(10-12-2014 04:24 PM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 04:00 PM)T-Town Wrote:  Interesting Thread--- Reading it reminds me of the Kubler-Ross 5 stages of grief and it is interesting see what stages different fans are currently experiencing. In case you don't know, the five stages that evolve in sequence are (from start to finish):

1) Denial----"we were the better team, we only lost because of (choose one or more: injuries, the refs, mistakes, bad coaching) and we can get that corrected and be just fine".

2) Anger--- "what was he thinking? How could he call that play? Why don't they stick to what was working? How can he not catch that ball? Scholarship players ought to be able to tackle, where is the fire and emotion?etc etc, who paid the refs?"

3) Bargaining---being ranked in the top 25 is nice but if we can win the MACC no one will care about P5 losses or the top 25.

4) Depression ----"we suck" and always will until we get a new (choose one or more: db coach, taller dbs, new OC, team attitude). We will never be any good until we get out of the MAC and at this rate that is never going to happen.

5) Acceptance----"the gap between the P5 and G5 is growing and UT is never going to be a national powerhouse in football----it is what it is. The Rockets are going to be stuck in the MAC forever and we may as get used to it."

I'm at #5, acceptance.

I think one thing that gets overlooked when comparing the MAC to P5 conferences is the coaching. I think the GAP is this area if much greater than the talent on the field. Think back to MAC teams that were coached by solid Head Coaches and staffs. ( Pinkel, Saban, Kelly, Urban Meyer, Jerry Kill) these teams tended to be teams that could compete at a higher level. It is tough to compete when you have slightly less depth and inferior coaching staffs. Right now, we have young inexperienced staff that is not taking advantage of the talent we have in the program.