Quote Originally Posted by revf View Post
The difference is that Cumbie was left an empty locker room. Most of those players on the roster probably should have never been recruited. Holtz phoned in recruiting the last several years. Credit to Cumbie for going out and bringing in transfers and contributors. I would say a lot of our starters this year weren't even on the team last year.

Hester didn't have an empty locker room. He had the same squad Konkol had minus Lofton plus a healthy Crawford. This should have been a decent year. Instead it looked like keystone cops. Often with the team in disarray.

As I said, year two will be telling. He went 15-18 this year with a 2nd round tournament bounce. (BTW once he lost Cobe - the season was done) If he drops down to single digit wins this coming season it will be a long road to recovery. I hope he knows what he's doing bringing in California Jucos.
Both coaches struggled last year. There is no pass for Cumbie - he brought in his QB and stayed with him far too long. The players Hester lost haven't killed it in the portal so far. Neither had a stellar season- and both must improve this year.