Last Words on the Doyt Debacle

OK.  A few final thoughts on the Doyt Debacle.

BG had some injury issues during the game.  Tim McAuliffe and Jack Kramer both went down, which is a tough situation because BG more or less has 6 linemen they seem to trust and who have played.  Clark Clancy came in and Taborn was gutting it out, because Coach says we don't have another guy ready to play.

Also, Josh Cleveland was injured.

He didn't know the severity of the injuries, but his body language seemed to indicate that there is some severity involved.  Maybe not.

Anyway, before we get too far down the injury excuse, let's remember we were 1-6 coming into the game with a healthy line.

Also, NIU had injuries.  Their top RB and their top LB were both out.

One thing you can't fault Jinks for:  recruiting Andrew Clair.  This guy is a player.  He explodes into space, has the cut backs and is difficult to tackle.  He's going to be a very good player.  Actually, he is a very good player.

So, one thing we can't say is our goals are in front of us.  They are not.  This team will not be in a bowl, will not win the East and will reach last year's record with a miracle.  The Kent game is in theory winnable but they look at us like we look at them, which is like we have a chance to finally win one.  Buffalo, UT and EMU are looking tougher.

Remember when Coach told us to look forward to conference play, when we'd experience the benefits of "parity?"

We have a 10-day break, which Coach (and everyone else) says comes at a good time.  The team needs to heal up, emotionally and physically.  I'd expect Doege to be ready to play for the Kent game, so you'd hope to see that improve things, at a minimum, though it could be mitigated if there are further issues on the line.

I'm not sure how the Doege decision is going to look moving forward.  For right now, it looks like we burned a year to accomplish nothing.  Now, if he gets some playing time and is more ready for next year, then it might work out ok.