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Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Beating USC right out of the gate next season! Can you imagine????
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BroncoPhilly
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Attracting back to the Broncos all the recruits who decided to 'reopen' their commitments.
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BroncoPhilly
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Keeping Pinkham and some of the other defensive coaches on our staff.
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BroncoPhilly
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Grabbing a top 3 star QB recruit to replace the guy who went to Minn with Fleck. Some surprise 'get' to excite fans and get them cranked up again.
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MajorHoople
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Showing people it's about the players, the program (including alumni), the university including entire athletic department, and community - not himself.
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01-14-2017 09:31 AM |
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brovol
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Following the advice given on the Bronco Stampede; with emphasis on what brovol suggests.
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Bronco XXVIII
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. Hopefully in the GR area, like the Peej made in-roads to. A lot of talent right in our backyard. Look at all the West MI teams in the HS football state finals lately.
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01-14-2017 10:31 AM |
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Getting an Elite recruiting class
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01-14-2017 01:19 PM |
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
(01-13-2017 10:51 PM)BroncoPhilly Wrote: Keeping Pinkham and some of the other defensive coaches on our staff.
I was at Airway Lanes last night and WMU happen to be having a recruiting event there. Pinkham was there. I'd guess that means he's staying on. Lester showed up later on.
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01-14-2017 01:32 PM |
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The Colonel
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
...winning the MAC in Year 1. Not an unfair expectation for whoever was going to be named head coach. The cupboard is full.
Don't take it from me, though - take it from Lester, who said in his press conference that winning the MAC next season is the expectation.
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ShutupandRow
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
(01-14-2017 01:32 PM)bjhubert Wrote: (01-13-2017 10:51 PM)BroncoPhilly Wrote: Keeping Pinkham and some of the other defensive coaches on our staff.
I was at Airway Lanes last night and WMU happen to be having a recruiting event there. Pinkham was there. I'd guess that means he's staying on. Lester showed up later on.
That doesn't mean anything. Pinkham and Kenney are class guys. Tough situation but they are working for their employer while on salary.
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Bronc33
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Per David Drew pinkham is with lester at the bball game
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01-14-2017 02:35 PM |
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BroncoPhilly
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
(01-14-2017 02:35 PM)Bronc33 Wrote: Per David Drew pinkham is with lester at the bball game
Ed needs to buy the snacks and refreshments, lol.
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Winning a MAC championship.
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WesternSkillet
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
In general...
Recruit at a high level throughout the G5.
Win the cannon trophy
Win the Michigan MAC trophy
8-4 minimal regular season records
For 2017...
Complete a strong recruit class
Beat MSU
Win the West Division
Win a bowl game
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wmutkelaw
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
(01-14-2017 09:31 AM)MajorHoople Wrote: Showing people it's about the players, the program (including alumni), the university including entire athletic department, and community - not himself.
"Ball is the Program" dummy!
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01-16-2017 11:31 AM |
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flushtheherd
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
(01-16-2017 11:31 AM)wmutkelaw Wrote: (01-14-2017 09:31 AM)MajorHoople Wrote: Showing people it's about the players, the program (including alumni), the university including entire athletic department, and community - not himself.
"Ball is the Program" dummy!
I said this before... Tim will put WMU back in front of the Program whereas PJ constantly put PJ in front of the program...
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01-16-2017 11:32 AM |
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brovol
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
Head coaches need to sell themselves. In some respects they are the program, and certainly with respect to recruits they need to advertise themselves. Fleck go blasted for this for several years, but certainly as most would acknowledge now, kids believing in him, and what he was selling, was the difference between getting two star kids and three star kids. He was able to persuade players with P5 talent to come to a G5 school. This seemed to be the standard with him rather than the exception. There are a lot of good attractive schools competing for the same kids we are going to be recruiting. All have advantages and disadvantages to the respective recruits. It is usually a coach that makes the difference. The head coach is important. Lester will need to sell himself, along with the program, just like Fleck did, if we want to win the recruiting wars, which is probably the biggest difference maker between OK seasons and great seasons.
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RE: Lester can silence a lot of critics by........
^^ +25
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