- Thread starter
- #1
Our Defense has been playing lights out! Offense is a dumpster fire. I have been the most optimistic, Pollyanna, homer on this board, but I am finally admitting to seeing the total lack of discipline on this team, and discipline starts at the top. Before anyone starts with the Dana isn't the one fumbling, committing personal fouls, etc. line, it starts with his coaching, his leadership, and what all of the coaches are willing to accept. I spent 30+ years in the military working with "kids" this age, and these "kids" had a much higher price to pay for their mistakes than merely winning or losing a football game. When given proper discipline these "kids" have always performed to the standard of their training with very limited mistakes. Unfortunately, when discipline wasn't enforced, the results were devastating. The people that provide the leadership that these young soldiers receive are paid a miniscule fraction of what a D-1 Head Football Coach, but that leadership still manages to instill discipline and an Esprit de Corps. Once again before someone who has never been in the military tries to say these young soldiers are coerced, I'll tell you that coercion rarely, if ever works. What works is inspiration. How many more years do we give Dana to produce a complete team that is both inspired and disciplined on offense, defense, and special teams? This Mountaineer team has played with heart, and they deserve better. Sorry for the rant, and forgive an old soldier for comparing soldiers to football players.