expect and accept are not synonyms.
Yes, I know how intelligent you are - though I was under the impression that you were a Finance major.
But, if your expectations are grounded, your ability to accept certain facts is facilitated.
We played a Big Ten team on Saturday night at their place before a loud, sold out crowd.
We were not playing with your best CB or our best OL. We do not have a home run hitter at RB or at WR. And our QB, despite his gaudy stats, is still not a dynamic player - he certainly does not and cannot scare a defense with his feet. (I think the talk of Ryan being an NFL QB is nice but pretty unrealistic).
And of course we made some bad mistakes - unacceptable ones - I'm with you on that score.
We are not good enough to make mistakes and win.
Look, I was ticked off by what I saw - I want this team to win. I thought that this was a very important and winnable game.
But, I have to think in terms of program development. I am not surprised that with this schedule with are 1-3 - I frankly expected it.
And I expect that we will struggle against Pitt, Rutgers, Cincy, USF, Louisville and even UConn.
I am firmly committed to Marrone - I was not committed to Robinson.