Yes. He should've sat CMM. His job as coach is to win, period.Sure....but it's an aspect that is probably hard to control, especially when it's not one of "his" players. Crawford was the team leader when we were successful. CMM became the floor leader when the losing started and apparently the players tuned out. Is he supposed to sit CMM? That's a tough one. The good thing is...if that's what happened, then we should be much improved next year without that distraction. Could be another Rutland/Braswell situation.
I hope no one is giving them a pass.
Up 15 vs Xavier, lose by 8
Tied vs Miami to lose by 14
Tied late vs Louisville to lose by 8
Tied vs Fsu to lose by 20
Up 8 vs Clemson to get handled
Uva meltdown
I agree that Manning & staff should shoulder some blame. However, all those teams have better players, even Clemson. The opposing teams step up and impose their will in winning time. Due to shit talent, we aren't able to do that. Even DT & Crawford fail to convert on the line. The fact that they were able to go toe to toe w/ those teams for any stretch is an over achievement. They need a program turning recruit to jump start them. Odom & Prosser landing Rogers & Paul, respectively. Then for Wake, you need to find some diamonds in the rough, a la Childress, Duncan & Howard.