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Not like that haven't been for years, why care now?Just read an article that said CFB world is laughing at us. No surprise here.
Well put.So, you think it makes sense to go for it on 4th and goal from the 23 with 42 seconds left down 30-0? Just to show we care? That we aren't pussies even after coaching like it for over 59 minutes.
Or even on the 4th and two (nice dive behind the new starter out of position - quality play call)? Billy tried it even though there was ZERO chance of winning at that point.
This coach and staff don't give two fuchs about the players that earned that streak before they got here, but at least managed not to fuch it up when it was obvious to kick the field goal...the second time.
I know when I played football, getting skunked was the worst , most deflating way to lose. I would rather lose by 20 or 30 points than lose 10-0. At least to me. Also most of my teammates at the time too.No, I don't think it makes any difference. The streak is not one that any program is envious over. Winning streaks, championships, etc matter. I understand why we kicked the FG and I suppose it's better to have the streak alive than over. But honestly, wins and loses matter, saying "yeah, we lose about half our games, but dammit, we don't get blanked" is a strange thing to take pride in to me.
I don't know about the article, but the game announcers were laughing at us big time. Next year let me know when the absolute bottom of the barrel game announcers, selected against their will, take us seriously. In the meantime maybe I'll take up fishing again.Just read an article that said CFB world is laughing at us. No surprise here.
Lots a great mud flats fishing for Reds up there.I don't know about the article, but the game announcers were laughing at us big time. Next year let me know when the absolute bottom of the barrel game announcers, selected against their will, take us seriously. In the meantime maybe I'll take up fishing again.
To yours and my eyes Kitna appeared the clear #2, but BN always said Miller was #2 prior to his thumb injury, and repeated it again when he named Miller the starter for the bowl game. That's bad news going forward if we don't get a QB better than Miller into the program, and fast.Kitna did exist, and he was the clear #2. No one saw his total destruction coming.
That streak ended when Mac lost to Michigan in Jerryworld.Crap... you're right about the opening game streak. Probably gone. But, that streak was mainly because we scheduled NE lower Montana State Agricultural college types.
Still would be nice to keep.it going.
Today the streak doesn’t matter because our team sucks & our program is in the toilet. But hopefully in two years we’ll be contenders again, riding high, and it will be cool to say, “and another thing, you know we haven’t been shutout since ‘88?”I understand some care about it. I just don't see it as having any importance. Losing 27-0 vs 30-3 is still both equally getting your a$$ kicked.
I watched, unfortunately. I'm not gonna lie, a lot of negative thoughts crossed my mind as I sat through yet another embarrassing, mistake-filled loss. I can't remember the first year of a coaching change feeling this long or this much of a grind. I'm relieved it's over.
I'm not sold on either outcome, Napier as a success or a dud. What I know for sure is, there's plenty of work to be done and he's going to be here a minimum of three seasons, a complete collapse or show-cause notwithstanding. Gotta keep the expectations low and the hopes high in the meantime.
Our OL got dominated from the start. What “approach” overcomes that? First start ever for a QB that hasn’t played all year behind that OL. What “approach” makes that successful?
C’mon guys, at least ACT like you’ve got some common sense.
What’s he gonna say after that performance? “I did a great job preparing these back-ups but they didn’t execute!”.Napier himself said “I didn’t have the guys prepared” or something to that effect. Effort and performance looked very Vandy-ish