Pretty good thread and I like this discussion. Obviously, the fan base is frustrated with the outcome of Cat/Griz but as mentioned before this team is 11-1 and a whisker away from being #2 seed with a lot of football to be played with a chance to be NC.
I didn’t listen to the entire GFP but I did get the jest of what Andrew Schmitt was saying. I love that he is a public person with a public job and has the guts to voice his opinion about what he thinks needs to be done to improve things. However, I really think it’s bad form to call out specific players. Coaches are fine to dis, but players are a no no imho.
I think he put his finger right on the root of the problem, and I have been saying it as well for years. The strength and conditioning coach needs to be upgraded. Having a premiere strength coach allows you to bring in freshman that are motivated to be grizzlies and having them in your program for years, teaching them your offensive and defensive schemes. The next man up should come from within your roster. You really find out who wants to play by putting them through the grueling paces of a hard conditioning program. This is preferred to recruiting portal superstars and designing a scheme to fit them.
I didn’t listen to the entire GFP but I did get the jest of what Andrew Schmitt was saying. I love that he is a public person with a public job and has the guts to voice his opinion about what he thinks needs to be done to improve things. However, I really think it’s bad form to call out specific players. Coaches are fine to dis, but players are a no no imho.
I think he put his finger right on the root of the problem, and I have been saying it as well for years. The strength and conditioning coach needs to be upgraded. Having a premiere strength coach allows you to bring in freshman that are motivated to be grizzlies and having them in your program for years, teaching them your offensive and defensive schemes. The next man up should come from within your roster. You really find out who wants to play by putting them through the grueling paces of a hard conditioning program. This is preferred to recruiting portal superstars and designing a scheme to fit them.