Look, T-Joe has done an excellent job in some aspects of this university. Some areas he has been decent and others he has absolutely failed.
Scott Farmer has been a failure since the first realignment occurred. It was a downhill ride ever since.
Hud started off with a bang. Infusing some very talented players with high character guys Bustle recruited. We went 9-4 for 4 straight season. As soon as we get 100% HUD's players it has been a downaward spiral. We are drastically more talented under Hudspeth and yet we under perform. IMO it is due to not having the character of champions in the locker room.
Marlin, I don't know where to begin. He started off with a bang. Got Peyton and Long soon after. Ran into locker room issues and cleaned house. Floundered for a few years and now looks like he is back on track. I personally don't like him and think we could do much better. But you can see he has a plan, he has tried to execute that plan so I will cut him a little slack on that. He needs to win 25+ games a year with these weak schedules IMO for me to consider it a successful season.
Now you want to talk about national prominence. We will never be a household name. Our ceiling is about where Temple has been since Matt Rhule got there. Possibly Memphis as well. But that takes a dynamic AD with full support from the Pres. It takes great coaches in the two major sports with personalities that the media loves. Finally it takes luck. We have been snakebit for decades.
I'm not trying to make excuses for the kid, but I feel like Fuse was used in a way that didn't allow him to succeed here. Last season, they put him in the wideout spot that Jamal Robinson was playing in when he got injured. And they were throwing jumpballs in his direction. I look at Trent Taylor (#5 from La Tech) and see what he has done there, and I see what Fuse could've done for us if he was given that same opportunity in the slot.
Like you said, time will tell.
You are dead wrong on the locker room. I'll prove it with numbers when I have time to sit and hammer it out.
But I do appreciate the kind words. Always nice to discuss with a fan.
I see you have an admirer in Crawfish, but don't get too excited.. He loves anyone that doesn't like me![]()
Oh no!!! Billy bad ash has showed up and he is handing out negative Rep points!!
The road goes on forever, but the party never ends!
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