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I'm not going to beat a dead horse. Stevie Wonder could see what the problem is at this point.
Miller has this offense completely backwards, blake and Neal are your back to carry it 20-25 times a game. Let those two beat down a defense for 2-3 quarters. Get Harrison out in space, he beats almost everybody 1 on 1. When he's running the ball it's too much dancing and east west running. Neal and blake get the ball and Run downhill. Harrison's style doesn't fit behind 4 freshman OL at the D1 level, behind the steelers and cowboys line it would work but not behind this line. Our two best catching players on the field, green and Gonzalez, never get put out wide with a corner 1v1. Not only are they the most consistent, they are the only guys over 6'2 that catch the ball. They are always stuck on the end of the line. We throw out Tim vecchio who is 5'10. it makes no sense. This offense is so predictable I can barely watch it anymore. The same exact thing happens every single game with no changes made at all. Run Harrison on 1st and 2nd down, bring in 36 on 3rd down to pass block. If all of us can recognize this, I'm sure the opposing coaches who are paid to recognize these things lick their chops every week preparing to play against our offense. I can't believe we have 6 offensive touchdowns through 7 games and no changes have been made to this point. By the way, one of those 6 were against duquesnes 3rd team with 5 minutes to go in the blowout. This team continues to show how undisciplined they are. And for a guy that was supposedly an NFL offensive coordinator, I can't believe his offense is this incompetent. If you would have told me that this offense would be even worse after hicks left, I would've called you crazy. I am so frustrated with what this team has come too the last 4-5 years
Bobbymo,
I am with you on everything. Surprised with the lack of use of Neal and Blake. and Green and Gonzo seemed to be under utilized, and its almost like 90% of time you can guess run or pass based on formation and motion.
Just another example of how coaching/leadership wins games, look at Iowa State. Going to be a big hire for Coleman, can't afford to miss again.
I am with you on everything. Surprised with the lack of use of Neal and Blake. and Green and Gonzo seemed to be under utilized, and its almost like 90% of time you can guess run or pass based on formation and motion.
Just another example of how coaching/leadership wins games, look at Iowa State. Going to be a big hire for Coleman, can't afford to miss again.
The only explanation I can figure out is that Harrison is "his guy". Just by looking at the eye test, I don't see how can continue to do the same exact thing every game. Both Neal and blake are over 4.0 yards per carry, Harrison is at 2.5. I personally believe it's because when those two horses get the ball, they run North. Harrison runs a lot more east-west. He's arguably the best athlete on the team but he's not the type of running back to fit this system with 25 carries as game. The difference between a great coach and average one is being able to find a system that fits your players vs forcing the players to fit your system. The current system is not fitting our players strengths
My first choice would not be running a Pro-Style offense with this group of kids but I will say that it could work under the right coach. At least we could be more successful than we are now. There are different ways to find mismatches and get your athletes in space in a Pro-Style offense just not as many as in a Spread Offense. And of course that is my opinion.
The problem is moreso Miller. He coaches in a box under certain perimeters. In other words, he has the NFL playbook, he just has zero idea of how to implement it with different talent. Yeah, execution works when you have a coach at QB who is 6'4" with a rocket arm in Curt Warner and a group of WR's that consists of Pat Fitzgerald, Anquon Boldin, and Stevie Breaston. Oh yeah, and an NFL offensive line. That is the big difference with the NFL to college. The league has implemented rules that favor the Pro-Style offense with 40 year old statues at QB. On top of that these QB's have logged lots of miles at the position and really are "coaches on the field" who can send the slot into motion and back to figure out if the defense is in 2-under man coverage and then run off the corner with #1 WR and exploit a LB in the flat with a speed out. The Pro QB makes all the reads and checks at the LOS. In college you still have teams freezing at the LOS and checking with the sideline because a coach in the box sees those things.
I think Jimmy has a good arm and gets the ball out quick. But man it was nice to see a QB like Barr use his legs rather than getting barbecued on every pass play. Even the Duquesne QB is not a speed demon or huge run threat but our DE's HAD to respect him on zone read which goes back to my whole easier to defend 10 than 11. BobbyMo is 100% correct. Opposing DC's lick their chops watching us on film. In all my years of football I've never seen a more scoutable offense at this level.
Zone into the boundary, speed out, followed by some sort of deeper stick route. That is our offense. Early in the game we usually run 1 screen into the boundary on a 3rd and long but that has been snuffed out. And since week one teams have figured out we will take a couple one on one backside shots to Allison. That has been our offense.
