(11-25-2018 05:16 PM)eaglebeaver Wrote:  

(11-25-2018 05:05 PM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Strictly my opinion but I'm certainly disappointed in the W/L record but that's because I had unrealistic expectations.

First few games of the season the team was not prepared well at all. I blame the coaches.

Middle stretch of games was very encouraging with competitive football played vs some good teams like UNT and LT.

Last few games the team was too beaten up to play well or consistently. Not enough depth or talent yet to overcome a host of injuries. Every team gets them but when you are starting a massive rebuilding project and are low on talent, well you just get your butt beat sometimes.

Next year will be the real test to see if a 2nd recruiting class, returning experience and coaching staff will make a dent in this process. 3 or 4 wins would tell us Dimel is on the right track. Another 1 win season would be very demoralizing. So the jury is still out.

Know how you feel my friend, BUT (there's that "BUT" again! ) USM only has a little over 70 players on scholarship and we were playing with our 3rd and 4th string QB's (soph and frosh) and our 4th, 5th and 6th team RB's (all freshmen)...

So, we all have crosses to bear...although some are obviously heavier than others...

This is true. Injuries are not an excuse. The major difference between us is that Kugler’s recruiting classes were dead last in FBS for the last five years. Almost all of our recruits had no other offers. Not even FCS teams were interested. Coaches applying for the job said we had a roster full of D2 athletes. Your 4th string players would be starting in our team of 2018. Our third string qb and 5th string OL wouldn’t be backups at Houston Baptist.