Programming Note

Heard from someone within the AD that there will be a press conference on Monday.

:D

I have always thought firing a coach during the mid season was stupid. We had our arses handed to us, big time. Some players are stepping up, others, obviously are not. KU, even if they had one win, is a big game. It is a matter of pride. Only one team showed any emotion or passion. It was not the dudes in the purple pants.

I realize we are a bit upset and rightfully so. However, the best move of the game was putting Carson in. Should have done it earlier. Maybe stitting down our man mountain is just what he needs. Let him watch a bit, maybe he’d think less about the NFL and a bit more about the Wildcats.

If the walls (offensive line) are caving in every play, sure, anyone will look off their game. But a good QB is adaptive. Freeman might be a cool headed person, but being an emotionless statue is not a positive. Unflappable is one thing, uninspired is quite another. We poked fun at Todd and his not so glorified pictures all week, however, the boy has passion. That passion carries over in everything he does. We have a robot, going through the motions, in an almost uncaring manner.

Our Defense did not help us much in this game, but our lack of Offense put them in a hurting way all game. To say we are playing poorly is an understatement. A few are playing with passion, but not enough to matter. We are a ship out on the open sea, tossed by the waves, no power, and torn sails. Our captain is too busy designing his Capital One card.

I do not know if any players read this site, but if there are, I give the following advice;

1: To win, requires passion in all phases.
2: It is not from within that you will find your strength.
3: It takes only a single flame to extinguish the darkness around you.
4: Find that flame.

D.

I think HCRP knows it is near the end of the line. I think he is realizing that Freeman has the tendency to choke. He has turned it over too much as of late and has sputtered as well.

Hope he addresses this in the next few games, as it is the only way we are going to a bowl.

D.

Nor do I condone firing in the middle of the season, but you’re right…he doesn’t have what it takes to coach at this level and he needs to go after the Iowa State game.

The Louisville game did it for me as well. Except that I still held on to a glimmer of hope that he could at least get these kids playing well enough to win 7 games. The next few games completely solidified my view of Prince though. There is a complete lack of preparation for games, absolutely no game time adjustments, zero player fundamentals or player development, etc. etc. Nothing changes from game to game. We are laughably predictable on both sides of the ball. To top it all off, we just lost by 31 to a team that is likely to go 7-5 this season. This is not an attack on Prince the man. I don’t know him and he is likely a good man and person. This is a condemnation on Prince the coach. Plainly, he’s not very good at it.

…and I’m working on the reaction post. Sit tight, give me an hour, and it will be up.