We Aren't Done With UAB
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He also posted four rules that could get a player immediately removed from the team, chiefly among them being domestic battery. You know why Josh Ball was here? Because Florida State is within 500 yards of his ex girlfriend, and he can't be there anymore.
Of course, as you note in your post, we seem to have very few issues with the authorities these days, at least in terms of making the things that happen go away (welcome back Brandon!), and making sure the things that "don't happen" stay away.
Opacity is always a sign of a clean program! And the capitol of Nebraska is Omaha! And this pipe isn't leaking gas!
Doc also played a guy that had recently been arrested for distributing heroin.
Doc currently has five recruits in the NFL, and four recruits serving time in Federal prison.
There have been hundreds of other posts in that time that you also felt weren't worth responding to. Perhaps this board isn't for you? Have you tried out HerdFans or the Duke board, since that is your favorite college team?
Aaron Perkins says we've waited all season for a trip up. Yes we did. We knew it was coming. We just didn't know when.
I am generally careful about getting too negative in my comments about a player or coach who is still here at Marshall. Yes, I walked the edge with my views on Levi Brown and Isaiah Green, but believe me, I was definitely holding back. So, to still be diplomatic, and to not cross one of my own personal lines, I will just say this about one of Rifle's comments:
Effort on an X-Pt is a marker for me. I watch closely - especially the first one of the game when nothing is really on the line - to see what effort is given. And Rifle is correct: our effort was poor overall. But I don't attribute that lack of effort to the players...at least not entirely. I think effort on a probably meaningless X-Pt is a reflection of a head coach. What does he demand from his players? What does he accept from his players?
Like I said, it's a marker for me when watching a game. And so, without throwing too much shade on Doc while he is still here, I will just let it stand that I believe as @riflearm2 does...that the effort here reflects on the team. And for me, especially the head coach.
Effort on an X-Pt is a marker for me. I watch closely - especially the first one of the game when nothing is really on the line - to see what effort is given. And Rifle is correct: our effort was poor overall. But I don't attribute that lack of effort to the players...at least not entirely. I think effort on a probably meaningless X-Pt is a reflection of a head coach. What does he demand from his players? What does he accept from his players?
Like I said, it's a marker for me when watching a game. And so, without throwing too much shade on Doc while he is still here, I will just let it stand that I believe as @riflearm2 does...that the effort here reflects on the team. And for me, especially the head coach.
I'll ask you because you seem very astute in your observations. Is it me or do Docs teams seem to get worse as the season progresses? Or, it is just the wear and tear of the season creeping up on the team the team and staff. If it's the latter, why doesn't this seem to happen to other teams. Maybe I am seeing something that's not there.
I think it's the wear and tear that comes throughout the football season (look at the Steelers). This team came in on a mission the first 7 games and got the job done. But eventually injuries, multi-week layoffs, rifts between players, etc. caught up with them.
This is where I believe Doc probably fails the most. It's his job as a head coach to keep his players motivated at all costs. He should be the energy that the players flock to at any given moment, and despite whatever "adversity" (as he so often likes to mention) that transpires within the team, never let them forget the bigger picture.
Doc's attitude as a head coach reflects onto our players.
In all honesty we don’t know what’s said or done behind close doors when Coaches meet. Not Stowers, Mac, Coleman or anyone else close to the team. It’s their job to report and pass that information along to paying customers like us.
Aaron, I’m on your side. How did this board go so rotten?? This is a college football program with a lot of history and it seems like a lot of posts are spewing hate. From the start I knew that Doc gets it. I don’t like to lose but it happens. I want you to defend our coaches and players from these attacks. I will watch this bowl game (can’t attend, was there last year) and will want another bowl trophy.
I bet you're a hoot at the Christmas office party.
He's paid to coach and Win.
All those other things are not entirely his responsibility and it's hard to find a program that doesn't graduate players or keep guys out of trouble. The opposite also happens everywhere. So all of that is irrelevant.
Aaron Perkins surely must be aware that Holliday has one, ONE championship in the CUSA in 11 seasons. That's less than UAB in three years & tied with Lane Kiffin in 3 years. The 'we only lost 2 games' argument might hold water IF the CUSA = the AAC or even the SBC. This conference has been either the worst or second worst G5 conference for the past 5 or 6 seasons. Yet ONE championship in 11 years.
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