Say Who Hypothetical

haie · February 21

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2054207#Comment_2054207

Kalepo and Buelow were gone man. It's all speculative as to why but they weren't coming back. The Parker twins was their main find at DL and they were supposed to be the guys anchoring the defense. You'd have to argue that they could've gotten one of the medically retired guys to stick it out one more year which didn't seem likely.

Again, the December transfer portal is done. He'd have to somehow hustle and flip guys just because he made a title run, which I don't see that happening in practice. Isn't Notre Dame actually losing starters to fucking Indiana?

I'm not saying DeBoer isn't an elite coach but like it or not you have to stack talent and he hadn't been doing that and was in for a season that was assuredly going to be worse than 2022. Cuevas and Bernard weren't getting us to 10 wins, I'm sorry but I don't see it in any situation and yes that is partly on DeBoer and the fact that his only connections as a head coach were Fresno area high schools and players.

I'm LIPO on Jedd but the 2 things we really need right now (stacking talent and a star quarterback) appear to be happening so I don't care about an expansion season where we flipped a coin in a shitty bowl to go 6-7 instead of 7-6. Like half of Petersen's years were this shitty and he didn't have any decent wins in those years besides #25 USC on the road.

ukdawg · February 21

Be not like the pebble, but the leaf. CFB is conspiring against us to ruin the sport. All we can do is go along with it.

On the flipside @YellowSnow I saw Pantera the other night, and I have to say they did a great job (it is not clear to me if you hate them or not…). I was transported back to college. I guess if your guitar player gets shot 20 years ago the setlist can't have any new album tracks to promote. It was good.

YellowSnow · February 21

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2054338#Comment_2054338

I saw Pantera open up for OG Black Sabbath at Key Arena in 1997. Wasn't a fan.

YellowSnow · February 21

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2054338#Comment_2054338

@ukdawg has it figured out regarding Uni sports. There's basically only one- i.e., row boat. I've been to the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race and it was spectacular.

If you wanna be a professional soccer ball player, you sign a contract out of High School (or whatever the limeys call it) and go pro. You don't have the opportunity to play professionally for Cambridge.

This is the way. Fuck the kids and blow up college sports.

WoolleyDoog · February 21

Long opinion short I don't think DeBoer was ever staying long unless it was a situation where he wasn't winning enough to even take a slightly above lateral SEC job. I think they're slightly better in 2024 if he stays, but maybe not at all. Also remember he wasn't bringing in a playmaker at RB and I agree that I think glue guys like Kalepo, Hatchett, possibly Buelow, Muhammad, and Powell were still leaving. The portal guys he brought in were exceptionally underwhelming and most of his recruits have been phantoms (Bernard and Brailsford annoyingly were Jimmy guys).

Long term I would have kept DeBoer but given I don't think that was a reality I think it was better he left after 2023 than 2024.

haie · February 21

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2054204#Comment_2054204

Dude, is our high school recruiting not sick? Is the defense not totally stacked for next season? How sick do we need to be to be SICK for 2024? Do we still need to go blow a pro sports own to be totally sick?

WoolleyDoog · February 21

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My gf and I have a deal. For every minute she makes me have to hear the dud that is some show called Abbott Elementary I make her listen to Pantera. My gf is unaware of this agreement.