One thing is for sure. We are only as good as the starters and the talent they bring with them from high school. I have seen no player development in Holtz tenure.
We have, however, seen player regression.
This season, thus far, we are 7-0 vs. dregs and 1-2 vs. decent+ teams.
Texas is "good" and USM and MU are "decent." UAB is decent too. UTSA is a dreg. Very likely, if we don't pull a WKU WTF vs. UTSA, we will end the season 9-3. Which, playing only a decent team, at best, in a bowl gives us a shot at that elusive 10th win. 10-3 would exceed my preseason expectation of an 8-5 finish, so in that regard, I'd be satisfied.
Yep....it looks like despite so many LA Tech people hatin on USM QB Jack Abraham, Abraham and USM are going to win the CUSA West Division title, and have a shot at winning the CJUSA title, because J"Mar can't even suit up. LA Tech looks like they are going to gift wrap the west for USM.
Nah! the Dawgs are going to salvage the regular season and win out. That gives us the tie-breaker over USM.
But...Holtz will suspend more players prior to our return trip to Marshall for CG, and we'll get pummeled again. I've figured it out. Holtz wants the Marshall job when Holiday is no longer there, for whatever reason, and he's paying his dues losing on purpose to MU now.
2 bad plays on punt team & a horrible mistake ob 4th down cost us this game.
The botched snap wouldn’t have happened had Holtz not played so conservatively at the end of the half. The screen plays to Smoke had been worse. Why run the ball there amd let them call timeout.