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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 11, 2024 15:24:08 GMT -5
yeah i am starting to wonder if we will see a .500 overall record or losing record when we end this year. I did not think the loss of CJ, Dez, Kade and the line coach were going to loom as big as they did at the home opener. I went into that game feeling good but the loss and the more i think about it the more i get nervous that the team realistically might take a huge step back, one i did not see coming. I hope i am 100% wrong but i have yet to shake that feeling since i left Cullowhee on Saturday
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Post by upstatecat88 on Sept 11, 2024 21:29:16 GMT -5
FWIW, I had us going 6-5, beating Furman, Campbell, VMI, Elon, Citadel, and either Wofford or ETSU. I almost posted such the other week, but after the State game, figured I was crazy and that anything was possible. The frustrating thing with this program is that any six or seven win season is automatically and reasonably expected to be a springboard to an elite level, but invariably ends up being a U-turn back to losing(the ‘82 team being a big exception.) I’m certain Bell is “the man for the job”, but I have to wonder if he’s wondering exactly where our ceiling is.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 11, 2024 22:00:40 GMT -5
i know many think Bell will be poached but honestly i don't think he would leave for anything other than another HC job and not many people would grab him if he has a .500 or losing record. I want Bell to retire as our coach but like what was said above i wonder if he is wondering what the teams ceiling is esp with NIL/ transfer portal world and after what happened to his team last off season because i know if we develop great players like Dez or CJ they will leave the second they are able to and then the gelling process starts over. I think that was the team's problem vs Campbell last week. They feel like a new team and don't seem to be gelling just yet
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Post by wcugrad95 on Sept 12, 2024 7:25:08 GMT -5
I am trying hard not to rate our team just on the Campbell game. I admit that as some others have said I did that after the State game and all of the sudden had visions of grandeur that we could win 9 or 10.
The Campbell game could be more who we are and a long season is ahead. Or the State game could be and we still have a shot of being good. I think we need to see really the next 3 games (2 tough ones on the road and then a SoCon game at home) before we are going to know. And I do agree that might be pretty normal going forward in this age of loosing your best players to NIL deals every couple of years.
Roller coaster rides for fans. If we beat Elon we’ll all probably be back on here talking about how great we can be. And we’ll have to remind ourselves of the Campbell game 😀
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 12, 2024 8:58:14 GMT -5
The thing is Elon is way better than Campbell on both sides of the ball
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Post by wcugrad95 on Sept 12, 2024 9:21:12 GMT -5
My point is really about us - regardless of if we beat Elon or not. After 2 games I don't think we are as bad as the Campbell game showed. And we clearly aren't as good as we all thought after the State game. We just need to play better to bring us all back from the ledge. We sucked last Saturday, but I don't think we actually suck.
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Post by catman72 on Sept 12, 2024 13:47:44 GMT -5
I agree with you I don't think we are as bad as we played against Campbell and still had a chance slim but chance to win......The problem with that game was when we played State they played man coverage and Cole adapted well and Campbell played zone and really messed his head up.....He had happy feet and tried to force throws and made bad decisions.....A mess but I blame the coaches for not sitting him down and making adjustments.....I will bet you Elon has watched the film and will come at him the same way...The bad thing is this Elon team is much better than Campbell and for us to have a chance Cole has to play really good and show why he was SoCon Offensive player of the year last year
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 12, 2024 13:56:46 GMT -5
If he does not play well he needs to sit
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