I said it before and will say it again, two many square pegs trying to be fit into round holes. As great as Vecchio, Madison, Anu, and Robinson are they are 5'10, 5'9, 5'8, 5'8 respectively. We do have two good TE's and Gonzo played a lot of WR in HS. Why are we not moving Gonzo around AND keeping Reggie in the game? No offense to Jon Wanat but we have tendencies every time he enters the game. If you really want to trick dick a defense, even running a Pro-Style offense, you line Gonzalez up at TE, HB, WR, Slot, Wing which takes away a lot of tendencies. Ah well what do I know? I never coached in the NFL.
The problem is moreso Miller. He coaches in a box under certain perimeters. In other words, he has the NFL playbook, he just has zero idea of how to implement it with different talent. Yeah, execution works when you have a coach at QB who is 6'4" with a rocket arm in Curt Warner and a group of WR's that consists of Pat Fitzgerald, Anquon Boldin, and Stevie Breaston. Oh yeah, and an NFL offensive line. That is the big difference with the NFL to college. The league has implemented rules that favor the Pro-Style offense with 40 year old statues at QB. On top of that these QB's have logged lots of miles at the position and really are "coaches on the field" who can send the slot into motion and back to figure out if the defense is in 2-under man coverage and then run off the corner with #1 WR and exploit a LB in the flat with a speed out. The Pro QB makes all the reads and checks at the LOS. In college you still have teams freezing at the LOS and checking with the sideline because a coach in the box sees those things.
I think Jimmy has a good arm and gets the ball out quick. But man it was nice to see a QB like Barr use his legs rather than getting barbecued on every pass play. Even the Duquesne QB is not a speed demon or huge run threat but our DE's HAD to respect him on zone read which goes back to my whole easier to defend 10 than 11. BobbyMo is 100% correct. Opposing DC's lick their chops watching us on film. In all my years of football I've never seen a more scoutable offense at this level.
Zone into the boundary, speed out, followed by some sort of deeper stick route. That is our offense. Early in the game we usually run 1 screen into the boundary on a 3rd and long but that has been snuffed out. And since week one teams have figured out we will take a couple one on one backside shots to Allison. That has been our offense.
I said it before and will say it again, two many square pegs trying to be fit into round holes. As great as Vecchio, Madison, Anu, and Robinson are they are 5'10, 5'9, 5'8, 5'8 respectively. We do have two good TE's and Gonzo played a lot of WR in HS. Why are we not moving Gonzo around AND keeping Reggie in the game? No offense to Jon Wanat but we have tendencies every time he enters the game. If you really want to trick dick a defense, even running a Pro-Style offense, you line Gonzalez up at TE, HB, WR, Slot, Wing which takes away a lot of tendencies. Ah well what do I know? I never coached in the NFL.
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Another thought regarding coaching. IUP's former coach, Curt Cignetti, left IUP last year for Elon (CAA conference). Elon was 2-9 last year, this year with Cignetti, 7-1 with their only loss being to Toledo.
Leadership, culture, and X and O's, then talent wins games. Look at Navy, they are offering guys that only have FCS offers a lot. They win though, and win a lot. They have a culture of winning. I happen to think RMU has enough talent to compete in the NEC, maybe not win the championship, but I certainly do not think we should be get blown out like we are. I do not see a huge talent gap between SFU, DUQ, and RMU. The O line is the only place where it is obvious, but that is due to age and experience I think. Again, I think the issues we have on the oline go back to coaching and culture. It is not like this is a new issue, last year all freshman basically, this year, all freshman again. Where is the development, where did the older guys go? It is systemic problem with RMU football and needs fixed.
Assuming a change will be made, this will be a huge hire for the school. With the rumors of switching conferences, having a good football team makes the University as whole much more attractive. I really hope that Dr. Howard involves himself deeply in the process. He must have a lot of contacts throughout college football and can probably attract someone who may not have thought of RMU.
If Barr is the guy this week, lets get him some RPOs and maybe some bootlegs to use his feet. I really want the guys to finish strong so their have something positive to hold onto going into next season.
