Originally Posted by
gonzajo71
Well, I disagree about Coach Long. I really think he is the best man for the job. To me, he is a younger version of Leon. Also, Leon and Sonja Hoag, I hope I spelled her last name correctly, built this team at the start together. Coach Long has to rebuild. I don't like to criticize, but it seems Budke did do some good things, but recruiting was not one of them. As has been posted before, you can't win at D1 with mostly JUCO players. You need good high school players to build a great team, and I believe that Coach Long as well as the staff he has here will do that. I also agree that Coach Long has already proven that he can motivate a team when games are close, and the team is not playing very well. I agree with the posts that in some games, Budtke didn't seem to have what it took to motivate the team to gut it out. We could have and imo, should have beat Temple last year. Finally, I don't understand why Budtke took the job at O-State, when they have never been a very good team, have always been at or near the cellar of the B12, and will take a lot longer to build that team up, then it would have taken him to bring our team down even further, if he had stayed. Sorry about the long post, but I wanted to offer a different opinion. Coach Long, who is doing a good job already. Plus, please remember that this his is 1st head coaching job anywhere in the college ranks. Budtke had some experience at the JUCO. Not D1, I know, but definitely more than Coach Long, and CL also has to rebuild. Budtke came into an established program. I'll end now. Happy New Year everyone. I am going to my neighbors now to ring in the new year !! Go Techsters !!!