Moving On To ODU

[appstatealum]

Jesus how dare coach Clark take the lead! Fire him! Joey throwing a dart!

I wouldn't call a 4th down dart from Joey great coaching.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

With some of these calls I feel like Clark is coaching for his job. Maybe that is me projecting but going for a TD pass on 4th and 4. Guts.

Not a complaint but an observation: We are having to convert on 4th down and ODU seems to be scoring with more ease. But we are up by 1 so we have that.

[appgrad95&97]

Talent is not the issue with this team.

[yosef69]

With some of these calls I feel like Clark is coaching for his job. Maybe that is me projecting but going for a TD pass on 4th and 4. Guts.

Not a complaint but an observation: We are having to convert on 4th down and ODU seems to be scoring with more ease. But we are up by 1 so we have that.

Feels like playing with house money

[appfanjj]

Clark is going to be in the spitting hall of fame. Every time the camera pans onto him.
Nasty.

[t4pizza]

My amateur observations:

Joey is playing pretty well overall. Keeps plays alive , makes decent decisions

Defense makes great plays, followed by dumb ones- ie take bad angles, get out of position

Clark may not be our guy, but IMHO replacing him at year’s end will set us back another 2-3 seasons.

For some reason I feel like next year we connect the dots and win the close ones against good teams and dominate the crap teams.

Set us back from what?

I don’t know why, but I feel like we’re on the brink of excellence or at least drastic improvement . A coaching change will upset the apple cart. Idk. Just an opinion.

Or we’re on the brink of losing legitimately every bit of momentum we’ve built up over the years. For me, I’d rather take a risk on a new coach who will excite the team and fanbase than stick with something that isn’t working out of hope that next season is the season we get it all together.

I think this argument was better made after Clarks first year and even after the way the second year ended. Problem is that now we have legitimate reasons that we are playing the way we are. Truth is that head coaching is hard and it takes some learning. Clark is still learning but I think he has made progress. Our team is young but they play hard and don't quit even if they do make mistakes. People have an unrealistic expectation of G5 winning. WASU 93 had a good thread showing G5 program winning, in short NOBODY does it every year without some down years.

[MrCraig]

It quite literally feels like he’s coaching for his job. 4th down going for it every time! Haha! Lucky dog.

Law of averages will catch up to us on 4th downs. 4th and 4 that time. Glad we scored but that's desperation and not confidence.

Actually, the law of averages says that all but the 4th and 4 that they scored on were high probability plays. There’s a lot of criticism to give Clark, but I love his use of analytics.

[Bigdaddyg1]

We are trying for one of those final possession games apparently

[tm37766]

My amateur observations:

Joey is playing pretty well overall. Keeps plays alive , makes decent decisions

Defense makes great plays, followed by dumb ones- ie take bad angles, get out of position

Clark may not be our guy, but IMHO replacing him at year’s end will set us back another 2-3 seasons.

For some reason I feel like next year we connect the dots and win the close ones against good teams and dominate the crap teams.

Set us back from what?

I don’t know why, but I feel like we’re on the brink of excellence or at least drastic improvement . A coaching change will upset the apple cart. Idk. Just an opinion.

Have you been watching the games? What in the world could make you think that? The defense is nowhere even close to where it needs to be

Yes, I’ve been watching the games to my detriment— I guess I’m trying to be a full on optimist, something I typically avoid at all costs.

Our D is tough to watch, but I think the O is teetering on greatness.

I know where we stand. It’s uncomfortable to say the least. Just trying to push good vibes.

I guess this imperial stout has me optimistic

[MrCraig]

My amateur observations:

Joey is playing pretty well overall. Keeps plays alive , makes decent decisions

Defense makes great plays, followed by dumb ones- ie take bad angles, get out of position

Clark may not be our guy, but IMHO replacing him at year’s end will set us back another 2-3 seasons.

For some reason I feel like next year we connect the dots and win the close ones against good teams and dominate the crap teams.

Set us back from what?

I don’t know why, but I feel like we’re on the brink of excellence or at least drastic improvement . A coaching change will upset the apple cart. Idk. Just an opinion.

Or we’re on the brink of losing legitimately every bit of momentum we’ve built up over the years. For me, I’d rather take a risk on a new coach who will excite the team and fanbase than stick with something that isn’t working out of hope that next season is the season we get it all together.

I think this argument was better made after Clarks first year and even after the way the second year ended. Problem is that now we have legitimate reasons that we are playing the way we are. Truth is that head coaching is hard and it takes some learning. Clark is still learning but I think he has made progress. Our team is young but they play hard and don't quit even if they do make mistakes. People have an unrealistic expectation of G5 winning. WASU 93 had a good thread showing G5 program winning, in short NOBODY does it every year without some down years.

I’d be more inclined to agree with OP’s opinion if folks hadn’t been saying “just wait til they put it all together next year!” For three years.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

With some of these calls I feel like Clark is coaching for his job. Maybe that is me projecting but going for a TD pass on 4th and 4. Guts.

Not a complaint but an observation: We are having to convert on 4th down and ODU seems to be scoring with more ease. But we are up by 1 so we have that.

Feels like playing with house money

That is a better way of looking at it.

[yosef69]

The defense is laughable. I didn’t know they could get this bad

[app97]

We are trying for one of those final possession games apparently

That’s just what we do now. Clark said it himself.

[8993]

My amateur observations:

Joey is playing pretty well overall. Keeps plays alive , makes decent decisions

Defense makes great plays, followed by dumb ones- ie take bad angles, get out of position

Clark may not be our guy, but IMHO replacing him at year’s end will set us back another 2-3 seasons.

For some reason I feel like next year we connect the dots and win the close ones against good teams and dominate the crap teams.

Set us back from what?

I don’t know why, but I feel like we’re on the brink of excellence or at least drastic improvement . A coaching change will upset the apple cart. Idk. Just an opinion.

Or we’re on the brink of losing legitimately every bit of momentum we’ve built up over the years. For me, I’d rather take a risk on a new coach who will excite the team and fanbase than stick with something that isn’t working out of hope that next season is the season we get it all together.

I think this argument was better made after Clarks first year and even after the way the second year ended. Problem is that now we have legitimate reasons that we are playing the way we are. Truth is that head coaching is hard and it takes some learning. Clark is still learning but I think he has made progress. Our team is young but they play hard and don't quit even if they do make mistakes. People have an unrealistic expectation of G5 winning. WASU 93 had a good thread showing G5 program winning, in short NOBODY does it every year without some down years.

We may just have to agree to disagree here.

[biggie]

We just have to be able to score 70 because the D isn’t stopping anyone.

[biggie]

I watched the ‘05 championship after tha Furman playoff game. Wow so I miss some dominate end rushers.

[yosef69]

3rd and 33… nervous

[mountainman33]

3rd and 33. No excuse guys, gotta stop this.

[yosef69]

One of the luckiest rolls on that punt that I’ve ever seen

[t4pizza]

Nice defensive stand there, now time to turn it on and put another TD on the board. Damn, that ball just bounced the wrong way for us. Gonna have to be a long drive.