For the past 3 seasons I was a supporter of Hawkins and his staff, believing that they were heading in the right direction and building this team up from the terrible state it was previously in. They’ve been able to sign some good players, not many, but a few here and there, and have shown glimpses of improvement year after year. I was sold, and convinced each season that things could only get better. I was a firm believer of “Hawk Love”.

Not anymore.

I am now at a loss for words. I find myself wondering what this coaching staff is doing with the program? They are constantly playing a crop of walk-ons and mediocre recruits over more talented players who may have less experience/knowledge of the offense but could give us more of a chance to score, run down the ball carrier, or cover a man from time to time. It just doesn’t make sense to me anymore.

Some may be skeptical of playing the newer guys, but here is my thinking: we have to TRY something else. I don’t care if it doesn’t work, what we’re doing now isn’t working either. So why not try a new player every so often. How many times do we have to watch our defense be picked apart, play after play? And when we do make a defensive stop, how many times do we have to watch Espinoza trip, fumble, backtrack on a punt before we try someone else back there? I won’t even touch on Aric Goodman, you all know the problem there. And then comes the offense. Every single drive is a struggle to move the ball. For once, take Cody out and try someone else, give D. Scott the opportunity to get some momentum going in a game, put in Simas and Simmons for more than a few snaps a game. Don’t get me wrong, McNight is a solid player but we can’t throw to him every single time. (Against WVU, Scotty was the only receiver with a reception until the clock had 6:30 left….. In the 4th!) Obviously nobody else can get open, so lets try putting some other guys in there. Coaches are supposed to make changes to improve the team, and so far there hasn’t even been an attempt to do that. For some reason, each game we see our slow, short receivers line up while opportunity watches from the sideline with the rest of the team.

The program has now achieved a level of pure embarrassment. How long must this go on before someone decides to change it? Coach Hawk, it’s time you stop talking about good effort from the team each game and provide some real answers as to what is going on. I want to hear some truth, be honest and explain what is wrong with this team. If you can’t do that, leave. Step down. Do something. Anything. You’re losing fans, boosters, recruits and respect for the program. And you’re losing them fast. I am not one to give up on teams, but this season has really been disappointing. I never thought that it would be this bad, but it is. Great job Hawk, so far in 4 years you’ve taken this team from bad to worse. Hang on everyone; unless we start to see some change, this is going to be one long, painful season….

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