it. Seems like view of the "majority of people" is pretty well established.
Without these two we would not even remotely be competitive with Michigan. Added credit to them for tuning out the noise of 5th graders on this board calling them names.
The fact that you get your jollies by calling them jokers and busts says a lot more about you than it does about them. The season isn't going how we want it to, and we might have views on who should play and who shouldn't. That's fair game on a forum where we all like to act like we know...
Appreciating 3/3 from 3 - in hindsight wish he had shot more. I figure he deserves a callout for a few reasons. He is a selfless team player who has worked his tail off - regardless of minutes. Tenacious defender as well. Among other things, as a program we need the glue guys.
We need that rim protector for sure. Nicholson's defensive presence in the post was a lynchpin for good team D in the past several years. While we aren't terrible on that front this year, we're not the same either.
In hindsight - this coaching staff have only ever done one thing roster-wise: Heavy minutes for a short list of good/experienced starters - and not a lot of bench minutes. Moving to a wide-open approach this year with the intent to spread the minutes around - and with so many options and...
One of the benefits of the transfer portal is that it gives us something to get excited about during the Bball team's drought. One OTC question on Arkel Anugwom - seemingly one of those upgrades in terms of ability. He hasn't played much - he was new to Football in HS and then didn't play much...
Reflecting on this all - what a u-turn versus the utter lack of ambition (and vision) under Schill and Gragg. Braun has deftly navigated a huge shift on that front. Though I have no specific knowledge, one would guess that the Ryans played some role in the return of that ambition - given...
This post gives me hope that fan forums aren't always a waste of time where people only yell at clouds. Excellent point on how challenging it is for Coaches to keep their feet on the ground while dealing with all the external noise.
This is so well said. Your points about learning on the job and putting ego aside both stand out for me. Braun seems like a sober, systematic decision maker - His decision on splitting the OL coaching is one example that paid dividends this year. It's early days but my sense is that - unlike...
This is the time of year when we realise how much past players (like Barnhizer) did for us. Or even Lumpkin in an earlier era. Not insurmountable - if the coaching, chemistry and work ethic are right, we can still achieve a lot this year.
In my view, Fitz is a talented and well-intentioned guy who was promoted too fast. I'vs seen the promoted too fast archetype one too many times in my corporate life. It leaves insufficient time to get the fundamentals in place - and it Fitz's case resulted in at least some hubris. (the JON...
Yep, we'll see if the O can build on the Minny performance. As disappointing as the O was last year and at times this year, we forget that coaches develop too. Collins is a case in point. The Collins we have now - along with his staff - is far better than the Collins we had in our first NCAA...