I asked my question in the first post and still no one has answered it. I see post after post on here about how uniquely irrational UT fans are to expect improvement or even to expect to win comfortably against a vastly inferior opponent. But no one has told me of all the other major programs whose fans would be happy with the coaching staff after a performance like today.
I would really rather keep this thread based around my original question, however, since no one will answer it, I'll answer your's instead...
What bothers me most about this team is the utter lack of improvement. Dooley was probably the worst coach we've ever had and maybe the worst coach any major program has hired in the last decade, but I don't see any difference. I mean, you would think a good coach would make some discernable difference, but I don't see it. I can't imagine how a good coach couldn't possibly be able to get at least one quarterback ready to play. And our quarterbacks look absolutely lost out there. I'm sure the players lack alot, but we've seen plenty of teams with huge talent deficiencies play disciplined, mistake miinmizing football under good coaches, even in those coaches' first years. But we continue to make huge mistakes. It's mostly in the passing game and most of it seems to come down to the QB, but once again, I think you have to hold the coach at least partially responsible for not having anyone who can simply take care of the football.
And at this point, I don't like the offensive system. I mean, the only point of a system is to get the most out of your players. If you don't have the players to run the system, then why run it? Right now, it seems like we only run 5 plays, and most of them don't work anyway. It doesn't even seem like we have a game plan for a specific opponent, we just run the same dive out of shotgun play over and over and hope someone breaks a tackle. It just seems like such a funky set-up for running, but all we can do with any efficiency whatsoever is running.
Thank you for posting a complete thought. It was very nice and well thought out.
CBJ's system will work in FBS, is has and will in the past.
To answer your original question, no team fans are happy with any result that falls below their ideal of what the team "should" be capable of.
Not being happy with, and "holding accountable" are diffrent things.
If a coach is installing a new system, he cannot change the system for the players.
It just kicks the learning curve down the road.
You have to as a coach show consistency in what you are teaching.
Some players have more coachability, and pick up these queues better than others.
Those will be the leaders on the field next year... they will be who the next year starters look to for the keys to the game.
Fans do not like the its a process response, but it isa process. If you give up on your process, then your players see that. It teaches them that if they do not like something, then just do it badly, and coach will scrap it.
That's what happened with running and Bray last year... he did not like run plays, so he looked defense right to the runners. Coach scrapped the run alot because TB was better at passing.
Using players in diffrent positions is a good thing and a bad thing.
It can be positive if it provides more play makers on the field.
It can be horrid if it back fires, and the 1st option was better.
If you make those moves, you have to know the player is ready for that position.
You cannot just undo those kind of moves, so you have to project results, and prove them in practice.
These lesser teams with only 2 and 3 star talent, have something we do not.
They have spent time learning the system they play in.
Stability will fix our problems, not magic shoes.
There is no quick fix.