Leadership, culture, and X and O's, then talent wins games. Look at Navy, they are offering guys that only have FCS offers a lot. They win though, and win a lot. They have a culture of winning. I happen to think RMU has enough talent to compete in the NEC, maybe not win the championship, but I certainly do not think we should be get blown out like we are. I do not see a huge talent gap between SFU, DUQ, and RMU. The O line is the only place where it is obvious, but that is due to age and experience I think. Again, I think the issues we have on the oline go back to coaching and culture. It is not like this is a new issue, last year all freshman basically, this year, all freshman again. Where is the development, where did the older guys go? It is systemic problem with RMU football and needs fixed.
Assuming a change will be made, this will be a huge hire for the school. With the rumors of switching conferences, having a good football team makes the University as whole much more attractive. I really hope that Dr. Howard involves himself deeply in the process. He must have a lot of contacts throughout college football and can probably attract someone who may not have thought of RMU.
If Barr is the guy this week, lets get him some RPOs and maybe some bootlegs to use his feet. I really want the guys to finish strong so their have something positive to hold onto going into next season.
Great points and analysis. I recommend you take over head coaching immediately. You may not have coached in the NFL, but you diagnosed what is wrong with the offense perfectly. I too noticed, the defense responding immediately to how we line up, and then changing the defense, to thwart the play that was called.
I think many great points have been made and I think the consensus we can all agree upon is that change needs to be made. I would agree with the square peg, round hole assessment. I mean what has the offensive identity been the last four years under John Banaszak? The thought when he took over was that Walton’s offense was outdated and the program needed to move to a spread because that’s what everyone is doing. So we start recruiting those types of players and saw that attempted for two years under Hicks with putrid results. So they get rid of the Hicks and bring in Miller. You knew what you were getting with Miller when you brought him in. He has been pro-style his whole career working under Walton, Mularkey, and Whisenhunt, so no one should be shocked that that’s his MO. To me, this falls upon the head coach who appears to have no direction of what he wants his program to be.
With all that said, I still believe that with as much “talent” some think this roster has they should be able to produce more than six TDs in eight games. Great talent would be able to execute, sustain some drives, and score some points in spite of play calling. I mean we have been through two OCs with similar results and the common denominator being the players on the field. I would venture to say that it is a combination of coaching/play calling and lack of talent that has led us down this path.
LetsGoRoMo also brings up a great point around the O-Line. I feel like Drew Richardson has been given a free pass through all of this with the blame placed solely at Miller’s feet. Let’s face it, the offensive line has been horrendous the last four years with constant turnover and shuffling of the lineup with that position group. The group has actually been average to pathetic dating back to the 2010 team. This also seems to be the position most affected with players leaving the program; maybe it says something about their position coach? Since Richardson has taken over as recruiting coordinator, he has constantly missed on his own position group. In defense of Hicks and Miller, it is hard to call anything when you can’t control the line of scrimmage.
With all that said, I still believe that with as much “talent” some think this roster has they should be able to produce more than six TDs in eight games. Great talent would be able to execute, sustain some drives, and score some points in spite of play calling. I mean we have been through two OCs with similar results and the common denominator being the players on the field. I would venture to say that it is a combination of coaching/play calling and lack of talent that has led us down this path.
LetsGoRoMo also brings up a great point around the O-Line. I feel like Drew Richardson has been given a free pass through all of this with the blame placed solely at Miller’s feet. Let’s face it, the offensive line has been horrendous the last four years with constant turnover and shuffling of the lineup with that position group. The group has actually been average to pathetic dating back to the 2010 team. This also seems to be the position most affected with players leaving the program; maybe it says something about their position coach? Since Richardson has taken over as recruiting coordinator, he has constantly missed on his own position group. In defense of Hicks and Miller, it is hard to call anything when you can’t control the line of scrimmage.
That's also a very good point, outside of Jon hill, faraci, max Robertson, and Aj dalton, the offensive line has been atrocious
Definition of insanity...
Awful penalties, can't block, error after error. And, as we all know, Wagner is not a good team. Down 20-0, haven't threatened on offense.
Also, again, i realize lots of youth on oline, but has then been any improvement over the season? The young guys last year, have they improved? Is that why freshman are better because there is no growth?
So frustrating.
Awful penalties, can't block, error after error. And, as we all know, Wagner is not a good team. Down 20-0, haven't threatened on offense.
Also, again, i realize lots of youth on oline, but has then been any improvement over the season? The young guys last year, have they improved? Is that why freshman are better because there is no growth?
So frustrating.
Yes, that is exactly why "freshmen are better". There is no growth because there is no player development, and consequently, no senior leadership. Mike Lamb should be playing on the o-line. As was stated in an earlier post, Miller needs to design plays around his players' strengths.
