Grading our season

[mjadams]

3 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

That doesn’t equate them playing 3rd and 4th string.

if it makes you feel better about the team so be it. 

They talked alot about it during the game. 

[mjadams]

3 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

We played a walk on wr all year. Our 3rd string wr caught a TD. I’m sure there were other 3rd stringers in there, but I couldn’t see the numbers on those stupid jerseys so I really don’t know.

Sounds a lot like loser excuses to me.

Is Atkins on scholarship? Pretty sure he is.

 

 

 

[BDYZR]

14 minutes ago, mjadams said:

Is Atkins on scholarship? Pretty sure he is.

 

 

 

Is Atkins a walk on? I’m pretty sure he is.

[CousinRicky]

5 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

Is Atkins a walk on? I’m pretty sure he is.

Was. Got a scollie.

[WoolyBully]

1 hour ago, CousinRicky said:

Was. Got a scollie.

That got some airtime during the broadcast. Good story. 

[mjadams]

1 hour ago, CousinRicky said:

Was. Got a scollie.

Thanks CR....

16 minutes ago, WoolyBully said:

That got some airtime during the broadcast. Good story. 

Great story. I'm a fan of his work ethic. 

[mjadams]

2 hours ago, BDYZR said:

Is Atkins a walk on? I’m pretty sure he is.

D1 scholarship player this year. 

[Triple B]

6 hours ago, mjadams said:

Charlotte was playing 3rd and 4th string players against our 1s.

 

5 hours ago, BDYZR said:

Where did you hear this?

 

4 hours ago, WoolyBully said:

https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2023/11/25/football-recap-charlotte-at-south-florida.aspx

"Charlotte's injury-decimated roster caught up to it in the third quarter as South Florida piled up 20 points on its way to a 48-14 American Athletic Conference victory, Saturday at Raymond James Stadium.

It was the season-finale for the 49ers (3-9; AAC: 2-6), who were playing without over half its starters, while USF (6-6; AAC: 4-4) reached bowl eligibility with the victory.

"I've been participating in football for a long time and I've never been more proud of a team, win or lose, than I am with these guys tonight," said head coach Biff Poggi. "We had 12 starters out. That's over 50% of our starters -- I think most kids would have packed it in. They never did.  We played three interior defensive linemen.  One was a freshman.  One was a hard-working guy (who hasn't played much) and one was a back-up offensive lineman. We fought to the bitter end and I'm really proud of the kids."

Then they still had just under 50% of their starters in. So a little over 50% would have been 2nd stringers with some 3rd and 4th sprinkled in. Sounds like "Charlotte was playing 3rd and 4th string players against our 1s" is a bit of an exaggeration but I'm not sure for what purpose. We beat them by 34 points.

As far as a grade is concerned. Anything less than an A would indicate you were expecting more that 6 regular season wins ......... seriously?

[WoolyBully]

Great win. Any win, given our recent history, is a great win. Yes, we beat a very bad team who will finish the season with but three wins. And it's great that we have six wins and are going to a bowl game. Now, do me a favor and put the microscope back on the shelf. Not once this year did we beat a team that finished with a winning record. If Navy beats Army, they'll be 50% just like us.  We finished out the year mid-pack, up from the bottom in '22. Great, phenomenal improvement. I stuck with Vegas (-4.5), which even then would have been an improvement over '22.  I can't see grading anything below a B, given every aspect of the program.  But, that's just moi...

That being said, this pretty much sets the bar for '24. Anything under .500 and it's 'sternly worded memo' time. 

[Ten Toed Sloth]

I think you have to grade this season an A. Six wins in twelve games. You would have to add all of the wins of the previous 40 games to get to six wins. To me that's pretty impressive in year one.

Edited November 27, 2023 by Ten Toed Sloth