Because we played teams that had more experienced defenders. Pindell is a senior but a newbie in terms of experience. I think he played well against UCF (overall I think the offense did better in that game) but Boise returned ten starters on defense. Their defense was way better than UCF’s. It was a bad matchup brother.
But I get it. You’d like to ignore the obvious in order to vent.
You’re entitled. But facts are facts.
We’re very young and inexperienced period.
Getting owned in sports is a good thing when you’re young. It develops character, work ethic and savvy. But as a fan it can be hard to watch when the beating takes place on the field during games and on the heels of seven losing seasons. Like I said, the seasoning of youngsters both offensively and defensively usually happens behind closed doors in practice.
And another factor- in Boise’s case- their offense gets to go up against that stout defense every day in practice so they get better looks and produce a more polished product on Saturdays. Our offense goes up against freshmen. When they get to the game it’s a just a smigeon harder to operate- across the board.
This team will look different next year. You’ll see.
