Hell of a victory by the Deacs. Gutted it out when they needed to, which makes me happier than I was earlier.
Until the last scoring drive, that was one of the worst 30 minutes of offensive play-calling that I can remember and I've been a dedicated fan for more than 30 years. If I never see us in shotgun on a 3rd or 4th and inches again, that would be more than OK by me. It just doesn't work, has never worked, and likely never will work consistently -- if the plan is to run the ball. Can't tell if Sam was making the wrong reads or the plays that were called were just that bad, but by the end of the game, I was praying that someone would hire Ruggiero away from the Deacs.
And I vote we put 100% of our NIL $$$ towards a new kickoff specialist and punter. Hell, make an offer to the current student body and let anyone that can kick the kickoff halfway through the endzone receive a full ride on the spot. Our Kicking game is atrocious, with the exception of Dennis's FG/PAT prowess, which is good enough (not great). Getting the best damn kicker we can find in the transfer portal should be priority #1, maybe even over our defensive backs. I feel more strongly about this than I do about needing to offer more marching band scholarships.
Merry Christmas!