He at least moved the ball. Iāll take that. I donāt see much of a chance with Loftis. Doesnāt matter anyway at this point. Season is over.
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We have been outscored so far this year, 340-127 against our FBS peers
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We regressed so much this year, Iāll be suprised if we win a single FBS game
Considering the season is almost over, thatās not a bold statement
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Our offense is horrendous. No offensive line. Bad play calling.
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Fair point. Always forget how short the college football season is
We have more talent than Army and Rice, are around the same level as Temple and ECU, and North Texas, USF and UTSA arenāt that much better than us.
This season has had some of the most pussified conservative offensive playcalling I have ever seen. Defensively, our DL sucks and that affects the rest of the unit, which is a recruiting issue. We are better than the result we have gotten. This season is an indictment on Albin/Fitch just as much as anybody else.
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No way we have more and same level of talent as the teams you noted.
With OL play as weak as it is, no play calling is going to look good.
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Fair point @49ercc but does it have to be so contradictory to our personnel?
No one is claiming that Wilcke is a great QB, only that he doesnāt panic under pressure, and that, when he keeps the ball, he runs like he intends to gain yardage. The result is that the offense tends to move the ball more steadily when he is in. When Loftis is in, if he has time to pass, heās a very good passer, and he can gain yardage in big chunks. He very rarely, however, leads a long steady drive.
Considering the state of the offensive line, Wilcke would be my choice. If next yearās OL is better, I might go the other way, but not now.
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I think Loftis is the wrong QB for the lack of OL that we have. Yes he stretches the defense more in theory, but he also lets the defense get easy sacks with 3rd down blitzes because he is immobile. Wilcke is better in all the ways Carl talks about but he is way more likely to force a pass that becomes an INT. Pick your poison.
Our problems all start with our decimated OL. Itās not good enough to do much.
If Iām Albin, Iām donating my salary back specifically to use to sign OL. Itās that much of an issue. He doesnāt make it past next season unless we fix the OL and DL.
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clt says the first step to improved line play is a healthy team
How was the crowd today?
Loftis has also thrown 5 picks, and worse, if I recall, at least a couple of those were pick 6ās where he was throwing an out pattern that got jumped.
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Yeah. He tends to stare down the receiver.
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About what you would expect for a 1-8 team. Maybe 6k butts in seats. Students that were there were good but there werenāt many. The rest of the crowd wasnāt much better.
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https://x.com/Hunter_Bailey45/status/1989846350272631130?t=7yxX4Ro17cW7cZfXneeWcw&s=19
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/charlotte-49ers/article312802370.html
Hunter calling for Fitch to be replaced.
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Terrible