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(10-25-2025 06:23 PM)Hiller4Hizzy Wrote:  

(10-25-2025 06:12 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  As disappointing as it is, I’m still on board.

Now if we lose at home next weekend to our arch-rival, especially after last year’s debacle, then I’m out.

Same

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(10-25-2025 06:16 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(10-25-2025 06:12 PM)WesternDave Wrote:  

(10-25-2025 06:10 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(10-25-2025 06:05 PM)schwebbs84 Wrote:  

(10-25-2025 06:02 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  We’re 3-1 in the MAC right now. I’m not saying everything is perfect but if a road loss to another undefeated MAC team makes you jump ship completely that seems a bit extra.

Jump ship? Nah. We once had a coach who asked his players when they were ever going to be tired of being average. It’s not beyond the realm of reasonable expectation to not want to be a fuckin embarrassment on the field.


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FWIW I was mostly referring to Pez deciding to not go to our biggest rivalry game on a rare Saturday because we lost one road game to another 3-0 MAC team. But since we’re invoking that Fleck quote. That was a long time ago, might as well have been a different universe in CFB and at WMU. Even so, it wasn’t until year 4 that Fleck had a real breakthrough and won a MACC, so let’s maybe pump the brakes on firing everyone.

What has Walt Bell shown you that makes you believe in him?

I’m not super high on him. I do think there has been some progress as the year’s gone on in the passing game. It hasn’t been linear, but hell we didn’t even have an unquestioned starter until MAC play started. How much progress is attributable to him? I have no way of answering that.

Sure, there has been some progress. I'd hope that any D1 starter can progress during the season. I don't think the staff did Lowry any favors doing the two QB tryouts in the OOC season. That's on the staff for not picking one after camp. Their job is to figure out who the guy is and then have him playing to the best of his abilities. Are we seeing the best Lowry we can? Maybe.

With Bell's offense he is a running QB that might throw the ball 10 times a game. My high school ran that offense back in the late 90s. It, and we, sucked ass. I literally see a D7 high school team's offense when I look at this crap.

That said, the MAC is terrible and everyone on our schedule is bad too, except maybe Ohio. If we don't beat Central... it won't be pretty.

There is no way we couldn't find anyone better than Bell... even if they were younger or had less experience...

id take less experience over a guy with absolutely garbage experience....

Bell is only as successful as the fact his players can out play his bad decisions...

he's failed miserably when hes been in position where he actually had to coach...

I want to be frustrated, but it wasn't a surprise.

Lot of season left, I guess

Tough to swallow because we blew another late lead and our offense still feels stuck in neutral.

But coming out of the Bye, I pegged Miami as our toughest challenge on our remaining schedule. Ohio is just as tough but we get them home, and they’ve looked vulnerable.

Beat CMU and it soothes the wounds. Lose that, at home, and that’s all she wrote.

Don’t lose heart. It could be worse. You could be Toledo.

It's tough to go on the road and beat a good team. We're not out of the race yet, but next week against CMU is going to be massive. It's an absolute must win.

Hiring Chris O'Leary is probably Taylor's best move since getting here, but being saddled with Walt Bell will be his doom. I don't like this offense. It's way too dependent on Lowry's ability to run. If our offense loses a couple more games, cut Bell loose at the end of the season. The defense is doing their job, the offense is not. Simple as that.

It kinda has the bitter aftertaste of the North Texas game.

We led most of the game and started smelling the W. All we needed were a couple more sustained offensive drives, both to chew clock and give the D a breather, and that would be it.

Our QB room has been shaky since Eleby left. And Buckley not being the threat he once was (shaking off injury? poor blocking?) has certainly not helped.

Ability to run, and the occasional deep shot. There is almost no real passing system.

One thing to note is Miami has the #3 defense in the MAC (we are #2), so knew finding points would be tough.

Looking ahead:

CMU is right up there in the MAC standings. But they have a schedule like we did last year - they avoid the heavy hitters until their final week vs Toledo. We ‘should’ win at home but obviously funky things happen in this series.

Ohio can pose problems but they don’t seem as invincible as they did early on. We are home but this feels like an L.

NIU is bad. But midweek DeKalb has been our kryptonite for ages.

EMU is bad. But this is their annual Super Bowl.

Feeling 2-2 or 3-1 to round this out, though 2-2 would feel disappointing even though it’d get us bowl eligible.

4-0 would be fantastic and a trip to Detroit. 1-3 or worse means this whole staff just ain’t it.

We were picked to finish middle of the pack in MAC so to lose to one of the favorites on the road isn't all that surprising.

Maybe HOW it happened could be called disappointing.

That said, hosting Chimps with a first-year HC is pretty much "must win" for Taylor, especially after last year's dismal showing in Mt. Pee.

Trying to stay optimistic. We're as in it as anyone. Beat the Chips!

CMU games are always Must win.

(10-27-2025 07:03 AM)Ubish Wrote:  CMU games are always Must win.

Let’s hope WMU plays like it….they sure didn’t last year.