(04-14-2021 05:53 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-14-2021 05:45 AM)emu79 Wrote:  This team needs a fresh infusion of talent at all positions.

Maybe. Sometimes new coaching changes things.

HOWEVER, Heath says he wants to win NOW. Isn't interested in the old 90s, rebuild with say 7 - 9 new players, mostly frosh, and lose, and lose before starting to win in year #3.

I have been suggesting, maybe 5 holder over players, maybe 5 transfers and 3 - 5 high school/prep school players. Neither we (EMU) nor college sports are interested in long rebuilds. That's a paradigm belonging to the past age.

The 90s total rebuild paradigm existed because back then it was almost exclusively high school and JUCO players. Transfers weren't too common and there was a mandatory strictly enforced sitout year.

Really hard to rebuild 50 - 67% of a new season in one off season and win too many games.

Today many programs will have say 50% new players.

What we don't know is the status of players the previous staff was recruiting.

Even with Gibson James Groce and McBride that team won 3 D1 games. Yes new schemes and coaching may help but let's not kid ourselves.

By the way I have,said frequently the current players are good citizens and work hard.