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That game was coach I esque. Other than the Power 5 games, we have at least been competitive. Against BGSU this team didn't deserve to be on the field. So shocked by the defense. That D-Line isn't what was expected. The LB's-meh. Pittman and Marcus have regressed since coming here. Coe doesn't make a lot of plays. Grice is Grice. Does anyone know where Boxen is? Is he hurt and will he be back soon? Not a lot of weapons on offense. 4 years in and we still can't even compete with the better teams in the MAC. Toledo would beat us even worse than BG did. Not sure we can get better than Bowden, especially knowing that anyone better would be gone in a few years anyway. How the hell does Toledo, BG, NIU, etc keep getting their coaches taken by bigger programs yet always find a good replacement?

On a related note, this article was written before the Impact clinched the playoff spot. Evan truly has had a breakout season in 2015.

The thing that I struggle with is that seemingly every program in the MAC has caught lightning in a bottle at least once in the last 15-20 years, except for Akron and Eastern. I'm not including 2005 which was flukey and the team was not a powerhouse, although they had a good year that ended really well. I used to ask the question endlessly here, which some didn't appreciate, about why that is. Your point about coaches, and the implicitly coupled question about recruiting, is one I wish we understood better. Even Can't had a couple of rocking seasons not long ago. If UA is destined to be a middling-to-crappy program I can get behind that in the same way that Cubs fans loved their lovable losers for decades. It would be helpful to fully understand the whys.

I think we lost that one too

You do realize that if that happens, Amato s gone, right? You want to be a Cleveland Sports fans mindset, so be it. This town is better than that. Yes this loss sucks, but you play the hand dealt vs. folding altogether.