well, I think I was replying to this quote "he built that Montana state program from the ground up and they are actually great now." by noting that he in fact built fuckall because Montana State was a conference champion 7 of the 10 years prior to Choate taking the job. That 8-5 season - they finished 2nd in the conference and made the playoffs.
It's a weird hill to die on - but if you think Choate built Montana State from the ground up have at it. I think you and I have vastly different ideas of what building from the ground up means.
Taking over a job where a team had it's first losing season in 20 years (5-6), a team that had won the conference 7 of 10 seasons -- is not a rebuild and it is certainly not from the ground up - it's simply righting the ship.
I mean, I do have an axe to grind - Choate is terrible at his job.
Ford's biggest improvement was simply being put on the field and he was only on the field when injury forced Choate's hand because ... wait for it .... Choate did a terrible job this year. He was all over the goddamn field vs. OkSt. and that had nothing to do with developing over the year. He showed as much in the last few games of 2020 which is why so many of us on this board were excited about him. Do you think Overshown, Gbenda, Richardson, and Brockermeyer all showed improvement as the season went on as well, proving your point on development by showing the entire unit? Or maybe is it simply that Ford is a better player than the guys in front of him and should've been playing all season only proving my point?