So are we just one year away?
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Unfortunately, I think this was our year, so we'll be back next year to our 5/6 win rebuilding year since we lose most of defense and still have no qb. On a positive, I think we'll get back up to 7 or maybe even 8 wins within a couple few more years and dominate the middle of the pack in the Big 12 again! Go Mountaineers!!!
We are more than a year way from being really good. the question is can we be better right away with a better coach or will it cause a regression in the short term.
Bear in mind Holgorsen always loses very winnable games:
Syracuse and 7-6 Louisville in 2011.
TCU, TTU, OSU and Syracuse again in 2012
Maryland, TTU, Kansas and ISU in 2013
Texas, KSU and A&M in 2014
OSU and KSU this season.
If we had won even 7 of those 15 games, he would not be in this predicament. A coach who does better in those types of games could do a good bit more with similar talent, and could improve us some right away.
I am also implicitly labeling a lot of games unlikely wins that wouldn't have been so unlikely for better teams. A better coach could also do more to improve the program than just not lose such a high percentage of relatively even matchups. He could in fact, in much less than 5 years, make us better.
What's the risk of trying to be better?
Bear in mind Holgorsen always loses very winnable games:
Syracuse and 7-6 Louisville in 2011.
TCU, TTU, OSU and Syracuse again in 2012
Maryland, TTU, Kansas and ISU in 2013
Texas, KSU and A&M in 2014
OSU and KSU this season.
If we had won even 7 of those 15 games, he would not be in this predicament. A coach who does better in those types of games could do a good bit more with similar talent, and could improve us some right away.
I am also implicitly labeling a lot of games unlikely wins that wouldn't have been so unlikely for better teams. A better coach could also do more to improve the program than just not lose such a high percentage of relatively even matchups. He could in fact, in much less than 5 years, make us better.
What's the risk of trying to be better?
We are a thousand miles from nowhere. But, let me tell you this. I ain't kicking in a single buck to bring in a new high dollar coach. I would recommend that we keep Dana but cut his pay to $60,000 a year..................instead of $60,000 a week. Heck, he would still be making double what most hard working folks make on their real world jobs. A football coaches job ain't even 'real' world!
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I don't know about others, but i have to answer for every day at work.
if i make a mistake, i better not make the same mistake again. or there is others that will take my job. and i am sure not paid the same as Dana.
and he makes mistakes that, even me, would not do. howard is not a QB
and never will be, it is just his limits. if i can see that, couldn't someone
paid millions see that. and if i kick to a guy and he makes a great play,
i will not kick to him, again.
WVU was a big time quarterback away from a great season this year. Unfortunately that is on Holgorsen. If he stays the Quarterback situation has to do a complete 180 next year or he will be gone.
We were more than a big-time QB from beating OU, Baylor or TCU. We lost by 20, 24 and 30, and gave up 146 points.
OSU an KSU we should have beat even with a bad QB, but 9-3 is not "great."
9-3 is above average and I, and I think most people, would be satisfied if 8-4 and 9-3 were the norm and we finished worse than that only about as often as we finish better than that, but we are a long way from great in every aspect of football.
We have one very good, but not great, RB. On defense, I'd say Dillon and Kwiatkowski were very good this year. I don't think any of the rest would even be considered "very" good and it's a big stretch to say we are even good across the board.
OSU an KSU we should have beat even with a bad QB, but 9-3 is not "great."
9-3 is above average and I, and I think most people, would be satisfied if 8-4 and 9-3 were the norm and we finished worse than that only about as often as we finish better than that, but we are a long way from great in every aspect of football.
We have one very good, but not great, RB. On defense, I'd say Dillon and Kwiatkowski were very good this year. I don't think any of the rest would even be considered "very" good and it's a big stretch to say we are even good across the board.
LOL. Howard is the best that Coach Clueless has to offer at OB. WVU's football problems start and end with the HC.