Dean elaborate - they have their QB and a Soph RB that seems good - I know they lose quite a number of Seniors but I think they'll have 10 guys back - should allow them to hold their own? Granted I don't see them going 4-0 or 3-1, but perhaps 1-3 and 5-4 overall?
The likelihood of SR going 0-4 in the Blue next year is very high. This year's QB, though a very hard worker and a good kid, is simply not a very good QB. Its' possible that he makes great improvement, but I wouldn't bet on it. This year's soph team has a very limited number of players, and none appear to be ready to make an impact next year on the varsity level. Also, the record of the sophmore team is largely meaningless since the best sophmores usually play on the varsity level.
Most depressing is the frosh performance against MC. I was hoping that the frosh class was top notch, and wins against Loyola, Providence, and Brother Rice would probably warrant calling them great. But MC manhandled them on Saturday morning, so it is hard for me to get overly excited about the frosh class. Though wins over PC, Loyola, and BR will at least get my excitement level back up a bit.
I am a huge fan of Kuska personally, so it's hard for me to objectively comment on the coaching at 77th and western. The guy is tough, loyal, and sets a good example for the young men. And I like how he is willing to change with the times yet still makes sure the team understands/honors its working class history at 63rd & Claremont.
SR had a bad/very bad 3 year stretch at the end of the Wernet era and beginning of the Kuska era. So I am hoping that SR can rebound in a couple years, either with Kuska or some new guy. But I fear the circumstances facing the program now are totally different than 20 years ago. And I'm not that confident that SR can ever return to being a football power, regardless of the man running the program.