Players come and go on this team as though it has a revolving door. Those who have a lot of talent, like Kyle Buss for example, leave without anyone trying to get them to stay. Fifth year seniors, after having their degrees paid for, don't want to return to play for a team with dismal statistics.
It's embarrassing to listen to the opposing team's announcers talking about the Colonials. The university spends a lot of money on this program, at some point you would think they would make a business decision about getting a return on their investment.
Players come and go on this team as though it has a revolving door. Those who have a lot of talent, like Kyle Buss for example, leave without anyone trying to get them to stay. Fifth year seniors, after having their degrees paid for, don't want to return to play for a team with dismal statistics.
It's embarrassing to listen to the opposing team's announcers talking about the Colonials. The university spends a lot of money on this program, at some point you would think they would make a business decision about getting a return on their investment.
I saw some spark early on with the offense. It is nothing against Jimmy but the pace moves better with Matt and I like a QB that can move a bit. Just me. But there are simply way too many things wrong at this point to correct. Tom Brady could not save the day at this juncture.
With that said, we are beyond the point of no return. Today I witnessed some of the worst oline play I've seen all year. On several occasions one of the freshmen starters completely whiffed as if he had never played the game before or had money on Wagner. It was awful. I am not around the program and do not know anyone playing to ask but I've been around long enough to see a bunch of kids that are miserable. Perhaps tyblake knows, but I would not blame him for not saying.
I also did not see the Flyin' Hawaiian or Ryan Richards play today? Are these the two everyone is talking about? Injured? If suspended it compounds things.
I was against this earlier but the President should be waiting for the busses to arrive and relieve some folks of their duty. The culture has become poisoned and needs change immediately.
With that said, we are beyond the point of no return. Today I witnessed some of the worst oline play I've seen all year. On several occasions one of the freshmen starters completely whiffed as if he had never played the game before or had money on Wagner. It was awful. I am not around the program and do not know anyone playing to ask but I've been around long enough to see a bunch of kids that are miserable. Perhaps tyblake knows, but I would not blame him for not saying.
I also did not see the Flyin' Hawaiian or Ryan Richards play today? Are these the two everyone is talking about? Injured? If suspended it compounds things.
I was against this earlier but the President should be waiting for the busses to arrive and relieve some folks of their duty. The culture has become poisoned and needs change immediately.
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Joe uhatafe and Richards are suspended for the season, I didn't see Andy out there today. I'm not sure if he's hurt again or what the deal is
I agree to the fact that Matt gives the offense a little better flow, he uses his legs well. Unfortunately today he ran for his life for 60 minutes. I can't tell if miller is sabotaging this team to get the head job after the rest of the staff gets fired, or if he really is that clueless as an offensive coordinator. Wagner set their boundary corner on the wide receiver right on the line, and let the other corner sit back 10-15 yards. Now I've never coached football so I could be off, but common sense tells me to hit them with the quick screen and keep getting 4-5 yards every play. I watched a high school team 2 years ago win a championship because the team they played kept defending like Wagner today. They would throw the quick screen over and over and over til the defense would set the other corner on the line. I saw it happen once today. We run inside zones all season long with a 5'8 scat back then today we run outside zones when we finally throw in our 215 pound back. This play calling makes no sense to me whatsoever. We made a team that is 0-3 in the NEC look like an fcs playoff team today. I do think Duquesne is the team head and toes above the rest of the conference, but every other game has been completely winnable, and none of them were wins either because of lack of execution, lack of discipline, or lack of offense, if a significant change isn't made this week the last two weeks will be no different. And this team that started out 2-2 and looked like may have a good season will finish 0-7 in conference play
I can't speak for anybody but I think it's blatantly obvious looking at these players that they are not playing nearly as motivated now as they were after the Dayton game. This is a total different team than 2 months ago. The defense has dropped off, special teams have dropped off, and the offense never got going...
Miller sabotaging the team for a shot at head coach? If I were the AD and had an inkling he was doing that, I'd tell him 'wrong answer, recruit' and toss him on his ear.
It really isn't hard to pinpoint the cause of the Colonials issues over the years. QB, OL and injuries. First, the injuries. Higher than average injuries for a year or so is bad luck in football. A trend of injuries is bad conditioning/coaching. The strength and conditioning practices need to be reviewed and addressed if injury trends continue.
