The recent staff changes which have been made all seem reasonable, and pretty solid on paper. At least this type of shakeup with the O was mandated by the results, if not by Bates with Daz himself knowing his tenure is at stake in 2016.
Given next year's weak schedule, one would think evaluating Daz should include how we fare in conference games, and not just total wins and losses. We should have four wins OOC, which means getting to 7 wins translates into a 3-5 conference record. With RB's coming back healthy, and a proven P5 QB, along with returning proven D, this outcome seems possible if not probable.
Anything less will probably mean a change at the HC level.
But what happens if 2016 yields 7 wins? Nothing has really changed, and the speculated results will largely come from having another graduate transfer at QB; another finger in the dike.
Seemingly, we are still left with less than acceptable recruiting, based upon the trend, and that is where the future of every college program rests. Offensive philosophy and game management don't concern me nearly as much ( although they are also problem areas which need to be rectified) as the recruiting issue given our current circumstances.
My fear is that with Bates' "selling out" with these weak non conference schedules ( another sensitive topic to many of us), the only real measure of improvement can be with the team's IN conference record. Now, of course, if we lose even one of those four games between UMass, Buffalo, Wagner, and UConn, Daz will not survive- or at least he shouldn't survive.
There is a real likelihood that BC wins 3 ACC games, and if that happens, we are still facing talent issues in 2017. Poor recruiting is my biggest issue with Daz. And he has recruited poorly- let's not sugar coat this. He was supposed to catapult us into a higher echelon, but rankings suggest he is far closer to attracting Spaz-like talent than moving us toward the top 25 , especially if one separates offensive and defensive players, and their respective development once on campus and on the field.
This program is still in trouble - and maybe yet still deeper trouble- if the team wins 7 games next year rather than if we go 0-8 in conference play again.
Realistically, we probably are stuck with Daz until 2018 because of this joke schedule. And while Daz may very well be on a short leash with Bates, it's not very tight because he has a cushion of 4 likely wins.
I wish Bates had the guts to pull the trigger in December. Now I'm in a January funk thinking about this.
Given next year's weak schedule, one would think evaluating Daz should include how we fare in conference games, and not just total wins and losses. We should have four wins OOC, which means getting to 7 wins translates into a 3-5 conference record. With RB's coming back healthy, and a proven P5 QB, along with returning proven D, this outcome seems possible if not probable.
Anything less will probably mean a change at the HC level.
But what happens if 2016 yields 7 wins? Nothing has really changed, and the speculated results will largely come from having another graduate transfer at QB; another finger in the dike.
Seemingly, we are still left with less than acceptable recruiting, based upon the trend, and that is where the future of every college program rests. Offensive philosophy and game management don't concern me nearly as much ( although they are also problem areas which need to be rectified) as the recruiting issue given our current circumstances.
My fear is that with Bates' "selling out" with these weak non conference schedules ( another sensitive topic to many of us), the only real measure of improvement can be with the team's IN conference record. Now, of course, if we lose even one of those four games between UMass, Buffalo, Wagner, and UConn, Daz will not survive- or at least he shouldn't survive.
There is a real likelihood that BC wins 3 ACC games, and if that happens, we are still facing talent issues in 2017. Poor recruiting is my biggest issue with Daz. And he has recruited poorly- let's not sugar coat this. He was supposed to catapult us into a higher echelon, but rankings suggest he is far closer to attracting Spaz-like talent than moving us toward the top 25 , especially if one separates offensive and defensive players, and their respective development once on campus and on the field.
This program is still in trouble - and maybe yet still deeper trouble- if the team wins 7 games next year rather than if we go 0-8 in conference play again.
Realistically, we probably are stuck with Daz until 2018 because of this joke schedule. And while Daz may very well be on a short leash with Bates, it's not very tight because he has a cushion of 4 likely wins.
I wish Bates had the guts to pull the trigger in December. Now I'm in a January funk thinking about this.
