hmiles619
10-07-2006, 03:35 PM
http://www.aggiefans.com/users/twelfthag/temp/12thman.jpgCoaching Staff Brings Apathy to the 12th Man
Many of you know what it means to grow up an Aggie. You wear a maroon bib even before your teeth grow in, you can’t remember a time when you never had an Aggie shirt in your closet, and every fall Saturday is like Christmas morning. For the first time in my 22 year old life, I didn’t wake up this morning with butterflies in my stomach on game day.
If you knew me personally, you’d understand how big of a deal that is. I’m a maroon blooded, die-hard Aggie from birth who believes that Texas Tech isn’t our rival, Bonfire should be on campus, and all students should say “Howdy” all of the time. We certainly shouldn’t be struggling to beat Kansas for our first Big 12 win.
Don’t get me wrong, I still yell at the TV like the best of them, and I was certainly yelling today. We finally pulled ahead in a game that we dominated with 34 seconds to go in the 4th quarter. Luckily we didn’t let it go in the final seconds again this week.
Unlike the last three years, our players finally seem to be stepping up. I’m not yelling at the defensive backs to turn around and cover the pass anymore, and I’m not yelling at our quarterback to have some leadership on the field. The players actually look experienced and ready to play. It’s the play calls from our coaching staff that have me and most of the 12th man dumbfounded.
If Jorvorskie Lane can’t be stopped, why not keep giving him the ball? When they start keying on Lane, let’s fake it and run it with McGee. When the other team’s defense starts to step up to stop the run, let’s try to air it out for once. Most high school coaches know this as fundamental football. Fran seems to think his way into bad situations. He over thinks each situation but needs to just sit back and let his players play. His career depends on it.
Hopefully we are all just overreacting, and we can finish the season 13 – 1 with a win in the Big 12 Championship and a BCS bowl. I pray every day for it. But if we have any more close games with teams that are a tier or two below us, we may need to rethink our coaching situation at seasons end…the 12th man deserves better.
Many of you know what it means to grow up an Aggie. You wear a maroon bib even before your teeth grow in, you can’t remember a time when you never had an Aggie shirt in your closet, and every fall Saturday is like Christmas morning. For the first time in my 22 year old life, I didn’t wake up this morning with butterflies in my stomach on game day.
If you knew me personally, you’d understand how big of a deal that is. I’m a maroon blooded, die-hard Aggie from birth who believes that Texas Tech isn’t our rival, Bonfire should be on campus, and all students should say “Howdy” all of the time. We certainly shouldn’t be struggling to beat Kansas for our first Big 12 win.
Don’t get me wrong, I still yell at the TV like the best of them, and I was certainly yelling today. We finally pulled ahead in a game that we dominated with 34 seconds to go in the 4th quarter. Luckily we didn’t let it go in the final seconds again this week.
Unlike the last three years, our players finally seem to be stepping up. I’m not yelling at the defensive backs to turn around and cover the pass anymore, and I’m not yelling at our quarterback to have some leadership on the field. The players actually look experienced and ready to play. It’s the play calls from our coaching staff that have me and most of the 12th man dumbfounded.
If Jorvorskie Lane can’t be stopped, why not keep giving him the ball? When they start keying on Lane, let’s fake it and run it with McGee. When the other team’s defense starts to step up to stop the run, let’s try to air it out for once. Most high school coaches know this as fundamental football. Fran seems to think his way into bad situations. He over thinks each situation but needs to just sit back and let his players play. His career depends on it.
Hopefully we are all just overreacting, and we can finish the season 13 – 1 with a win in the Big 12 Championship and a BCS bowl. I pray every day for it. But if we have any more close games with teams that are a tier or two below us, we may need to rethink our coaching situation at seasons end…the 12th man deserves better.