Our regular season is over and we get ready for our second bowl game in 16 years. With less than a month to early recruiting, I thought it time look at our needs for next year.
We went 6-6 this regular season which shows a good trend—from 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 regular season wins over the past four years and a share of the top spot in the Western Division. Had we beaten SMU (which we squandered the opportunity to do) we’d be playing Central Florida for the AAC title this week and going to a bigger bowl regardless of outcome. We need to continue our progress, win our bowl game and get at least seven regular-season wins next year.
But the more important need for next season is to establish the foundation of a program that has players and fans expecting to win against whatever competition, to view seven wins as an “off year,”and going to a bowl that few people have ever heard of as a slight. Our goals should be much higher than “eking” into a bowl. For the moment they should be AAC Championships and bowls where we can “show our stuff” against P5 competition and come away with victories. To do that, we need to get better in virtually every department. I
Roll Wave!!!
We went 6-6 this regular season which shows a good trend—from 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 regular season wins over the past four years and a share of the top spot in the Western Division. Had we beaten SMU (which we squandered the opportunity to do) we’d be playing Central Florida for the AAC title this week and going to a bigger bowl regardless of outcome. We need to continue our progress, win our bowl game and get at least seven regular-season wins next year.
But the more important need for next season is to establish the foundation of a program that has players and fans expecting to win against whatever competition, to view seven wins as an “off year,”and going to a bowl that few people have ever heard of as a slight. Our goals should be much higher than “eking” into a bowl. For the moment they should be AAC Championships and bowls where we can “show our stuff” against P5 competition and come away with victories. To do that, we need to get better in virtually every department. I
Roll Wave!!!
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