Here is the reality:
A) Our coach has strengths and weaknesses. He is not going anywhere. People can scream for his head if it makes them feel better but it's like demanding that the sun rise in the west tomorrow morning. Not gonna happen. Mike Yurcich, on the other hand: different story.
B) Our offense is dysfunctional against top-level defenses. Some of us saw danger signs many weeks ago against inferior opponents and were pounced on for expressing concern. Now it's become obvious to everyone. It certainly was to Michigan yesterday which called a mindboggling 32 running plays in a row in the second half after realizing we were no threat to move the ball against them. But look on the bright side: against all the other teams in the mediocre Big-10, our superior D and advantages across the board in talent and speed are more than enough to compensate.
C) Drew seems lost and terrified of making a mistake. In fact, the game plan on offense appears to ask little and expect little of the kid. This is mystifying given that he is a huge talent with a great arm. However, his performance and confidence appears to have alarmingly regressed since the West Virginia game.
At the end of the day, I'm reminded of some advice received from a senior manager in the government after a series of idiotic mistakes at various levels produced a disastrous screw-up: Embrace the horror. At the time I had no friggin' idea what that meant...and still don't...but it sounds profound and might be applicable to our situation now. Besides, 10-2 and an NY6 bowl bid against a top-10 SEC team are not all that horrible.
A) Our coach has strengths and weaknesses. He is not going anywhere. People can scream for his head if it makes them feel better but it's like demanding that the sun rise in the west tomorrow morning. Not gonna happen. Mike Yurcich, on the other hand: different story.
B) Our offense is dysfunctional against top-level defenses. Some of us saw danger signs many weeks ago against inferior opponents and were pounced on for expressing concern. Now it's become obvious to everyone. It certainly was to Michigan yesterday which called a mindboggling 32 running plays in a row in the second half after realizing we were no threat to move the ball against them. But look on the bright side: against all the other teams in the mediocre Big-10, our superior D and advantages across the board in talent and speed are more than enough to compensate.
C) Drew seems lost and terrified of making a mistake. In fact, the game plan on offense appears to ask little and expect little of the kid. This is mystifying given that he is a huge talent with a great arm. However, his performance and confidence appears to have alarmingly regressed since the West Virginia game.
At the end of the day, I'm reminded of some advice received from a senior manager in the government after a series of idiotic mistakes at various levels produced a disastrous screw-up: Embrace the horror. At the time I had no friggin' idea what that meant...and still don't...but it sounds profound and might be applicable to our situation now. Besides, 10-2 and an NY6 bowl bid against a top-10 SEC team are not all that horrible.
