The MAC on the whole wet the bed with NIU losing to Buffalo, Toledo losing, Miami getting beat, and Ohio getting blown out. There is an opportunity there if the 'Cats get a few people back on defense and average QB play.
I don't disagree with that anything you've said here. MAC is BAD. But our playcalling hasn't been inspiring - especially when QB's are struggling. I haven't seen anything from Poulus that made me think he's anything more than just better than QB3 and QB4.
I think Parker is probably best to run the offense. He's been here. He had an embarrassing half of football, but you have to have a short memory. If he doesn't then maybe it is time to turn the page on him, but I dont know if Poulus is the answer. Unfortunately, we have no news on Winters - who every coach praised constantly - and now finds himself riding the pine pony when we need someone to manage the run game. So I'm even more scared about what our picture is for this season and beyond.
Good points.
It is kinda amazing how much they like Poulos as he has only been here a few months and, like you said, i have heard them praise Winters.
If we were gonna go with Poulos, I wish we would have started conference with Akron, Kent State, and Ball State. Poulos might be solid in the end but who can say? Although the coaches like to say the "whole playbook is open" Poulos got to throw four passes the whole second half versus morgan state. Even good ones like Kurtis Rourke took some games to get acclimated and my worry about Poulos is he finds his groove after the chance at the conference title is lost for 2024.
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