Week 6 - Homecoming vs ND

[pnthr53]

I know we are in rebuild mode but things look worse every week….teams that lose turnover battle and give up big plays will never be successful. Start prepping for Murray state cause rest of valley schedule could be ugly. Didn’t expect many wins but hoped to put better product on the field. Love the panthers so I’ll keep watching!

[Mudrafan]

This week…cue the…we aren’t focused on winning, we just want to grow these men, drake was such a great job & winning is great but it isn’t the only thing…

[QCPanther05]

This week…cue the…we aren’t focused on winning, we just want to grow these men, drake was such a great job & winning is great but it isn’t the only thing…

Glad they’re spending millions on upgrading the Dome to grow men.

[BCPanther]

7 porta potties for the hundreds of people south of the dome is pathetic.

Plenty of them up in the donor lots. Write the check.

[BCPanther]

Well, I wanted to give myself some time to really think through yesterday and where we're at 6 weeks in.

I've seen zero improvement, nothing is cleaner, there are some real questionable fundamentals and it shows that we're rolling out a bunch of 25 year old coaches that have never played, coached or been exposed to football at this level.

I'm still in the 'give him time' boat but I don't expect another win this year simply because the guy at Murray is going to be in absolute desperation mode to save his job come November.

The game to circle is Drake next year. That staff is pointing their entire program build on that game and, frankly, feels they should have been the staff hired here. That game gives them the ticket to keep moving up and winners win.

Lastly, he's got to start talking football. This 'Champions of life, have fun, celebrate success' BS isn't what serious programs do. You can feel the media guys getting frustrated. He's got to stop treating the fan base like it's stupid.

[QCPanther05]

Well, I wanted to give myself some time to really think through yesterday and where we're at 6 weeks in.

I've seen zero improvement, nothing is cleaner, there are some real questionable fundamentals and it shows that we're rolling out a bunch of 25 year old coaches that have never played, coached or been exposed to football at this level.

I'm still in the 'give him time' boat but I don't expect another win this year simply because the guy at Murray is going to be in absolute desperation mode to save his job come November.

The game to circle is Drake next year. That staff is pointing their entire program build on that game and, frankly, feels they should have been the staff hired here. That game gives them the ticket to keep moving up and winners win.

Lastly, he's got to start talking football. This 'Champions of life, have fun, celebrate success' BS isn't what serious programs do. You can feel the media guys getting frustrated. He's got to stop treating the fan base like it's stupid.

“Champions of life” is straight up loser talk. Participation trophies only go to losers.

['70 Grad]

Penalties were low (for both teams - maybe it was just the crew that was working the game) which was good, but 2 unsportsman-like penalties were not good. Defense will have 2 good downs and then give up a 3rd & long and have to remain on the field. Results in no cheap & good field position for the offense. Offense not able to sustain longer drives so that the defense is given rest for the second half. All of this is pretty standard for an underdog team.

Their QB was pretty efficient. Nice offense & defense. Nice tackling - better than ours.

As we might have predicted - we will rely on volleyball to make the fall palatable.

[pnthr53]

Just listened to Stepsis postgame….not impressed…..at this level it is wins and losses.

[PantherAlum09]

Well, I wanted to give myself some time to really think through yesterday and where we're at 6 weeks in.

I've seen zero improvement, nothing is cleaner, there are some real questionable fundamentals and it shows that we're rolling out a bunch of 25 year old coaches that have never played, coached or been exposed to football at this level.

I'm still in the 'give him time' boat but I don't expect another win this year simply because the guy at Murray is going to be in absolute desperation mode to save his job come November.

The game to circle is Drake next year. That staff is pointing their entire program build on that game and, frankly, feels they should have been the staff hired here. That game gives them the ticket to keep moving up and winners win.

Lastly, he's got to start talking football. This 'Champions of life, have fun, celebrate success' BS isn't what serious programs do. You can feel the media guys getting frustrated. He's got to stop treating the fan base like it's stupid.

This is where I'm at. I almost wrote a very similar post last night but wanted to take a night myself. The bottom line is that everything appears to be regressing. Schecklman looks so much worse this year and the offense is pitiful. About the only bright thing I see with this team is the defense. It looks and feels much better than the last year or two. The issue, now, is that they are on the field all the time because the offense is dreadful.

It's hard not to start feeling like we should've hired Woodley. Drake continues to look really strong as they dominated Valparaiso yesterday. He also made some really interesting assistant coach hires that are looking good now.

Between the questionable recruiting and the product on the field, I don't really see this getting any better.

[FOTY]

2 unsportsman-like penalties were not good..

Speaking of which, did anyone ever figure out what Roque did on the sidelines? Did he say something to the official?

[Wxcpanther]

Look, I understand why everyone is frustrated. That said, to criticize his messaging about it not being about wins and losses, if the message is consistent that's not a bad thing. There is a really good program built 90 minutes down the road on that exact principle. That doesn't guarantee things will work for Stepsis, but to totally dismiss the concept his is trying to turn into reality feels premature, at best. Frankly, if we should have hired Woodley (definitely possible), we can go get him if Stepsis doesn't work.

[BCPanther]

Look, I understand why everyone is frustrated. That said, to criticize his messaging about it not being about wins and losses, if the message is consistent that's not a bad thing. There is a really good program built 90 minutes down the road on that exact principle. That doesn't guarantee things will work for Stepsis, but to totally dismiss the concept his is trying to turn into reality feels premature, at best. Frankly, if we should have hired Woodley (definitely possible), we can go get him if Stepsis doesn't work.

Matt Campbell behind closed doors and Matt Campbell when he knows he's being filmed are two entirely different people, fyi.

Ask somebody down there about 'The Pit' during fall camp.

We had our chance with Woodley, this was the window, he's going to blow up past us and the FCS level. Winners win.

[Wxcpanther]

Matt Campbell behind closed doors and Matt Campbell when he knows he's being filmed are two entirely different people, fyi.

Ask somebody down there about 'The Pit' during fall camp.

We had our chance with Woodley, this was the window, he's going to blow up past us and the FCS level. Winners win.

I'm aware of how he is when the cameras aren't rolling, but that doesn't mean that the overarching message isn't the same.

[kochrab]

The good news in all this is that we're about a month away from the start of basketball season.

[BCPanther]

The good news in all this is that we're about a month away from the start of basketball season.

27 days....