bigrod

Looking at the remaining schedule and how they are currently playing, I can't see this team finishing much over .500.

I didn't want to believe you, Wayne, but you more or less called this. I was hopeful we had a coach that was somehow smart enough to make it work. I know the season isn't over yet, and I know they aren't firing DeVries after one season, but it has been disappointing, to say the least. You're right, there is no momentum going into next season. I'm willing to somewhat give the staff a pass on this season, even though many others made it work with the same time restrictions. But if next season isn't head and shoulders above this one, we'll probably be forever duking it out with the bottom half of the conference, hoping to get a break to make it into the tournament. I haven't been high on the administrative decisions over the past years, but if they are going to invest in the future, they are right to do it in football. Much higher revenue sport. I'll forever blame them for not being proactive and going hard after Dusty, but it is what it is now. There's no reason we can't be at least respectable in basketball with our resources.

The only thing that makes this better is May and Michigan rubbing our noses in what could have been if we hadn't sat on our hands for that bonus Woodson season.

When you put it like that, they'll probably keep him another year. No 1st round this year or next year. They can't even tank.

Ballard has to be gone, right? Right??

I agree. Its getting harder for me to watch NFL. When I do, I'm not as into it as college games.

Which makes Steichen's ultra conservative approach on the last drive even more confounding. Luckily, he got bailed out by an iffy call (in a poorly called game).

Did he say what happened at Georgia?

Just curious how you know for a fact we have top 10 money.

Glass Richardson got hurt and had to leave the game?! What a shocker! I know it's just preseason, but sure Looks like another Ballard patented mediocre year.

10-2

There's actually more than one around Fort Wayne.

To be fair - part II: That's probably what he told them. I wonder if he got confused when they asked if he want to be a member of the Kings.

My take is that he is looking for certain types of players, and isn't willing to sacrifice building the culture he wants to establish for a year of success. I think he is looking for long term success, and it's what we as fans should be looking for as well. It's easy to look at purely physical ability, but mental fortitude and culture is what will fuel long term success. It's what we see Cignetti building with football. I think we had a pretty good look at what talent alone gets us this past season. The good coaches are looking for mentality as much as physical ability. Just my opinion...

I love it! We must be on the right track. Last year at this time, most on this board were ready to hand us the conference title. This year, we're doomed. I think what you described is his intent: Make opponents pay for playing too many bigs. Will it work? Who knows, but it should be fun.