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I left midway through the third quarter. Not because I was cold -- after the weather fiasco three weeks ago, I was dressed more than warm enough. But because I just didn't care any more. If the players don't care, why should I stay? Why should I come? Why should I write this (and I only am because I am going to be very short).
That was just awful. Players (especially on offense) didn't show any desire or heart whatsoever. Defense tried for a while, but then gave up. It would have been wholly irrational for them not to give up. And we were pushed around on specials like it was men playing against boys. Not wasting a second more of my time discussing anyone individually.
Our players are not good enough. We would not be a good team if Lou Saban had stepped in in August. Our coaches -- well, how many times did Hank Hughes defense know what we were going to run before the play developed? How often did we do that to them? Our coaches can not fairly be judged based on losing with this talent, but if you are asking instead whether our coaches have done anything to give us confidence to make us thing they can win with better players, the answer is absolutely not. "In Diaco we trust" is fine as a game plan, and this year hasn't proven he can't win here, but nothing he and his staff have done have come near proving they can win here or anywhere else either.
That's it. Will I go to the SMU game? Maybe if it's at noon. Can't imagine that I'd waste a Saturday night hauling my butt out to see this team play again in September. And, for the first time ever, I'm not sure that I even want to renew. I'm sure I will, but it will feel more like a charitable contribution that I feel I need to make than something I want to do.
That was just awful. Players (especially on offense) didn't show any desire or heart whatsoever. Defense tried for a while, but then gave up. It would have been wholly irrational for them not to give up. And we were pushed around on specials like it was men playing against boys. Not wasting a second more of my time discussing anyone individually.
Our players are not good enough. We would not be a good team if Lou Saban had stepped in in August. Our coaches -- well, how many times did Hank Hughes defense know what we were going to run before the play developed? How often did we do that to them? Our coaches can not fairly be judged based on losing with this talent, but if you are asking instead whether our coaches have done anything to give us confidence to make us thing they can win with better players, the answer is absolutely not. "In Diaco we trust" is fine as a game plan, and this year hasn't proven he can't win here, but nothing he and his staff have done have come near proving they can win here or anywhere else either.
That's it. Will I go to the SMU game? Maybe if it's at noon. Can't imagine that I'd waste a Saturday night hauling my butt out to see this team play again in September. And, for the first time ever, I'm not sure that I even want to renew. I'm sure I will, but it will feel more like a charitable contribution that I feel I need to make than something I want to do.