I'm going with the other side of the coin. As a long-time Cajuns fan, I have an incurable case of CDS. I am probably the worst score or attendance thread prognosticator in the history of the world, so I'm taking a different tack.
With that in mind, I am going on the record predicting that we win an average of 3 games per year for the next 3 years until we give up on the Des experiment. Here's to hoping my prediction record remains as pristine as it is today.
As much as I hate to admit it, the expectations that many of us had going into the season were unreasonable. Think about all the schools that have achieved a few years of greatness then lost a coach. Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, UConn, others. What happened after that? Big drop. Heck, even Boise St is pretty average compared to what they used to be.
Point is, coaches that can do what Napier did the last few years are more rare than we are giving it credit for.
I'll stand with Mike for a few seasons. The current drop is expected. If we don't get back to 7-9 wins per season by year 3, then we might have a discussion about "he's not the guy". But not yet.
I know the portal killed us but snapping the ball over the quarterback’s head is not the portal’s fault, averaging 75 penalty yards per game is not the portal’s fault, and going 50% on field goals is not the portal’s fault. I’m not sure what is going on in the locker room or with the “cULture” but somebody in that complex has to figure it out.
Unfortunately this is starting to feel like end of Hudspeth Era
I've asked this before & will repeat the question. What is culture? Culture is a practice of following a host of established traditions that breed a desired result. In this case the result would be winning football.
This was my first game to get to see in person this season. And the thing I was most curious about wasn't there. I saw no throne, no crown, nos shoulder pads,no bling & worst of all, no spirit stick. No bling on the sideline equals no swag on the field. This team has no confidence, because it has been deprived of a leader, especially on offense & it's Wrestling belts & treasure chest of trinkets that reward guys who make great plays. I don't see any desire by this coach to keep the same culture as our previous coach. And as of now the scoreboard is reflecting the difference in that culture.
When discussing culture, I have also asked this question. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results,then if you were achieving the results you wanted by doing the same things over & over. Wouldn't changing all of those things & expecting the culture not to change be just as insane?
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