You have erected quite a strawman to smash ... because I can't remember anyone (except for Al, whom everyone either hates, laughs at, or both) suggest we were going to be OSU, PSU or Michigan. I think a fairly common theme on this board (for years) has been that if we ever made an effort, and caught a few breaks, we could be Michigan State or Iowa.
Yes, I know ... for the 981st game in the school's history, the players gave it their all. Unfortunately, eventually you have to demand results from someone or you will never actually get results.
I don't want to string-up Ash; it's not his fault he's still employed at the University. I certainly don't expect him to resign. He's trying his best, it's just not anywhere near good enough. The persons most responsible for this current mess are Barchi and Hobbs.
Congratulations - That is a whole lot of work to still get so many things wrong. So I will spell it out for you so we don't have to keep going back and forth:
1. I said some people thought we could be Penn State and Michigan. I went to great pains to say that one of those people was not me. I have said from Day 1, that no matter who we get to coach us, our ceiling was a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten program.
2. I also have said in multiple posts that I don't know if Ash is going to get it done or not. At this point I am in the he won't get it done camp. However, I have followed football long enough to know that you don't write off a team that is 1-1 and played a very tough Iowa team in Iowa City. My ONLY point is let's wait till after Boston College, Illinois, Liberty and Indiana to render final judgement.
3. While not brought up, I am no Barchi fan but I also have not forgot that Hobbs has given us Steve Pikiell and has done an overall good job as AD. Unlike other posters who try and give the impression that they are in the locker room every day and know the inside story, I do not. I have no idea what kind of person Ash is behind the scenes and if the stories being told on these boards are true or not. Maybe you don't want to string him up, but you have to admit that the vitriol on this board for a 1-1 team is off-the-charts. As Bill Parcells often said..........................You are what your record says you are and we are 1-1 with a very winnable game coming up.
There will be plenty of time to go off the deep end if we lose to BC and get hammered by Indiana, Illinois and Maryland and then a full six months to take our collective disdain out on Barchi, Hobbs and Ash. All I'm saying is let it play out.
