Fowler is about gone for my .02. Check the UFFP. Only question is contractual obligations. I hate it. He is a SUPER GUY. Just hasn't had the success after the 2013 SoCon title. We are the WORST OFFENSE IN THE CONFERENCE. ( about 17 points per game) FOUR YEARS RUNNING !!!!!!!!! FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
To your note about "we haven't seen a team that passes as well as Sammy." Um. Michigan State has WAY better receivers and QB
talent. Granted, that Doesn't mean that MSU passes better than Sammy but the caliber of talent is far better at MSU. They scored 28 on us. Typically MSU runs. I know. But look at the stats or watch YouTube of the game. Basically MSU couldn't run as well as they hoped so they went to the air. Their coach was frustrated. Our DL and LBs held up,to the run vs MSU. Which made me really hopeful. I thought, If MSU can't run well on us who can?? Difference is my Paladins CARED then. I feared we would go 0-4 and mail it in and it appears that we have
Same as last year. After UTC last yr it appeared something changed. Same happened after Coastal this year. I really wish we could have had ETSU or VMI in September but hey, you gotta play who is in front of you. No excuses
Injuries yeah, missing our starting three LBs - one at each spot. Especially Carl Rider w 300 tackles for his career .. He was huge in our 19-14 loss to Citadel and holding Chatt to 21. And Byron Johnson too who was all over the field the first few weeks.
But still, you guys are on your third QB. I know. So Eventually you gotta just win. Nut up or shut up
To me.
It's all about our OL play - or lack thereof. Which I think is coaching. Forget Lamb. Forget Fowler. You recall we had Clay Hendrix? OL coach. Note the years he was at FU. Look at the correlation to our success. It's not random. Now he is at Air Force. Who just beat Navy. And has the SECOND LONGEST HOME WIN STREAK IN THE NATION. That isn't random chance. They love him. I Would KILL for him to come back as head coach.
Check this bio:
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports ... 85488.htmlOur other long gone coach now doing OL? Robbie Caldwell at Clemson ! Both are killing it. But hey that's AA. My dream would be to get Hendrix back. Sorry for the rant
I will say if all 3 starting LBs are out tomorrow we don't stand much of a chance vs that short passing game. I know Johnson is out. If Rider is back we may have a slight shot. But yeah, we are much much better at stopping the option and running teams (see citadel and Chatt scores) than passing teams. But none of that may matter if it looks like what I last week for a half. That may have been the worst half of Furman football I have EVER witnessed. And I saw some bad football in the early 90s.
