just the immediate turnaround he made to a program that isnt known for anything hoops related is amazing. never in my wildest imagination would i have expected a final four from UM hoops. ****, even an ACC title in the larkin year knowing that the ACC is akin to the SEC in terms of dominance in a sport.
The secondary getting torched. DL being to thin. Lack of playmakers on offense. Outside of RB and TE being disappointments, I had this thing in pen before spring.
i think guirdy has done an amazing job esp w the injuries to the DL and even secondary. hes def a gem of a hire.
He certainly should be retained at all costs. He exceeded all expectations even with deck stacked against him.
The majority of what I read people were saying how our defense would give up like last year and it would be a blowout… these boys kept fighting till the end. I see the progress.
My pushback is on the narrative we should be happy we didn't get embarrased. If you want to draw positives so be it. Keeping the game close is not a positive. Especially when we are undisciplined and handicap our players. As a Lions fan, I also know the difference between winning because of the coach (Campbell) and winning in spite of the coach (Patricia). I didn't need 3 years to see the difference.
Some will say, it’s your fault, you need to tamper your expectations, not expect Mario to change his ways. Give him time to perfect those 3 plays…
I think we should be happy about the progress. We got down early made some boneheaded plays. Poor officiating on the safety but didn’t let it snowball and hurt our game. Also the guys that were making plays jacolby. Flagg. Etc. these kids are getting better and it’s showing.
Surprising what happens when a coach adjusts to the modern game.
Agree, we all wish the coaches the best, but it's frustrating to see us waste one of the best offensive lines we had seen at the U, in 20 years. We all want 5 star wide receivers, but yet we put that crap of a product out there. It's frustrating to go into a bye week, with all the momentum, then come out of the bye week looking nothing like the team that went into the bye week.
Actually, I don't blame the coaches for this debacle, blame the administration, that started with Donna.
The progress is being negated but the glaring issues that could easily be fixed. Discipline, QB recruiting, game management, special teams, all things that should have been addressed after year 1 but were neglected.
Discipline- we are playing young players.
Our old players make the majority of the mistakes.
Coaches win "now" and coaches win after their 3rd year.
I would disagree on the mistakes part cuz bain and setting the edge has hurt us as well as maiugoa at rt with false starts holding etc. The older players making constant mistakes I see are williams kinchens Van dyke
This mentality is why we are 6-4 headed towards 6-6. Very few QBs deserve the leash Mario and you are willing to hold. The message a real coach sends is we believe in you and we will give you every opportunity to succeed but we won't be handicapped by your mistakes. Instead.......
Norvell had less coaching exp as an hc than Mario and he still won 2 double digits seasons at Memphis in his first four years. He’s now won double digits twice in four years at fsu. He also calls his own plays and isn’t coordinator reliant for a side of the ball like Mario is for both. We’re now likely going into year 3 w our third diff oc. Chances are a turnaround isn’t likely