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Post by aggie30 on Nov 21, 2022 11:00:41 GMT -5
What areas do we need to improve on to help prepare us for next season? Here is my Christmas list. Transfer QB to add depth (maybe even a starter) Offensive Line to add depth Defensive Line to add depth and experience LB’s to add depth and maybe even a starter (loss Stuckey) DB’s (faster and stronger) added depth (injuries hurt us) Depending who leaves (transfer portal). QB coach Special Teams coach Grad assistants Extra Strength and Conditioning support Better communication from the Admin and Chancellor. Community involvement (fan support just like the GW game) Academic Support (more help for the student athletes) Nutritionist
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Post by ohsixrain on Nov 21, 2022 11:03:27 GMT -5
What areas do we need to improve on to help prepare us for next season? Here is my Christmas list. Transfer QB to add depth (maybe even a starter) Offensive Line to add depth Defensive Line to add depth and experience LB’s to add depth and maybe even a starter (loss Stuckey) DB’s (faster and stronger) added depth (injuries hurt us) Depending who leaves (transfer portal). QB coach Special Teams coach Grad assistants Extra Strength and Conditioning support Better communication from the Admin and Chancellor. Community involvement (fan support just like the GW game) Academic Support (more help for the student athletes) Nutritionist What if you could only realistically get 5 things on the list? What would they be then...?
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Post by DOOMS on Nov 21, 2022 11:19:00 GMT -5
If we could only get 5 things on that list we need to move to the CiAA, not the CAA.
What CAA team couldn't get everything on that list? Even Hampton and Campbell can do that. If we can't do as much we have no right to be there.
I understand where you're coming from as far as making the discussion interesting ohsix, but on this there's no excuse for not doing everything on the list and then some, and doing it yearly if need be. If the Chancellor has to come off discretionary funds or whatever, that's basic sheeet.
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Post by moaggies5 on Nov 21, 2022 11:23:15 GMT -5
Academic Support Nutritionist & Training staff Bolster the coaching staff with specialists to do grunt work & get a dedicated special teams coach Enhance our Strength & Conditioning if that means add to Ali Invest in our OC & DC to learn from NFL staffs on how to breakdown opponents' staff, coaching philosophy, players, CAA nuances, etc.
I've read a great deal of criticism when it comes to Barnette and frankly I don't agree. I've seen him open up the playbook and yes I know we should get the TE more involved, but those throws across the middle of the field are risky and we did have some uncertainty with the QB position this year. Methinks, Barnette would've dialed that up more if he was confident and protecting the ball is a staple of want Wash expects.
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Post by aggie30 on Nov 21, 2022 11:52:24 GMT -5
What areas do we need to improve on to help prepare us for next season? Here is my Christmas list. Transfer QB to add depth (maybe even a starter) Offensive Line to add depth Defensive Line to add depth and experience LB’s to add depth and maybe even a starter (loss Stuckey) DB’s (faster and stronger) added depth (injuries hurt us) Depending who leaves (transfer portal). QB coach Special Teams coach Grad assistants Extra Strength and Conditioning support Better communication from the Admin and Chancellor. Community involvement (fan support just like the GW game) Academic Support (more help for the student athletes) Nutritionist What if you could only realistically get 5 things on the list? What would they be then...? I know there is a lot but for us to compete daily (practice and games) we need all of this. I agree we have a lot of things in place where we can compete. At the end of the day you better graduate players and win in college. It is a business.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Nov 21, 2022 11:58:29 GMT -5
1. Coaches that have FCS play-off experience and success. 2. Chancellor Martin's commitment to those Coaches to provide the resources they will need to be successful.
That's my list. Becoming successful in the CAA starts with better coaches! You can put lipstick on this pig but it's still a pig. I'm not saying fire Coach Washington but I am saying that we're not going to be successful in the CAA with our current coaching staff.
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Post by aggie30 on Nov 21, 2022 13:13:15 GMT -5
It wouldn’t hurt to have a back up kicker. I heard Brown’s sister is pretty good and made All Conference. She is a senior.
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Post by Aggie Monster on Nov 21, 2022 13:28:27 GMT -5
I truly believe we will EVENTUALLY be the same team we were in the MEAC for so many years. More like the 90s version though, not the Celebration bowl runs. A&T will get to the usual 8-3, 7-4 on the regular, with the occasional conference championship and occasional 3-8 season.
