(11-24-2019 03:47 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote: My understanding is that Cephus has work to do in the classroom but could be back next year if that’s resolved.
Encouraging that he's still on campus; even more so that if he gets his act together he could be back to help next season. Hope they can help him (legit, of course) do what he needs to do. Hope he makes the effort.
Good news: owls win two in a row on football filed for first time in a while.
Bad news: previous coach used to do this end-season win a few against CUSA also-rans and fool us into thinking we had turned some corner.
Reality is: it is better to win than to lose, but also that we won't be able to tell a thing about the program until we play about half the games next season. Did we get better enough to beat real teams? No way to tell no matter what happens in final game. Can we beat dregs of one of worst football conferences? For the time being, yes, sometimes. Again, better than doughnut, but a very long way to go. (Maybe if they renovate those HRS bathrooms? Maybe; maybe not.)
Q: Did Coach Bloom save his job with these wins?
A: IMO, he was never in real danger even if he baked the doughnut; Rice doesn't buy out coaches no matter how bad they perform.
Hope is: that Coach Bloom, while receiving some on the job "training' has adjusted enough to figure out he has to do something better (and different) than he might have intended coming in. Also that his capable assistants need more input than him, and that any incapable ones if they contributed to previous failure may need to be demoted or go.
But overall, happy for the players who have stuck with it. Now, hit the weights and those books.
PS: Who will be QB next season? Are we "developing" one for next year or will we have to figure it out all over again?