hmmm...
maybe adjust expectations for the team, watch the games, cheer your a$$ off and let the coaches do their jobs.
Might as well dig in..
it'll be a bumpy ride.
there is a lot to do and it'll take a little time.
GO BO!!
BEAT TT!!
My expectations HAVE been lowered. I don't think the coaching staff is trolling here looking for ideas, either.
But 11+ penalties and the inability of our players to make the tackle on the first hit says fundamentals and discipline (and probably talent) are sorely lacking.
The bench IS a coach's best friend.
Well, the defense was literally uncoached and was not a priority for the last 4 years. You can't expect miracles in one spring practice and one fall practice. And, as much as I don't want to say it and it wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game, the officiating was pretty one-sided lat night. We were flagged for many of the same things that Missouri wasn't. That is going to happen until we start winning more.
It's better now and will continue to get better. The players have a good attitude and are playing hard, they are just making mistakes. Benching players for a mistake made at full speed sends the wrong message to the team.
Besides, once you have benched most of the defensive players after Macklin's TD on the first series and all of the offensive line after our failure on our second series, who would be playing?