We will never compete for a natty with this guy. Several coachs have already proven that wvu can win 7 games in a season. The offense was ineffiecient tonight like it always has been. We just got beat by a team with a 2nd year coach that rely's on turning 3 star players into 5 star players like we do. The guy hasn't beaten a ranked team since 2014. If this guy was special the program would be further along than it is now in year 7.
I think your frustration is deluding rational thought, though I don't disagree with everything you said. First, I hardly think WVU rolling up almost 600 yards was inefficient and we scored enough points to win that game.
The problem I see with DH is a lack of discipline, which can and does carry over to the players at times. Last night I saw DB's numerous times playing the receiver and not the ball, which led to several pass interference calls. The bomb on 3rd & 5, which has been his trademark his entire tenure here. I think we got the first down after that play but that's not the point. He doesn't play to move the sticks or someone just isn't recognizing that the defense needs a breather, especially a young or rebuilt one.
We played a lot of young guys last night and the tackling went, I thought, from great in the first half to looking poor in the 2nd. This mad bomber stuff and constant one or no back backfield gets old after a while and it doesn't appear it's going to change with Spavital calling plays. I thought the O-line did a nice job and with a loaded backfield and an experienced senior fullback, who is never used properly, I wonder what they could have done in a few power-I sets, and play action off of that? It's a shame we can't be more flexible than this.
DH's own lack of discipline in not controlling his emotions on the sidelines. That penalty he got, from the way he described it was a different reason than Fuentes received. He mouthed off and got, according to DH. The players don't need that crap during a game. That's for practices, teaching, criticizing and yelling if you want but doing ballistic during a game is counter productive I feel.
The thing about DH is his choice in hiring coaches to serve with him. I'm not sold on Gibson. The example of lack of discipline with that secondary and an experienced Henry making the wrong choices last night leaving the middle open for that QB to run wild. Not all on him but where are the adjustments? Also, guys wide open, especially in the second half. Does Gibson have trouble making adjustments?
Another example was the Miami game last year. The Canes couldn't walk and chew gum for 7 straight three and outs then one guy gets open, makes a move and scores a TD and Gibson goes into a shell.
He even said, via an announcer at halftime, that he told the guy he "panicked" after that by backing the defense off of what was working and WVU subsequently got carved up. It should never have happened like that. That was coaching if you ask me. WVU won 10 games last year for a reason then looks silly against an 8-4 team because of the consequences of one play?
What we have is a head coach who wasn't one before this and a def coord who never was one either. That's too much inexperience if you ask me, that along with some of the coaches early in his tenure hurt the program as well.
It is time for DH to act like he's not on the job training anymore and if Gibson can't make the adjustments and we continue to lose certain games in a certain way-a pattern-then cut the chord and make hard choices.
This year could go a long way in telling us what direction the program is going to go and DH's direction as well. We don't have to win 10 games but if we can't win 9, with or without a bowl win then it's something to take a serious look at what we're doing when his contract expires.
