Calm down. Either call 911 or hit the 'Ignore; I accept mediocrity' button.

Of course they will. Because winning 8 games against teams like Akron and Gardner-Webb is compareable to beating Notre Dame and Baylor

"If you don't have a billion dollars then you're not allowed to have an opinion"

You're clueless if you believe a fan base doesn't have power over a sports team, especially at the collegiate level. If you see someone getting beaten in the street, don't bother helping them unless you're a cop. If you see someone struggling with something heavy, don't help lift anything unless you're a body builder. While I'm at it, I don't want to waste my time reading your ignorant reply unless you're a journalist.

BOOM ROASTED *Micheal Scott voice*

I didn't originally introduce the Texas comparison. But since someone else took us there by stating they are doing it right and Ohio isn't, I introduced stats that may say otherwise.

You and I both know that Ohio is not in the same league as Texas.

But when you compare where Texas has been in the Big 12 vs. where Ohio has been in the MAC over the past 7 seasons, don't tell me that Texas is further ahead than Ohio in their respective conference.

This is wrong on so many levels. It's not about all about the schools, it is about the fans. The fans helps the team get sponsors and sell merchandise. They all provide revenue for AD's to use to keep the school moving forward. Most of all, fans hype up the players. The fans need to believe, they need to give the team a boost. Now you may be a loyalist to coaches or a team manager. You may dog sit for the team manager and rake his or her leaves, but you have no right to tell anybody to shut their pie hole or push your mediocrity on any of the other fans. We all have to go out and be successful and your mediocrity is of no benefit to any of us or the players.

But you ARE wrong. all the time. Whether you like it or not, you're the Donald Trump of this board. You repeat things over and over and louder and louder regardless of whether they're true. What is your end goal? Is there anyone here who doesn't know your opinion? what actually has to happen before you quit ruining every single thread? You want Frank fired. we get it. we get it, we heard it. Either apply for the AD job or shut the ehf up.

as for that direct snap, we do that play at least once a year. Also, we did it to pick up a key 3rd down earlier in the game. 4th down in the 4th quarter isn't the only key play in a football game, and your first touchdown is as important as your last. If we "saved" the trick play, maybe we don't get the first down earlier and don't even have a chance to be within one score later in the game.

Also, I agree with you - I think we should have gone for it instead of the long fg, but it's about a 60-40 situation. You deal only in absolutes and you're seeing things only in a way that fit your narrative. If it works, it's brilliant, if it doesn't, it's a "coaching brain fart". our kicker already hit a long field goal and has been quite reliable. three points is better than zero. we could have picked up a first down, run two more minutes off and still ended up with a long field goal try. Then where are we? we had plenty of chances in the game. no chances were eliminated due to clock management. we missed a fg, and we failed to execute on the last drive. Time was not a factor. Inconsistent and shoddy (while at times explosive and effective, yes) QB play, and an offensive line that seemed to regress over the course of the year is why we lost in Detroit and Alabama. We wanted to be a running team this year because we knew we weren't equipped to throw 40x a game and win. For various reasons, including injuries, we were left only with that option at the end of the season. So, try having an actual discussion instead of posting the same stupid crap over and over.

I agree, in reality, none of us has any real control over the situation. We can control funding, but ultimately we can't control results on the field.

But I do disagree that ranting makes some of us miserable. I think being passionate (or for some overly insane) about your team is part of sports. You go crazy (and sometimes overboard) when they win.....and you get upset/disappointed (sometimes overboard) when they lose. It's just part of being a fan. There's all shapes and sizes.....

And quite honestly, those that come on here to vent/disagree/etc.....they wouldn't waste their time, in my opinion, if they didn't care.

I can agree to civil discord. You say tomato, I say tomahto.

WRONG in so many ways. Don't have time for them all now. But start with using that once a year play in the second quarter instead of the decisive time in the fourth qtr.

And, "no chancew were eliminated due to clock management" is just poor thinking. Our constant casual tempo clearly is out of sync with the hurry-it-up that is required, smart ball for a team that's behind in the fourth quarter...as we were so often this year.

Yeah, and if we should not have gone for it on that 4th and short 2 at their 30 late in the game because, hey, even if we'd've gotten the first down we might not have scored a td.

Seriously, you'd be more impressive if you'd post the opposite of what's going through your mind.

you are deciduously making too much sense!

Tenn 38, Nebr 24