I was telling my friends all week, that this game was going to be like last years USF game. We felt superior leading up to both games only due to the fact that we play in the ACC, and should be able to beat non p5 schools. Turned out we weren't as good as either team, and last year USF went on to be pretty darn good. I think MTSU will have a nice year as well.
People need to step off the ledge. It sucks that we lost, but we are too fresh into what is going to be a massive rebuild, to expect to beat ANY division 1 team. Keep in mind, that we all like the talent Dino has brought in, and we like the talent that will be coming in next year, but he hasn't injected this program with enough of his players yet to make much of a difference. And while rebuilding this line should be of the utmost importance, patience will be needed. We have a couple 4 star lineman coming in next year, but it's an awful lot to ask true freshman o-lineman to come in and play effectively vs. ACC talent. We all knew this was going to be a slow rebuild, so let's not forget that after 1 loss, that we should have never expected to win.
And don't look at BG's second year as any indicator to what we should expect in year 2. Comparing BG's rebuild to ours is night vs. day. BG did not have the talent gap between them and the top of the league that we had. I'm not writing Cuse off this year, I'll watch and attend every game, but at the same time, I'm going to know that I'm watching a program under construction not just this year, but more than likely next year too. I just can't expect to see our O-Line improve enough this year to make a huge difference, and I can't expect our line to be a whole lot better next year, just because we have 2 freshman lineman that would be just another lineman at most other ACC schools.
Keep the faith, have patience.
