Keyser Soze said:
303Bear said:
Keyser Soze said:
Any sane person would give them a pass on year one all things considered.
The question is in 2019 will we look back and just say this year was below expectations or a warning sign of things to come.
A sane person would look at the totality of the circumstances and realize that a 6-6 campaign would have been an overall successful season, and any wins beyond 6 would be pure gravy.
Sane people should also realize that losing to Liberty, this year or any year is inexcusable.
OK let's say it is inexcusable - what next?
There is no "Next". Next is hope we don't go 0-12 this year and get better next. Rhule isn't going at the end of this year regardless of outcome, and probably not at the end of next year, with the possible caveat of being let go if we go 0-12 or 1-11 next year (doubtful on both counts).
My statement is to refute the argument that so many unapologetic Rhule supporters make that this season was lost before it began. Regardless of what the roster looked like prior to the first game, regardless of what went on in the last 18 months and regardless of what expectations for the season were, Liberty should never have been an L on our record. That is inexcusable and colors the rest of the evaluation of Rhule. It was the first game. Baring the freak and unexpected, players should be healthy. Fall camp had just ended, so there are no colorable excuses for the repeated lapses in alignment or missed assignments, and some semblance of an offensive scheme should have been in place.
I do not hate Rhule as some here seem to, and I accept that he will be here next year at a minimum. However, coaching thus far this season has left me incredibly underwhelmed.