It was not a slight on anyone. Yes it was a shiny object hire. It was a 2 year contract. Willard is and was amazing but he moved on to bigger and better things as he should have. Talent pool dried up to an extent these last two years so no matter who the coach is the hill to climb was/is steep
I agree it will be whether they can actually capitalize on opportunities or sustain it long enough to actually minimize those possessions. If they drain clock yet go 3 and out its a moot point
Lots of people are wanting them to pay big again for a new coach. Unfortunately they opened the checkbook a few years ago and that got them into the predicament they are in now. Tiger faithful just had to have the “shiny” object hire and it looked really good when you had the talent they had but it wasn’t a long term program building strategy well now you don’t have those same type players and are stuck with a guy who certainly has some flaws in understanding who the best 11 guys are but he’s fighting an uphill battle with minimal talent and not much in the stable. It is what it is.
Rains - @ Commerce, vs. Mineola
MV - @ Malakoff, vs. Commerce
Commerce - vs. Rains, @ MV
I personally think Commerce has the best odds to take 3 with Rains taking 4
I know this isn’t my thread but as a loyal winny fan, I know what we are going to see in 2 weeks and regardless of outcome i know the first round will be challenging and if we happen to get through the first and second round i know we will be seeing one of your top 2 so i am fully aware of the uphill climb
Last couple of weeks will be interesting for that 3-4 spot. Well deserved rest for the Raiders. Back to work to get ready for the defending champs in a couple of weeks