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Post by scootercat1 on Jan 12, 2024 19:45:24 GMT -5
Is any one else here getting sick and tired of hearing about more poaching of WCU players and staff by Pitt? Not only did we lose an outstanding OC to them in Kade Bell, but we also lost arguably our two top offensive playmakers to the Panthers - Reid and Lee. Now, we've just lost one of our top offensive assistants to Pitt - OC Davreau. As a side note to all this, Raphael Williams, former WCU standout WR, recently committed there as well. I'm not suggesting anything nefarious, but it certainly doesn't feel or look good, especially considering Kade Bell is Coach Bell's son.
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Post by wcu77 on Jan 13, 2024 6:36:45 GMT -5
All I know is that I have never liked Pitt to begin with and have even more reason to dislike them now.
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Jan 13, 2024 8:03:04 GMT -5
Pitt has not been relevant in a long time.
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Jan 13, 2024 9:27:22 GMT -5
The Bell’s first roster at Western included 6 or 7 players from Tusculum, so live by the sword die by the sword
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Jan 13, 2024 9:45:05 GMT -5
The Bell’s first roster at Western included 6 or 7 players from Tusculum, so live by the sword die by the sword I see that too, and we really only lost our most productive RB and WR and our OC and OL coaches to Pitt. On balance, it could have been a lot worse. At our level, we will lose players and coaches every year to larger programs. If we get really good and win the SoCon and make the playoffs, we will lose more coaches and players. It is what it is. I just wish that years ago our leadership had taken advantage of our success and moved us to a higher level but they did not so we are where we are. I don’t think we will miss a beat on offense. We are deep at WR and RB and players will step up. I also look for Odom to improve the defense this next year. |
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Post by scootercat1 on Jan 13, 2024 10:00:16 GMT -5
I’m surprised we haven’t heard about any of new DC Odom’s former Tusculum players following him to Cullowhee.
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Post by catamountfanatic07 on Jan 14, 2024 17:05:06 GMT -5
I don’t like it, but you don’t get to like it when we get players from other teams from the portal and hate it when other teams take players from us through the portal. Those guys were never staying at Western, whether they went to pitt or somewhere else, they were always going to test the waters after the year they had.
And to be honest, I am not upset with Reid leaving. He was a hell of a back for us, but he was not healthy and either season to play a whole season. I don’t think that will get better at the FBS level.
We have also always complained about our coaches, not being good enough to be poached by higher level teams. Now we get that and people want to complain.
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