Elephant in the room…

[McNabb2Brominski]

We have a head coach who has no previous head coaching or coordinator experience.

This lack of experience is showing (no surprise). It takes time for new coaching staff to implement culture and scheme. It should take even longer with someone as green as HCFB. The reality is, regardless of talent on the team, it will take time (a couple years)for HCFB to figure it out. Let’s hope he can still keep the recruiting up in the meantime. Let us also thank our stars that we have McCord to help cover up some of the holes on this team and prevent this season from being a total train wreck.

 

[two3zone]

We have a head coach who has no previous head coaching or coordinator experience.

This lack of experience is showing (no surprise). It takes time for new coaching staff to implement culture and scheme. It should take even longer with someone as green as HCFB. The reality is, regardless of talent on the team, it will take time (a couple years)for HCFB to figure it out. Let’s hope he can still keep the recruiting up in the meantime. Let us also thank our stars that we have McCord to help cover up some of the holes on this team and prevent this season from being a total train wreck.

I'll take what I've seen this year over the past few years. We're not coming off an Alabama and Georgia run, we played a bad TE at QB in a bowl game like 9 months ago.

 

[Cusefan78]

I'll take what I've seen this year over the past few years. We're not coming off an Alabama and Georgia run, we played a bad TE at QB in a bowl game like 9 months ago.

Agree. I’m okay with the learning curve.

 

[richmondcuse03]

We hired a recruiter and his guys are either playing or all over the two deep for a reason. Some folks here underestimated the growing pains they would come form a young coaching staff. This was always a talent play, not a year one thing. We just got greedy with Kyle and the schedule.

I’m optimistic about all the young talented kids we have in the wings. KJE deserves a game ball.

 

[CanadianSU]

I’m fine with the growing pains. Thought the same it’d be a process and longer than others thought.

Thinking with Fran we should be able to get some great qbs… which is why this team will be a bowl game and the wrs, and that’s the only reason.

 

[Dr. Bill]

We have a head coach who has no previous head coaching or coordinator experience.

This lack of experience is showing (no surprise). It takes time for new coaching staff to implement culture and scheme. It should take even longer with someone as green as HCFB. The reality is, regardless of talent on the team, it will take time (a couple years)for HCFB to figure it out. Let’s hope he can still keep the recruiting up in the meantime. Let us also thank our stars that we have McCord to help cover up some of the holes on this team and prevent this season from being a total train wreck.

Why can't our fans just be happy with what is? The potential for this program is higher than it has been in a long time. Clearly, this team, even with all the influx of talent, is not as good as we all hoped, at least, not yet. There is still a lot of season left.

 

[23Zone]

To me the three elephants in the room are
1) the horrendous FG kicking game
2) Gadsden and his steady decline. He seems to be a shell of himself
3) the sieve that is the offensive line

 

[Cuse House]

Fran has been fine. His clock management has been mostly good. It takes more than one off season to improve the roster drastically. He takes ownership when things go wrong (Stanford). Really hope he gets into ERob's ear and tells him to knock it off with the 3 man rushes.

 

[AAM62]

Ceiling was always 8-9 wins this season. Too many people thought otherwise with no proof.

curious to see how this UNLV qb looks but we’re looking at almost definite losses against VT, BC with castellanos, and Miami. Everything else is a toss up.

 

[wooddoc]

I haven't been a zero loss guy for a long time. Right now, I'm a 3-1 guy with about 60 years in the SU section. I see Fran on the sidelines acting like a chicken that met with the farmer's hatchet, but it's okay. 3-1 is darned okay. Good job, Cuse - work out the kinks. No matter what - good season ahead.

 

[two3zone]

Why can't our fans just be happy with who is? The potential for this program is higher than it has been in a long time. Clearly, this team, even with all the influx of talent, is not as good as we all hoped, at least, not yet. There is still a lot of season left.

A lot of season and we saw some really talented true freshman out there making plays.

The graphic they showed at the end alone about recruiting and we weren't even on the damn list, Coach Brown has us in the top 50 two years in a row? Come on, this is still exciting, a few missed field goals and a couple holes don't change much in the long term.

 

[tptcuse]

The 2025 recruiting seems to have tailed off a bit. I hope we can get some good wins to help build enthusiasm and get another good portal haul. Next year's brutal schedule is concerning.

 

[Faegan]

This is the Fran Plan. We knew what it was going to be... I'm enjoying the ride!

 

[FrancoPizza]

A lot of season and we saw some really talented true freshman out there making plays.

The graphic they showed at the end alone about recruiting and we weren't even on the damn list, Coach Brown has us in the top 50 two years in a row? Come on, this is still exciting, a few missed field goals and a couple holes don't change much in the long term.

Top 50 isn’t a big improvement from where Dino had us in the 60s.

 

[PAcuse]

It’s easy to get caught on the hype train
I’m trying to maintain the mindset of this is a throw away year
Yeah I know with the portal you reload and not rebuild
Reality is we had a terrible culture here and it needs a HUGE overall, it will take time
Fran is the man for this job and yes we will have MANY bumps along the way

 

[wooddoc]

Why can't our fans just be happy with who is? The potential for this program is higher than it has been in a long time. Clearly, this team, even with all the influx of talent, is not as good as we all hoped, at least, not yet. There is still a lot of season left.

Armchair entitled experts is my answer...

 

[dasher]

Fran has been fine. His clock management has been mostly good. It takes more than one off season to improve the roster drastically. He takes ownership when things go wrong (Stanford). Really hope he gets into ERob's ear and tells him to knock it off with the 3 man rushes.

Well, he didn't get in his ear this week. That is for sure.

 

[tptcuse]

It’s easy to get caught on the hype train
I’m trying to maintain the mindset of this is a throw away year
Yeah I know with the portal you reload and not rebuild
Reality is we had a terrible culture here and it needs a HUGE overall, it will take time
Fran is the man for this job and yes we will have MANY bumps along the way

Good points. The schedule had me excited though. Hopefully we will show some improvements and finally get better as a season progresses instead of worse.

 

[Eric15]

To me the two elephants in the room are

Alright I'm starting to feel claustrophobic.

 

[Cuse House]

Well, he didn't get in his ear this week. That is for sure.

No he did not. I was hoping the 4th down play against Stanford was a wake up call. 2nd half we brought more pressure, which was nice.

 

[PAcuse]

Good points. The schedule had me excited though. Hopefully we will show some improvements and finally get better as a season progresses instead of worse.

Oh for sure I had a front row seat on the hype train

 

[two3zone]

Alright I'm starting to feel claustrophobic.

I thought it sounded like a horrible threesome.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Fran has been fine. His clock management has been mostly good. It takes more than one off season to improve the roster drastically. He takes ownership when things go wrong (Stanford). Really hope he gets into ERob's ear and tells him to knock it off with the 3 man rushes.

I think Fran did that to Erob at halftime. 32 yards allowed in 2nd half.

 

[David321]

Listening to TK99 rn on the way home. I'm curious to hear what Fran says.

 

[rocklloyd]

Special teams guy may be packing his desk when he gets back to Manley.