Is this the first warm embrace of those glory days fondly known as the RE era...
Nick Williams was all Big East as a returner not as a offensive player not as a receiver. It ts a different animal. Davis and Smith are average receivers. People are brain washed into thinking they are stars because they catch the ball which is a step up from some of the past receivers we've had. Neither would be the top receive on any other Big East team. McCombs is not on the level of past backs we've had.
The fact is, this team has gone backwards since PP has come in. And more importantly, they are well below expectations.
I didn't say Nick Williams was all big east. I said he is explosive. You must have missed last year's buffalo game.
Look I agree, it is on the coaches, part of coaching is recruiting talent. For the last three or four years we have not recruited a lot of offensive talent. Look at the offensive line talent. We haven't brought in a decent offensive lineman in five or six years. In 2010 we had a good offensive line. In 2011 we lost Krug and Ryan and the line started to leak. So this year we lost the anchor of our line in Petrus and the line is in disarray. We haven't brought in any one to replace these guys. I haven't seen Akron play, so I can't speak for thier talent, but Western Michigan had more talent than us at WR, QB, OL and RB. The coaches have to find a way to bring in better offensive talent. They have to look at the players they are recruiting and not the stars.
My mistake I meant Hurd.
No as I stated it is on the coaches. But part of the coaches job is to also bring in the talent. The lack of sucess is going to hurt recruiting. The lack of in state high school talent in Connecticut is also problem were always going to have to deal with. I grew up in eastern Pennsylvania and the high school enviroment is a night and difference with Connecticut.