Loeffler Presser, Wake Up Call Edition

Just watched Coach's presser yesterday.  Very honest, very direct...apparently he got some sleep the night before and was not quite as rabid as he had been in an earlier presser.

But, he was, as is typical, direct.

In short, the Akron game was a wake up call.  It's one thing when UB and OU and UT smoke you because they have more talent on their roster right now.  With Akron, the talent was equal and BG got embarrased.

He said that was

"humbling."

"A reality check."

"Eye opening."

Also, he said BG is "mis-wired the wrong way."

It sounds like it was ugly in the locker room afterward.  Coach said that guys were "holding each other accountable," which to me sounds like pointing fingers and some of them lost their cool.  Which is understandable.

Coach said he told the team that the place to "hold each other accountable" is in the weight room in January, not in the locker room after the game.

He said he was in a funk, but realized that you "can't change anything when you are in a funk."

Essentially, the message is that no one can be under any illusion that this is bad. On the other hand, Coach invites us to think of this year with our memory--that is, how it will feel after "it's right."

Which feels like a very long way away right now.

A couple of news notes.

Matt McDonald will not practice this week.  Sounds like he is expected to play, lot of Chad Henne comparisons.

We have a lot of guys banged up.  It is a good time for them to learn to play hurt....not injured, but banged up.

He doesn't know how many of our "seniors" will re-up for next year.  That will be interesting.  It may also be that some of them will be wished along their way, too.  And certainly, you'd understand any player who had completed five years, has graduated or will graduate, and is ready to move along with their lives.  Also, with the ability to transfer, so might want to try something else.  College is just a start to life.