Horror show at Richmond

[jimbo]

Union-Hobart is on TW Sports today so I saved the trip. I know it's hard to compare at different levels, but if Shane Sweeney was lacking in the QB battle it certainly was not his arm. He hit two long

bombs in the 1st quarter, hitting the the receiver in stride well down the field. His other passes looked crisp too. Nothing I've seen out of Crook so far was as good as what I saw in that sample in terms of arm strength and

accuracy.

[Eli]

Only going to watch this to see how the injury-returnees do and how Sussman does. If no one was coming back and Crook was still QB I'd be following via sportscaster on ESPN.

Here we go...

[Purple_HaZe7]

 

I want him to make some line up changes and give some other kids a chance. I don't care if they end up being worse. We can't get any worse.

 

I dunno...on one hand I understand the 'give it time' mantra ya'll preach, but on the other hand, I think it's a cop out.

It seems like GG has tunnel vision and is intent on playing the players he wants. Players with scholarships are leaving mid-season because he refuses to give them a chance.

[Dane96]

Pffft. Ugly defense so far. Way too undersized.

[Clickclack]

It's three minutes into the game... How are we down two td already? Wow...

 

Edit... Looks like espn game tracker messed upup... Showing down 7 points.

Edited October 31, 2015 by Clickclack

[Dane96]

I want him to make some line up changes and give some other kids a chance. I don't care if they end up being worse. We can't get any worse.

 

I dunno...on one hand I understand the 'give it time' mantra ya'll preach, but on the other hand, I think it's a cop out.

It seems like GG has tunnel vision and is intent on playing the players he wants. Players with scholarships are leaving mid-season because he refuses to give them a chance.

 

WHO ARE THESE PLAYERS. List them. Not every player leaving is a coaching problem. So list them on, and their exact reasons for leaving.

 

Fact. Team sucks this year.

Fact. Team is suffering a pandemic of injuries.

Fact. Team has walk-on's on the two deep.

Fact. The team is not deep at all, and that was the case because we still need a host of CAA recruiting classes.

Fact. Ford stated he wanted to hang on one more year because the new coach was going to get slaughtered until he got classes full of what I stated directly above.

Fact. We graduated a host of seniors who, CAA caliber or not, had some serious game experience. It allowed the team to punch above its weight.

Fact. We easily could/should have been a sub-500 team last year.

Fact. We are Frosh / Soph deep at every position.

 

No coach should get judged on two seasons. NONE. ZIP. Unless they were physically abusing players or does something that truly embarrassed himself, a player, or the school.

 

Do I know if Gattuso is the answer? NO. Am i willing to give him a chance? YES.

Edited October 31, 2015 by Dane96

[jimbo]

We're not…..7-0….missed the FG. !

 

And Alston fumbled……yikes! This defense does not have a chance with offensive performance like that.

 

Wanted to point out that Ford went 9-2 in the last year of the NEC, then with mostly the same skill position guys goes 1-11 1st year CAA…then Gattuso (with mostly the same guys) goes 7-5…pretty good. So he loses a ton of offensive production and experience and then loses top O player and top D player and gets battered with injuries…yeah, they're struggling. Who wouldn't? I'm not throwing in the towel on GG…they need a number of years to get it going at this level.

 

Oh, and they just stopped Richmond again! At least the D is ready.

Edited October 31, 2015 by jimbo

[Dane96]

It's three minutes into the game... How are we down two td already? Wow...

 

Sussman's first pass...INT. It actually looked good coming out of his hand. He got hit as he threw it...but he didn't see the safety.

[Clickclack]

We're not..7-0.missed the FG. !

Sorry... Yeah, espn messed up, was showing 12-0

[Dane96]

Well...it's about to be something worse. Croskey with the fumble.

Two plays:Two turnovers.

That's not coaching. That's just BAD football. Period.

[Dane96]

Damn...Julian Cox is really going to be a good one. Undersized...but man the kid is active. If he could put on 15lbs...he could be special. He literally blew that last play up.

[Dane96]

Very good defensive series by the Danes. Giving up the FG was a "win".

[Clickclack]

We're not..7-0.missed the FG. !

 

And Alston fumbledyikes! This defense does not have a chance with offensive performance like that.

 

Wanted to point out that Ford went 9-2 in the last year of the NEC, then with mostly the same skill position guys goes 1-11 1st year CAAthen Gattuso (with mostly the same guys) goes 7-5pretty good. So he loses a ton of offensive production and experience and then loses top O player and top D player and gets battered with injuriesyeah, they're struggling. Who wouldn't? I'm not throwing in the towel on GGthey need a number of years to get it going at this level.

 

Oh, and they just stopped Richmond again! At least the D is ready.

I'd like to see this season being rock bottom... Get at least somewhat competitive next year win 3 or 4 games... The following year keep building.

 

I'm in for two more years and hope he can turn it around. No doubt he needs time to recruit and build some depth. His record speaks for itself... He's won everywhere he's been.

[Dane96]

I really like both of those pass calls just to get Neven some confidence.

[Dane96]

LOL. So, no Sakowski. No safety coverage on that play. The secondary totally bit on that move. But the bigger issue is the fact that we got ZERO push on the Spider's front. QB could have read a book before making that pass.