The Talent Cupboard is Empty
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In our one year in the fabulous American Athletic Conference we had 2 guys on the first team for the offense and two guys on the second team for the offense. All but one of them, Janarion Grant, are no longer on the team--and he's injured.
We had ZERO guys on either team for the defense. In the AAC. ZERO. Some of our fans have been really, really deluded all along about how much talent we allegedly have.
We had ZERO guys on either team for the defense. In the AAC. ZERO. Some of our fans have been really, really deluded all along about how much talent we allegedly have.
Here's the thing:
Many here - MANY - were convinced by guys who know very little that about recruiting, but were trying to make names for themselves, that Flood's classes were a lot better than their rankings or lack of P5 offers would claim. These same people also think that our B1G pre-season position group rankings, the last 2 years, have been "bullshit" or "way too low" because, well, they were convinced that we had more talent, MUCH more talent, on this roster than we actually have. Most have come around, finally, but some still haven't so...
...obviously us only have a single player on the All-B1G team is bullshit, right? :cool2:
Fellas the day Flood was hired i made a thread called "The Elephant in the room" and got ripped from every which way possible with the post eventually being deleated, it was about why i felt he wouldn't/couldn't succeed and at the very top was recruiting and as some have mentioned above what's happening this season shouldn't be a surprise, next year will bad i'm thinking not as bad as this year......
They might have the same amount of talent (who has less), but they have players that can make a play (not necessarily playmakers). Besides our turnovers and critical miscues, we gave up 2 long plays with poor tackling and being out of position. That was a bigger factor than Illinos executing. They only had 10 first downs and missed 2 fgs and had an INT in the red zone. But they got the right play to finish scoring drives. We didn't. On this day, they were better or we weren't as good. Take your pick.
We have talent. Compared to the Patriot League teams many of our players were recruited by. For a different system nonetheless.
Someone posted the number of other BCS offers our players had. It was a real eye opener.
Dry as a bone, sadly. Will probably be 8-10 years before we can even consider being competitive with the big boys in this conference.
To be competitive with OSU and Michigan on a regular basis it will take longer than that. They simply have so many more resources that closing that gap is going to take years. We went from competing with schools like Syracuse and Yukon those dynastic wealth, as Buffett would call it.
Actually compared to 1/2 of the conference teams we have played this year.
Some one will have to explain why Laviano was picked ahead of Gio, a guy who clearly looks to be a better spread QB. If our talent incompatibility to the system is such an issue, then why Lav over Gio?
Michigan and OSU is another issue entirely. Not only do they have resources, history, and prestige on their side, they also have 2 ELITE coaches. As long as those 2 are there, we will have an uphill battle. But if a Hoke comes in? Well we saw Flood "go 1-0" that week.:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Said it in another thread. Coaches put a ton of faith and decision making into what they see every day on the practice field. I am not aware of anyone here who is at practice everyday, so it is pure conjecture. However, knowing how much emphasis coaches across all sports put on practice, I am guessing Laviano plays well when the lights are off and he isn't getting hit. He probably picked up the playbook more quickly than others, and like or not, he did have the experience from last year which probably helped with the leadership part.
Either way, it is water under the bridge.
I just went to NJ.com and reading the quotes I'll back off my criticism a bit. They talked about how Gio had a disappointing spring, while Laviano got the call because he was the most consistent through spring and summer, and knew the who's and where's more then the other QB's.
So I'll agree with water under the bridge. Now let's hope Gio's 2nd half was more then just a flash in the pan.
So I'll agree with water under the bridge. Now let's hope Gio's 2nd half was more then just a flash in the pan.
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