I'm very curious as to what "investments" those are going to be. Please tell me they're going to go back to natural grass (a fantasy, I know).BigJack85 said:
I won't disagree that 8-4 is an absolute stretch. Stretch. 7-5/6-6 seems like a low bar but you are correct. Carthel has had trouble closing the deal.
My sense is, that SFA administration and leadership knows that we should be better on the gridiron. And we are about to make some investments.
Carthel has one more year in his contract (after this year). Next year is an 11 game season. He (Carthel) has to know that 8-3 is the minimum next year 7-5 is the low bar for this year.
Maybe being able to keep some coaches will help us turn the corner. I've been watching since 1980. That's a lot of frustration.
It's heartening to know the administration gets it about the program. Stagnation is painful to watch. I do hope Carthel can keep his assistants and reduce that turnover. Maybe that will make a positive difference.
By the way, I've been watching since I came to SFA in '83, and I think the longest coaching tenure we've had is Jim Hess...7 years I think. I may be wrong; it may be a head coach before his arrival or after he departed. Those were good years. Had the privilege of being Pine Log sports editor one season and Hess was very kind and generous to me. Very good coach.
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