After yesterday's game, I now am convinced that Mickey is not HC material. First off, with 35 seconds left, you tell your returners to fair catch. 7 seconds lost right there............There was more things that convinced me that Mickey wasn't and isn't the best fit for this job or many at this point. Run the ball when your up 14-3. Don't care how or who, but find ways to run the ball somehow. Mickey can tell Whipple what he wants and how it should be done.
Now, I still think that this was not a fair audition for Mickey. Our talent and roster is really below average...........we might have some skill players, but we have no trench players and really our linebackers on D are sub par. Nevertheless, I think Mickey had to win 2 more games coming down the stretch, and did not get it done against Minny and now Wisky. I do like Klieman. I think he is a program builder. He also took over a K-State program that was in way better shape than what we are currently in. Snyder left him some pieces and left things on solid footing. We are miles from being solid. I would give Klieman a shot.
Can't disagree more with the parts of your posts about Mickey and yesterday's game.
They tried to run the football as you suggested and were unsuccessful doing it, as they had been basically all second half. Unsure which game you were watching. Considering they could not run it successfully, I was annoyed they thought they could win trying to just burn clock and rely on defense (that hadn't been good in 2nd half).
Don't think Mickey was a top contender from the start. Sure, he probably could've thrust himself into the top tier with consistent wins, but the losses aren't fully on him at this juncture (it hasn't really been HIS program).