I am of the belief that we can actually surprise some people on the football field this fall. We have decent talent, no looming QB controversy, and we should see an improvement over last year where we really were in every game with the exception of GT. However, my concern with the program is that even if we do surprise some people with success on the field, we will be undone by our recruiting the last couple of years. We have some total studs and certainly Blanding is the gem, but on average we are not a team that has stockpiled talent and that may be the ultimate undoing of this program.
Many of us hold on to this belief that we can turn things around if we can just get some results on the field, but I have come to believe that even if we have a "successful" season, we will not be able to sustain it because of the mounting talent gap. We do not have the pipeline of talent to sustain a program unless our coaches can "coach 'em up," but there is plenty of evidence to support that few of them can. Hinging the future of our football program on success this fall may be misguided and may enable certain people to outstay their welcome.
Many of us hold on to this belief that we can turn things around if we can just get some results on the field, but I have come to believe that even if we have a "successful" season, we will not be able to sustain it because of the mounting talent gap. We do not have the pipeline of talent to sustain a program unless our coaches can "coach 'em up," but there is plenty of evidence to support that few of them can. Hinging the future of our football program on success this fall may be misguided and may enable certain people to outstay their welcome.
