Gary, This Has Gotten Really, Really Bad

[Froggy Style]

The biggest thing I’ve noticed is we play not to lose rather than play to win. Gary is so worried and paranoid about putting his defense in a bad spot that we just ooze conservative game plan. I think everyone in the conference knows this and plans for it now. Gary needs to catch back up to the game because right now it is flying by him.

This.

3rd and 11 is now a running down at midfield. How about a Hail Mary if you’re just giving up. Instead we run it with the QB, but fake the handoff to the WR to make sure the safeties Aren’t thinking pass.

 

[wilson912]

It’s all on Donati. Does he have the courage to go big and make the change? We have great facilities and money. This is a desirable job! We can get a coach-check out KSU and ISU - those coaches have those programs moving!

 

[Big Frog II]

Gary must evaluate every assistant coach and make the necessary changes. We can no longer hang on to assistants who cannot do their jobs. As I have said before, who cares how good of a recruiter you are if you can't coach.

We use to to more with less, now we are doing less with more.

 

[LisaLT]

I’ve not heard him say that he wants to compete for championships in a long time. Maybe he has but I haven’t heard it

I think his inaction speaks volumes.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

We have to let the season play out of course. After that some thought decisions may have to be made.

 

[Froggy Style]

Gary must evaluate every assistant coach and make the necessary changes. We can no longer hang on to assistants who cannot do their jobs. As I have said before, who cares how good of a recruiter you are if you can't coach.

We use to to more with less, now we are doing less with more.

It was okay to not have a head coach against the Mountain West.

We can just have a DC that isn’t even that great at that any more.

Gary doesn’t take responsibility for the big job...which means his heart ain’t in it any more...as seen by him bringing back the guy he held to 50 yards in a single game as his new OC.

 

[Mean Purple]

I believe in LHCGP. I don’t believe in his assistants

He is who he keeps.

 

[FrogCoach84]

It’s hard to have to say it...but there is more than enough evidence that this isn’t working anymore.

The program is mediocre and trending downward and the portal could be coming for quite a few.

Gary won’t fire his boys and Donati won’t fire Gary. So this could just be the new normal until GP decides to hang it up.

And even then I don’t know if you can trust Donati to make the right hire. I’ve got serious Frog depression setting in.

Anyone got a reason to feel any optimism not just for this season but for the future??

 

[Mean Purple]

We are one fumble at the 1 yard line going in from being winless.

Sometimes I hate you're being the voice or reason. This aint one of those times. You point to a reality.

 

[Paul in uhh]

We have to let the season play out of course. After that some thought decisions may have to be made.

The only reason we don’t clean house tonight is because the coaches we may want to hire won’t be able to interview until their seasons are complete.

 

[Tumbleweed]

This.

GMFP is the man who must make a choice. For a long time, he has gotten away with hanging on to friends. Nobody wants to fire a friend.

He faces some difficult choices.

Difficult decisions are not with Gary, difficult decisions start with Donitti. When.... that's the difficult decision. If and I can't image this, the power brokers couldn't see a needed change, they surely do now! I think, CDC saw this coming and the reluctance to change by many loyal brokers. Probably saw the economics of athletics, and the shifting to education rather than huge dollars spent in athletics. I'm jumping way ahead here but I can see a TCU with beautiful facilities but a middle of the pack mentality in B12 for a number of years.

 

[Mean Purple]

5 straight years of Cumbie not knowing what he is doing. He does not get credit for 2017, because we all know that was the guy who is now SMU's headcoach.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

The only reason we don’t clean house tonight is because the coaches we may want to hire won’t be able to interview until their seasons are complete.

Yeah, you just don’t make wholesale changes mid year for a variety of reasons. Especially a weird year like this one. But changes are going to have to me made if we continue on this trajectory.

 

[Punter1]

5 straight losses at home...6 outta 8.

Unacceptable. Need to clean house.

 

[DelFrog]

The mind numbing number of big plays this defense gives up every game is inexcusable.

 

[Punter1]

The mind numbing number of big plays this defense gives up every game is inexcusable.

And we can't create one...one darning big play against a defense supposedly not half as good as ours...

 

[wilson912]

5 straight years of Cumbie not knowing what he is doing. He does not get credit for 2017, because we all know that was the guy who is now SMU's headcoach.

you’re blaming Sonny? What about Gary’s defense? They are terrible, absolutely terrible on defense. Biggest issues - offensive line, defense, and discipline. At least two of those fall squarely on Gary!

 

[Bruce Berry]

He said in the post game talking about the offensive staff "we've got some real smart people over there."

Settle in everybody. This [ Finebaum ] show he's running ain't ending anytime soon.

 

[Boomhauer]

CGP may ultimately lead us into the Big 12 and back out of it.

 

[FrogCoach84]

It’s time for Gary to go.

And it won’t happen until GP himself decides to hang it up.

This isn’t rock bottom...this is the new normal.

Love GP and what he has done for this program...I’d say he’s owed a debt of gratitude but they already built him a damn statue. Fact is, he is an egomaniac and the proverbial smartest person in the room...he will never change his stripes and this program is in dire need of new stripes.