Offensive Line. As stated previously, this has been a revolving door over the last 5 or so years. An unusually high number of players have left the program before playing out their eligibility. That is a direct refection of the OL coach. Continuity is the most important part of the most important unit on offense. It's hard to have stability when players would rather leave the program or quit football early rather than play for their position coach.
Finally, QB. Arguably the most important position on the team. Jeff Sinclair, in 2012, is the LAST quarterback to play out his eligibility at RMU. Time will tell about the QB's on the current roster but since Sinclair graduated, the following quarterbacks have taken snaps for the Colonials:
Matt Layman
Paul Jones
Derik Abbott
Marcus Prather
Luke Brumbaugh
Joe Carroll
Matt Barr
Tyler Brown
Reid McCoy
Andrew Romanchak
Chase Bodeman
Jimmy Walker
That's an average of more than 2 QB's per year in that time. Many of these 12 had highly decorated and successful high school careers and were recruited from all over the country, yet under the guidance of 2 different head coaches and 3 different play callers, they have had very little success. In fact, only ONE TIME in the last 5+ seasons has a QB completed better than 50% of his passes (Abbott 57% in 2014), in D1 college football !! There is no excuse for that. NONE. 11 of 12 QB's could not even complete half of their passes in this day and age of football where 60% is considered the standard. So who's at fault? Well, RMU has shown zero patience with quarterbacks and even less of an ability to develop them. And they continue to ignore the position by not hiring a designated QB coach. The most important position on the field, that has struggled mightily for more than 5 years, and the only time they have even remotely addressed the position was by bringing in Mauro Monz for the spring in 2013. And he wasn't brought back for fall. How does this make sense? To even further magnify the stupidity, the Colonials have employed 2 secondary coaches and 2 WR/TE coaches almost every year during that span. So the team needs 2 coaches for the secondary and none for the QB's? If only they had a coach that knows something about the position. Maybe even a former 4 year starter that had over 20 records as a QB in the Big East at their disposal. Maybe a guy like, say, Bill Hurley?
There are many good coaches on this staff and I agree completely with the sentiments expressed that Coach Banaszak is a wonderful man and the kids love him. But his undoing was caused by his poor hiring choices for offensive coordinators, his failure to address the QB position and his failure to address obvious coaching issues/concerns. Because of that, the Colonials may be forced to clean house completely and get a fresh start.
Offensive Line. As stated previously, this has been a revolving door over the last 5 or so years. An unusually high number of players have left the program before playing out their eligibility. That is a direct refection of the OL coach. Continuity is the most important part of the most important unit on offense. It's hard to have stability when players would rather leave the program or quit football early rather than play for their position coach.
Finally, QB. Arguably the most important position on the team. Jeff Sinclair, in 2012, is the LAST quarterback to play out his eligibility at RMU. Time will tell about the QB's on the current roster but since Sinclair graduated, the following quarterbacks have taken snaps for the Colonials:
Matt Layman
Paul Jones
Derik Abbott
Marcus Prather
Luke Brumbaugh
Joe Carroll
Matt Barr
Tyler Brown
Reid McCoy
Andrew Romanchak
Chase Bodeman
Jimmy Walker
That's an average of more than 2 QB's per year in that time. Many of these 12 had highly decorated and successful high school careers and were recruited from all over the country, yet under the guidance of 2 different head coaches and 3 different play callers, they have had very little success. In fact, only ONE TIME in the last 5+ seasons has a QB completed better than 50% of his passes (Abbott 57% in 2014), in D1 college football !! There is no excuse for that. NONE. 11 of 12 QB's could not even complete half of their passes in this day and age of football where 60% is considered the standard. So who's at fault? Well, RMU has shown zero patience with quarterbacks and even less of an ability to develop them. And they continue to ignore the position by not hiring a designated QB coach. The most important position on the field, that has struggled mightily for more than 5 years, and the only time they have even remotely addressed the position was by bringing in Mauro Monz for the spring in 2013. And he wasn't brought back for fall. How does this make sense? To even further magnify the stupidity, the Colonials have employed 2 secondary coaches and 2 WR/TE coaches almost every year during that span. So the team needs 2 coaches for the secondary and none for the QB's? If only they had a coach that knows something about the position. Maybe even a former 4 year starter that had over 20 records as a QB in the Big East at their disposal. Maybe a guy like, say, Bill Hurley?
