(09-23-2019 11:44 PM)TripleA Wrote: (09-23-2019 11:39 PM)pesik Wrote: (09-23-2019 11:02 PM)TripleA Wrote: No coach in his right mind benches his starters after 4 games, redshirts them, and tanks the current season. That is absolutely insane. You should hope that isn't true, lol.
And if so, before long, there will be an NCAA "Holgorsen mod" to the redshirt rules. 
why this is holgs 1st season, and has a ton not in place yet....we currently have 6 players sitting out on transfer rules..extremely few seniors
but only 1 year with his star qb.....this is actually genius and amazing for houston
houston was supposed to be better at every position but qb next season...houston is now better at every position next year
So you think it's brilliant to tank the season so maybe you can be better next year? Man, that is some twisted thinking.
Plus, I don't buy for a second that this was Holgorsen's idea. Again, based on King's dad's tweet, I bet they were transferring and Holgorsen talked them into saying this instead, and deciding later.
"maybe better"? scary better... houston is completely changing offensive and defensive philosophy that the team is adjusting to this year...next year everyone will know it..that alone is will be will cause major improvement
now add that all 6 sitting out players are defensive players. with everyone coming back
-a top 4 5* LB from bama
-a all-sunbelt DB
-a juco all american db that went to Minnesota for 3 weeks hated and transferred but ncaa still wouldn't give him a waiver
-a 4* ucla grad transfer who has to get a medical redhsirt because he got injured as soon as he got here
- a okstate transfer and a colorado transfer
we lose almost no one and all of these guys are being added...and note we only have 8 players committed so far,
meaning we have ships to improve some more
but with all that said QB defines a season, if your qb isnt good it all means nothing,....
and our qb options for next season was the guys who lost to memphis and lost 70-14 vs army...or a true freshmen..best case scenario is the a 4star qb who we are after who hasnt even commited yet and would still be a true freshman
we just went from a 6-6 2019 season & 8-4 2020 (if that, being optimistic)
to a 4-8 2019 season & 10+ win top 25 2020 season....
something any coach would take...coaches tank for the future all the time, just not normally in this way..
"benching the decent senior for the worse freshmen after a 1-3 start" is common...they throw away the season and start building for the future..i see no difference
about your bet
---also the dad isnt with king around the clock, king lives on campus..again when the news came out that king was "transferring" numerous players and people around him said they were with king and he made no mention of him "transferring". To be patient and wait, that the media sources are wrong....i highly doubt holgerson talked him into staying, Holgs inst that type of person..
i can almost guarantee king never wanted to transfer..his dad by himself wanted him to transfer (or thought he was and misspoke)..literally 5 minutes after the dad tweet, he flat out said nothing has been decided to the same media outlet...and said he hadnt talked to holgs yet...id take you up on that bet anyday about holgs forcing him to stay