As many faults as this program has in football, this staff actually did put together a pretty solid team up and down the entire roster. There's size, athleticism, and speed everywhere again up and down the entire roster.
OL leaves a bit to be desired but it was better than 2023.
6 wins is what most of us would have been fine with before the season. Not thrilled with but okay. A starting point to another endless rebuild.
But what I have an issue with is:
1) The clunkers at our own home stadium outside Tennessee. You want to go to a game and leave home happy and fired up for the next one. That only happened one time this season for us. I realize we are not an elite football program so losses will happen with our schedule but come on man. The only game I was to proudly call the hogs afterward was Tennessee.
2) SO MANY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES!!!!!!!! I took my six year old son up the road to Stillwater and once again left very empty and disappointed. The fumbles, the penalties, the ridiculous repeated gaffes robbed us of several wins. We had a team good enough to compete with and win against the teams we are equal with or better than but lose due to too many unforced errors. The game in Stillwater was the epitome of this entire 2024 season way back on week two. Running into the punt returner not once but twice. The second time caused the turnover that beat us. Ball at midfield driving against a bad defense and you drop a lateral toss. Missing a couple makeable kicks that would have won it. Just elementary Pee Wee ball type crap that just shouldn't happen.
Also of course we choked away the aTm and Mizzou games. We appeared to be in control of all three of these games especially in como and stillwater AND LOST ALL THREE DAMN GAMES! This was my biggest issue with the way this season played out. 6-6 isn't a disaster but it is when you probably should have at the very least been 8-4 and in the top 25 with momentum in recruiting. This is why a change probably needs to happen or you're about to lose the majority of your fanbase.
Just my 2 cents.
OL leaves a bit to be desired but it was better than 2023.
6 wins is what most of us would have been fine with before the season. Not thrilled with but okay. A starting point to another endless rebuild.
But what I have an issue with is:
1) The clunkers at our own home stadium outside Tennessee. You want to go to a game and leave home happy and fired up for the next one. That only happened one time this season for us. I realize we are not an elite football program so losses will happen with our schedule but come on man. The only game I was to proudly call the hogs afterward was Tennessee.
2) SO MANY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES!!!!!!!! I took my six year old son up the road to Stillwater and once again left very empty and disappointed. The fumbles, the penalties, the ridiculous repeated gaffes robbed us of several wins. We had a team good enough to compete with and win against the teams we are equal with or better than but lose due to too many unforced errors. The game in Stillwater was the epitome of this entire 2024 season way back on week two. Running into the punt returner not once but twice. The second time caused the turnover that beat us. Ball at midfield driving against a bad defense and you drop a lateral toss. Missing a couple makeable kicks that would have won it. Just elementary Pee Wee ball type crap that just shouldn't happen.
Also of course we choked away the aTm and Mizzou games. We appeared to be in control of all three of these games especially in como and stillwater AND LOST ALL THREE DAMN GAMES! This was my biggest issue with the way this season played out. 6-6 isn't a disaster but it is when you probably should have at the very least been 8-4 and in the top 25 with momentum in recruiting. This is why a change probably needs to happen or you're about to lose the majority of your fanbase.
Just my 2 cents.