There are many good coaches on this staff and I agree completely with the sentiments expressed that Coach Banaszak is a wonderful man and the kids love him. But his undoing was caused by his poor hiring choices for offensive coordinators, his failure to address the QB position and his failure to address obvious coaching issues/concerns. Because of that, the Colonials may be forced to clean house completely and get a fresh start.
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Random thought I had, a few weeks ago I called for Farison to be named head coach, seemed to make sense at the time, and I wondering why Dr Howard/colman did not make move then.
Only reason I can come up with is that had Farison done well, may have been push back had he not been named new coach. I am firmly now in camp we are going to see a complete overhaul.
Only reason I can come up with is that had Farison done well, may have been push back had he not been named new coach. I am firmly now in camp we are going to see a complete overhaul.
I like farison a lot, I think he has done nothing but good things at this place since he's been here. His defense is top notch every year, and that's with a non existent offense playing for him. Imagine if he had an offense that could move the ball a little and eat some time away the last 4-5 years, that top notch defense would be among the best in the country, I think you've been able to see them wear down a little as the game and season goes on because they've spent so much time on the field. But unfortunately in order for the culture to change in this program everything needs to be gutted. That's head coach, all the assistants, and even the strength and conditioning guys. Everything needs rebuilt from the ground up. It is a toxic environment right now and nobody is immune to it, they need to start over
I would like to second or third the fact that the strength and conditioning program and approach needs changed. Been harping on that privately for years.
A school in NEC to be competitive nationally must develop players. That requires excellent coaching and excellent conditioning, and a culture of excellence.
A school in NEC to be competitive nationally must develop players. That requires excellent coaching and excellent conditioning, and a culture of excellence.
54 pass attempts and 9 rushes..... 1st and goal on the 6 and we call a pass, 2nd and goal on the 2 and we call a pass, 3rd and goal on the 2 and we call a pass..... end up settling for a field goal
It is a joke. Wish they would have made change 4 weeks ago. So embarrassing. One way to find good coaches is see what happens after halftime of close game. Adjustments are made, punch, could counterpunch.
I truly feel for the boys, from all accounts they are a fairly hard working bunch, but they need leadership and discipline, which seems to be severely lacking.
Have to get rid of almost everyone. From a football side, and I mean from TOP down in athletic department, the only ones I would keep are Farison, Coleman, and of course Butter.
Everyone else should be jettisoned. That includes strength, all the way up. If RMU was a bigger school, those who hired Banny, and extended him last year would be the hook also. Look at Nebraska, and Arkansas will do the same this this year.
I truly feel for the boys, from all accounts they are a fairly hard working bunch, but they need leadership and discipline, which seems to be severely lacking.
Have to get rid of almost everyone. From a football side, and I mean from TOP down in athletic department, the only ones I would keep are Farison, Coleman, and of course Butter.
Everyone else should be jettisoned. That includes strength, all the way up. If RMU was a bigger school, those who hired Banny, and extended him last year would be the hook also. Look at Nebraska, and Arkansas will do the same this this year.
Well, the person who hired Banaszak was Dr. Coleman and it was a no-brainer move at the time. Walton was retiring, Banaszal had previous success as a head coach and it allowed for continuity.
Considering Coleman hired Mike Rice and Andy Toole, promoted Charlie Buscaglia, hired Paul Colontino and somehow kept Derek Schooley, I'd say it's safe to say he can spot good coaches. The men's basketball, men's hockey, women's basketball and women's hockey programs have all been to the NCAA tournament in the last five years.
No AD would be fired for that. Not even at Alabama. They'd simply hire a new football coach and I'd be shocked if there is not an overhaul of the staff this winter.
Coach Banaszak is a good man and a good coach. Yes, I agree, the move by RMU to hire him in the first place was a no-brainer. There was every reason to believe he was the best man for the job. I still believe he is a very good coach. Sometimes things just don't work out for whatever reason. That's true about anything and is so much easier to see in sports. There are probably a number of things that have contributed to the program not having success on the field the past four seasons. Coach Banaszak certainly has the desire to win and the desire to do what is in the best interest of the student/athletes. Things just have not worked out. I suspect we will hear an announcement early next week considering that Banaszak was given just a one-year extension at the end of last season, according to reports, and the team is winless in the Conference, the situation seems quite obvious. There is no need to waste any time.
Jimmy looked ok/good when he had time. Hope a decision is made soon, do not want to miss valuable recruiting time. Need to get someone who can develop the oline and qb. Can't win without that.
