It’s weird. I’ve gone way over the top in my reactions over the years, but I’m just not as doom and gloom as a lot of my fellow posters. Maybe I’m just older and have Low T.
What I do know though is there was not a coach in the country that was going to walk in and go undefeated in year one with this roster. The starting QB imploded on himself, one starting RB goes down for the season before game one and the other goes out during conference play, the WR’s were not talented. Elko came in and absolutely loaded up on DB’s because Jimbo didn’t leave him with any. It was a complete makeover that had to be done and he is in year one of doing it.
I will say that I don’t particularly like Bateman and I’m neutral on Klein. The play calling was way too predictable last night, but overall Klein just didn’t have the dudes this season that he needs. Reed is going to be a very good player, but he needs to develop, gain experience and learn from this season.
As for Elko, he showed what he knows about football with his performance as DC at A&M and HC at Duke. He understands this game and knows what it takes to win. He sees what we see and, unlike Jimbo, I don’t expect him to keep coaches on his staff that get in his way of achieving his and the team’s goals.
Now that we’re done with the regular season, let’s see how we close out this recruiting class and go to work getting to know the WR’s and others in the transfer portal.
Love,
TP97
What I do know though is there was not a coach in the country that was going to walk in and go undefeated in year one with this roster. The starting QB imploded on himself, one starting RB goes down for the season before game one and the other goes out during conference play, the WR’s were not talented. Elko came in and absolutely loaded up on DB’s because Jimbo didn’t leave him with any. It was a complete makeover that had to be done and he is in year one of doing it.
I will say that I don’t particularly like Bateman and I’m neutral on Klein. The play calling was way too predictable last night, but overall Klein just didn’t have the dudes this season that he needs. Reed is going to be a very good player, but he needs to develop, gain experience and learn from this season.
As for Elko, he showed what he knows about football with his performance as DC at A&M and HC at Duke. He understands this game and knows what it takes to win. He sees what we see and, unlike Jimbo, I don’t expect him to keep coaches on his staff that get in his way of achieving his and the team’s goals.
Now that we’re done with the regular season, let’s see how we close out this recruiting class and go to work getting to know the WR’s and others in the transfer portal.
Love,
TP97
