Cognizantphotos
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The mopes will love this one lol.
He’s also bringing in a higher level of talentGood for him, based on the wins and losses it's an incredible turnaround thus far and everyone should acknowledge that no matter how terrible we looked in some of the wins vs. lesser competition, last year's team would be 4-4 right now at best. We still need to win at least 2/3 remaining games for me to declare this season a full-blown success, as a loss to both Wake and UNC would derail all positive momentum and leave (at least myself) a bit dejected and highly concerned about 2021 (GT would be a very bad loss, don't even want to think about that).
The real story will be next season, especially if King leaves. If he makes the necessary staff changes (should be interesting given the obvious ones are on the defensive side of the ball this time around) and we continue to win 9-10 games + shore up some recruiting holes, then all the doubters will take a back seat.
Now if without King, he puts us in a state of purgatory (say a 7-5 record), then that's when CIS will become a Civil War. You'll have the sluprers with excuses, and you'll have the mopes wanting off with his head (which isn't happening unless we went like 4-8/3-9). Which leads us into Year 4....
Now I'm just rambling, but for the sake of the present moment, he should be meeting all our post-2019 expectations (7-1 record, top 10 recruiting class despite losing some atrocious games last season), improved offseason hires, etc.)
Good for him, based on the wins and losses it's an incredible turnaround thus far and everyone should acknowledge that no matter how terrible we looked in some of the wins vs. lesser competition, last year's team would be 4-4 right now at best. We still need to win at least 2/3 remaining games for me to declare this season a full-blown success, as a loss to both Wake and UNC would derail all positive momentum and leave (at least myself) a bit dejected and highly concerned about 2021 (GT would be a very bad loss, don't even want to think about that).
The real story will be next season, especially if King leaves. If he makes the necessary staff changes (should be interesting given the obvious ones are on the defensive side of the ball this time around) and we continue to win 9-10 games + shore up some recruiting holes, then all the doubters will take a back seat.
Now if without King, he puts us in a state of purgatory (say a 7-5 record), then that's when CIS will become a Civil War. You'll have the sluprers with excuses, and you'll have the mopes wanting off with his head (which isn't happening unless we went like 4-8/3-9). Which leads us into Year 4....
Now I'm just rambling, but for the sake of the present moment, he should be meeting all our post-2019 expectations (7-1 record, top 10 recruiting class despite losing some atrocious games last season), improved offseason hires, etc.)
Anyone who tries to tell you King isn't the main difference between this year and last is blowing smoke up your cagootz. Great on Mabo for bringing him in, but if King doesn't come back next year, then he better have an answer, or it's right back to shytville.That’s it right there. I’ve been making that argument all season. Yes we’re 7-1, but without King we aren’t even close to that. Nobody is dismissing the fact that Manny brought him in. Some of us just want to see growth in other areas, like discipline, slow starts, etc. We have to make sure we aren’t reliant on King, so when he’s gone we arent back to 7-5.
That’s why you bring in a guy like King. All the other players see him and how he prepares and the effort he puts in and other guys fall in line behind that. That’s how you change the culture in the locker room from one that is indifferent (as we were last year) to a team that doesn’t give up easily (as shown by games we should have lost this year and last years team definitely would have given up in)That’s it right there. I’ve been making that argument all season. Yes we’re 7-1, but without King we aren’t even close to that. Nobody is dismissing the fact that Manny brought him in. Some of us just want to see growth in other areas, like discipline, slow starts, etc. We have to make sure we aren’t reliant on King, so when he’s gone we arent back to 7-5.
That’s why you bring in a guy like King. All the other players see him and how he prepares and the effort he puts in and other guys fall in line behind that. That’s how you change the culture in the locker room from one that is indifferent (as we were last year) to a team that doesn’t give up easily (as shown by games we should have lost this year and last years team definitely would have given up in)
Anyone who tries to tell you King isn't the main difference between this year and last is blowing smoke up your cagootz. Great on Mabo for bringing him in, but if King doesn't come back next year, then he better have an answer, or it's right back to shytville.
So, of course, Mabo gets credit for bringing in King and B Lashes, but this needs to be growth and sustainable, not just one good year with a transcendent QB.