SHSU at James Madison

[zirge]

additional kicker is the new JMU coach thought that it would take him 2-3 years to build up this team to compete. in the beginning he thought the team was playing too soft, lack of focus.
according to the announcer the team bought into his program and went 8-0 in conference 11-1 overall and will now play in the semi finals. great coaching and coaches to pull this off.
amazing story.........in Virginia

So, some coaches don't need three-to-five years to get "their guys." How can that be?!?!

not sure what you are inferring with "their guys", he got this far with the players he inherited and then coached them to success in year one............kudos for Houston and his coaches.
yes, the last 2 years they were 6-2 in conference.......still new coach, program changes and lack of recruitment (he was hired in January 2016).....not a bad showing this year.

 

[get'em_griz]

People who are wishing we were dominate again like JMU showed tonight, let's not act like JMU has been this world beater every year. Until this year, they have been mostly mediocre ever since 2008 (12-2), which was when we went to their house in the semis and beat them.

JMU since 2008:

2009: 6-5
2010: 6-5
2011: 8-5
2012: 7-4
2013: 6-6
2014: 9-4
2015: 9-3

 

[bgbigdog]

JMU isn't going to be intimidated by the shed or the bizon. Provided UNDSU gets that far.

 

[mtgriz]

SHSU playing with all the fire and effort of a Stitt coached team.

I would use a word like soft.

Did anyone see the JMU coach's pregame locker room speech? It was fabulous, and his team went out and did what they were told.

To paraphrase, he told them to make the Kats want to have no part in playing this game.

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Now THAT football team (JMU) was a F'N KICK-A$$ football team: Big, Strong, Fast and played with Attitude and Toughness! They are a thing of BEAUTY.

They would have rolled the Griz so badly...

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Man, who would have predicted that a game between two seeded teams could turn out to be such an incredible mis-match? Yes, JMU is good, and they're at home ... but OMG. :wtf:

SHSU went undefeated and piled up huge scores in the regular season ... but now they need a "mercy rule."

The playoff committee knew SHSU was overrated... SHSU was #1 in both polls, yet received a #5 seed in the playoffs. SHSU played a a very weak schedule, only 1 ranked opponent. They beat up on inferior competion, and felt all good about themselves, had a false of security. Until they played an upper echelon team in JMU who was battle tested and got brought back down into reality. Turned out that SHSU had fools gold.

Unfortunately it kind of reminds me of Stitt beating his chest putting up 60 on some cupcakes and then saying that's what this offense can do to anybody... and then didn't. Ugh.

 

[jodcon]

Every time I see the word SHSU I think of those little annoying dust mop dogs.

Kind of appropriate last night.

 

[Silvertip]

Every time I see the word SHSU I think of those little annoying dust mop dogs.

Kind of appropriate last night.

More memorable than SHSU was Sam Houston Institute of Technology...

 

[zirge]

:thumb:

 

[zirge]

additional kicker is the new JMU coach thought that it would take him 2-3 years to build up this team to compete. in the beginning he thought the team was playing too soft, lack of focus.
according to the announcer the team bought into his program and went 8-0 in conference 11-1 overall and will now play in the semi finals. great coaching and coaches to pull this off.
amazing story.........in Virginia

So, some coaches don't need three-to-five years to get "their guys." How can that be?!?!

Or....the coach who got fired just massively underperformed with excessive talent....

I do not think that it is too far fetched that both of these answers could possibly be true.

now he is playing in the chipper as a first year coach of this team.........granted he came from a good program in Citadel....but you have to still give him the benefit of the doubt that he did not need 3-5 to get his "guys" and maybe the previous JM coach did possible underperform by someone's standard or ???. obviously, i have not researched this last part though.

 

[Ursa Major]

Looks like Wahlberg's out of the pool.

I'm just glad he chose a 'onesie' to do it in!