Well all of this isn't as bad as it looks on the surface we can hope. None of us know for sure what is going on inside the organiztion, but it certainly doesn't look like a confident cohesive team anymore.
This is a situation that you would like to have a more experienced coach handling. This is a situation that you would like to have a great offensive leader on offense, preferably the QB taking charge. Unfortunately we have neither and this could get real ugly.
Now if they are saying Green vs Lee is "gameday decision" every week in an effort to motivate Lee and keep Green's hopes up it is a losing strategy and reeks of being a clueless staff. Particularly if Green doesn't get a snap and we lose game after game. If Green is clearly inferior, some of our Lee proponents act like Green has a learning disability that keeps him from reaching the field for a couple years, then stop talking about him being a possible game day pick! It does a disservice to both players. I personally cannot fathom a case that Lee is the future of this football team, but that's just me. Of course if Green comes in and does well, then all of the people claiming it would be stupid to start him and Bo knows what he is doing....will say what???
Helu is obviously injured but wants to play and Pelini I think is an emotional coach rather than a pragmatic knowledgeable one at this point in his career. He likes the "warrior" spirit and it has it's place. Of course it got us two fumbles last week and I'd imagine more time needed for the shoulder to heal.
We had some positives last week including the young running back that was chastised by a teamate for a turnover whereas Helu was not, Lee was not. What's that do to a young player struggling for extra yardage?
This team is as fragile as can be right now. A blowout of Baylor would be the best medicine in the world. It's possible with Baylor's troubles that we will rack up a lot of points behind Lee and whoever is our RB. But I would not count on that happening. And if it does, it will be the same chest thumping like Wats did after Sunbelt wins about how great Lee and the offense performed. And then OU will b-slap us in something that can only be described as X-rated. We will have not moved forward as a team and the finger pointing will start.
I am as worried about how Bo handles this as I am about the way the individual players perform. The way he performs now will tell us a lot about whether we will be back to a sound program or wander in the wilderness for another decade.
None of the elite players are going to be interested in this program if we are losing and there is a perception that the coach is not in control and the players are lacking discipline and desire.
These next few games are huge. It is important that we beat Baylor and not get blown out by OU. If the reverse of that happens, turn out the lights, the party is over. Saturday is our chance to extend the party!
