I would like to see some staff changes today. It will make zero difference going into a week playing against Ohio St. But it will send a message that we intend to be better. I think it will also matter to players that want to play for championships.
It’s tough. Yesterday was the worst game of his tenure by far, and coming off a bye week, it is inexcusable. He has a lot of hard conversations ahead of him. But a bowl game in year 2 of a rebuild with a true freshman QB would be an acceptable outcome. Going 5-7 again would not, under any circumstances.
Iowa is not steadily improving, their defense has given up almost 400 yards or more last 3 games. They did well forcing Michigan State into attempting 7 field goals and gave up 2 TDs last night. Outside of their RB the offense is mostly a joke. They are riding a roller coaster this year sitting at 4-3. On a good day we can beat them.
Yep, it’s not about next week it’s do we show up at home vs UCLA. Right now I don’t know.
And the players know they aren't improving. Our coaches are very mediocre and I think the players are realizing it. It's up to the players to find a way to win in spite of the staff.
A little premature don’t you think.. Realize it was his worst loss since being hired but I’d rather see what unfolds till after Thanksgiving..
It's more about the extra month of practicing and getting better. Unless you're firing a coach going to a bowl game is crucial to development of freshman and sophomore kids.
Not ideal to face a potential second lopsided game, crushing the team spirit.
This did not get enough attention the last 8 years. We were constantly penalized with the lack of extra practices.
we just laid as big an egg as possible after 2 weeks of uninterrupted practice
This is what bothers me the most. 2 weeks of practice and I was hoping to see some big improvements in all phases of the game.
We lost 7 months of practice in 7 years. That's an entire season of football.
I didn't bother listening to the coach's comments afterwards but I did see D lineman say that when a big play happened ,heads went down. We still have a loser mentality that we somehow must shake. OSU will blow us out and it's going to be pure turmoil around here. We could implode , hope not.
The narrative changed yesterday from "If you drag them deep into the game, they'll make a mistake and beat themselves", to "If we get them down early, they'll quit."
Yes we are that bad. Outside of 1 really good half at Colorado, we haven't looked good. We have a senior-laden Defense that loves to talk about being physical, the standard, etc. and they don't produce.