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I bleed Orange have since my first game when I was six years old but i didn't like this match up. In fact, I told a good friend to put 5 figures on NC. Why? Because before each game I give a grade to each starting position. It is weighted based on importance. QB is the most important position and actually the kickers hold a high grade for me. Anyway, we didn't look good at all at any position most importantly the QB position. So, I knew that we were in for a tough game, and we were. With that as a foundation here are some thoughts.
First we are fighting on O with one handabehind our back. We are down our two best receivers and at Syracuse we simply do not have the depth to replace OG and I Jones. If we had those two we are a different team. Second we are down two starting Olines. Same we dont have the depth so we are really up against it when we play superior talented team, especially on the road.
Those are legitimate excuses. Now here are issues that I put on the coaching staff.
Lack of desire. I simply don't see a team that cares as much as they should. I think that the Ohana approach is fine, but I want to see a heck of a lot more fire from Dino and I never have. I want him defending his team and when needed in a player's face. He in my opinion isn't tough enough. I could be wrong given today's kids, but I think he needs to kick some arse.
Other than that, I want to stick with Dino unless he doesn't make a bowl. I stand by what I have posted which is that i think he will do well with the portal world. I think that he has built a good culture and I hope that this staff gets another year to prove itself.
I realize that his record over the last eight years is horrible, but I look at last year as his first in a new chapter. Sorry Homer this is a different book. So, let's see how things play out. Let get seven wins and go to a decent bowl and get better this off season. If he crashes and doesn't make a bowl, he should be fired.
Next week will probably be ugly. Hopefully the kids are competitive.
It's after the bye week that we will see if Dino still has this team.
I hope so.
First we are fighting on O with one handabehind our back. We are down our two best receivers and at Syracuse we simply do not have the depth to replace OG and I Jones. If we had those two we are a different team. Second we are down two starting Olines. Same we dont have the depth so we are really up against it when we play superior talented team, especially on the road.
Those are legitimate excuses. Now here are issues that I put on the coaching staff.
Lack of desire. I simply don't see a team that cares as much as they should. I think that the Ohana approach is fine, but I want to see a heck of a lot more fire from Dino and I never have. I want him defending his team and when needed in a player's face. He in my opinion isn't tough enough. I could be wrong given today's kids, but I think he needs to kick some arse.
Other than that, I want to stick with Dino unless he doesn't make a bowl. I stand by what I have posted which is that i think he will do well with the portal world. I think that he has built a good culture and I hope that this staff gets another year to prove itself.
I realize that his record over the last eight years is horrible, but I look at last year as his first in a new chapter. Sorry Homer this is a different book. So, let's see how things play out. Let get seven wins and go to a decent bowl and get better this off season. If he crashes and doesn't make a bowl, he should be fired.
Next week will probably be ugly. Hopefully the kids are competitive.
It's after the bye week that we will see if Dino still has this team.
I hope so.