I remember Surly telling me that Elko was recruiting nothing but three stars and that they would suck this year.
We on the other hand lost to one of the worst conference teams on our schedule and have not played a full four quarters of a game in over two years.
Sark was clearly asleep at the switch as it relates to this year’s roster and being out coached is becoming a trend. Everyone can choose to not believe that there is smoke around his personal life but I’ve heard it as well going back to last year. I don’t know if any of it is true because I haven’t seen it. But, I do know that people who have a connection to the university either by substantial donation status or it is where they get their paycheck are saying it. If it’s not true, or not based upon some kernel of truth, why are they saying it? I always ask myself when I hear a leak of something what is the motivation for the leak? Here, I don’t have an answer for it. Maybe it’s just our own brand of dysfunction. But, even when his neighbors are saying things about what they observed, I wonder if he’s not distracted.
Putting all that aside, I know what I have seen with my own eyes. Inconsistent and undisciplined play. Poor preparation and lack of adjustments in game. A terrible OL this year which is choking the life out of the season. Not having a run game which has put a ton more pressure on a young but talented QB to be a hero at all times.
I’m not one of those people who think he ought to go undefeated every year. But, I do think with his resources he should win the games he is supposed to and be competitive in the rest. Our staff did not have our team ready to play coming off of both bye weeks this year. That’s inexcusable. They were embarrassed by the Georgia staff on Saturday. Even with our OL issues, the talent disparity was not that great against Georgia. We played like shit. Our game plan was shit. Our play calling was shit as well as our decision to allow them to pick us apart with soft defensive coverage. I don’t know if it is true, but ESPN reported the day before the game that Sark had only practiced two days last week and that he had given the team a lot of time off. A good portion of our defense was at the basketball game on Wednesday night. Maybe they deserved a break, or maybe they could have been looking at film. Who knows? They sure didn’t play like a team that had time to kill.
I fully believe that we should beat A&M. But, I don’t think deep down that we will because I have no faith that this staff will put our team in a position to win. I also have no faith that our head coach can focus up and see things as they are instead of how he may want them to be.
Honestly, when was the last game where you felt like we came out and played a full four quarters where we looked good from start to finish against an opponent with a pulse? For myself, I can’t remember. Maybe some of yours is better than mine.