You people need to get the sand out of your ****, have a nice cleansing douche, take a bubble bath and go to bed.
We have a severely depleted OL. Yes, some of that is his fault, but basically nothing was left for him outside of the starters last season. Dan is still a young coach who is learning what it takes to be a HC. Last season was special in terms of record and it was due to having such a strong OL and great LB. The defense is growing up in a hurry, but we are hurting on OL.
Part of me wishes we hadn't gone 9-4 last year because I wouldn't have to listen to all of you cry-babies whine because we are still young & lack depth. 6-6 is still easily reachable. A bowl game is good for us and allows us to continue to grow. Dan will learn and we will get better. There is no reason to think we would have been any better than 8-4 even with zero injuries. With injuries on like we have had, anyone with an ounce of sense knew we were going to struggle.
We went toe to toe with the #15 team in the nation and had opportunities to win and players failed to execute. I don't believe in moral victories and I hate that we lost. That said, this team is growing & getting better. That was obvious today.
Get a grip and understand where we are in the total rebuilding process after the failed social experiment.