For 2023 we will win 4 FCS games. Not saying they will all be in conference, but it will be 4. Our shortcomings will be evident and we will improve slightly every year cause we wont have a choice. I hate how bad our stadium looks now and I'm not talking about the grass. The trend is going back to grass soon anyway. I'm talking about the bleachers and luxury feel of the whole place. We have a plan(that looks great) and it just needs to be started sooner rather than later.
1) Better practice field if we are not going to do anything else with that land. 2) Enhance our Strength & Conditioning including a nutritionist. 3) A new DC. Damn that 10 yards off the ball stuff on every series. 4) Did I say our Stadium is looking bad?
I'll leave getting better players and coaching players up to the coaches. That's just part of being a coach. Shouldn't be on a wishlist.
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Post by DECKS on Nov 21, 2022 13:45:40 GMT -5
I truly believe we will EVENTUALLY be the same team we were in the MEAC for so many years. More like the 90s version though, not the Celebration bowl runs. A&T will get to the usual 8-3, 7-4 on the regular, with the occasional conference championship and occasional 3-8 season. I can roll with that. 8-3 or 7-4 likely gets us a playoff bid in the CAA.
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Post by Aggie77 on Nov 21, 2022 13:57:15 GMT -5
When will we get to 8-3 or even 6-5? I think there will be a lot more 3-8s than 8-3s for a LONG while.
A sample schedule will look something like this year-in and year-out going forward.
1. FBS 2. FCS/(D-II?) 3. NC Central 4. ELON 5. Campbell 6. Hampton 7. William & Mary 8. Monmouth 9. Townson 10. Richmond 11. Delaware
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Post by Aggie Monster on Nov 21, 2022 14:06:22 GMT -5
When will we get to 8-3 or even 6-5? A sample schedule will look something like this year-in and year-out going foward. 1. FBS 2. FCS/(D-II?) 3. NC Central 4. ELON 5. Campbell 6. Hampton 7. William & Mary 8. Monmouth 9. Townson 10. Richmond 11. Delaware Who on this list cant we beat EVER or haven't already beaten outside of Richmond and a CURRENT William and Mary. You trying to tell me Elon can finish near the top of a conference and we have no shot at all? Townson was not good this year. I see .500 with this team this year, but we will get better and stay better. Yall giving the CAA way too much credit. Our level of football will increase because steal sharpens steal eventually and when that happens A&T will be fine in the CAA.
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Post by Aggie77 on Nov 21, 2022 14:31:37 GMT -5
When will we get to 8-3 or even 6-5? Who on this list cant we beat EVER or haven't already beaten outside of Richmond and a CURRENT William and Mary. You trying to tell me Elon can finish near the top of a conference and we have no shot at all? Townson was not good this year. I see .500 with this team this year, but we will get better and stay better. Yall giving the CAA way too much credit. Our level of football will increase because steal sharpens steal eventually and when that happens A&T will be fine in the CAA. Sure anybody can be beaten. I'm only asking when; next year, 5 years? Is eventually in my life-time LOL. I agree steel sharpens steel singularly, but like anything wear and tear reduces the effectiveness, and when my stockpile is diminished you just pull out a new piece, and that's not just on the playing field. A 6-5 Townson or Villanova probably could have won the Big South this year.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2022 14:55:35 GMT -5
I truly believe we will EVENTUALLY be the same team we were in the MEAC for so many years. More like the 90s version though, not the Celebration bowl runs. A&T will get to the usual 8-3, 7-4 on the regular, with the occasional conference championship and occasional 3-8 season. For 2023 we will win 4 FCS games. Not saying they will all be in conference, but it will be 4. Our shortcomings will be evident and we will improve slightly every year cause we wont have a choice. I hate how bad our stadium looks now and I'm not talking about the grass. The trend is going back to grass soon anyway. I'm talking about the bleachers and luxury feel of the whole place. We have a plan(that looks great) and it just needs to be started sooner rather than later. 1) Better practice field if we are not going to do anything else with that land. 2) Enhance our Strength & Conditioning including a nutritionist. 3) A new DC. Damn that 10 yards off the ball stuff on every series. 4) Did I say our Stadium is looking bad? I'll leave getting better players and coaching players up to the coaches. That's just part of being a coach. Shouldn't be on a wishlist. I’ll be more than happy with this scenario, especially if more teams can compete for conference titles and their quality of life as student athletes continue to improve in Aggieland.
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Post by DOOMS on Nov 21, 2022 15:34:52 GMT -5
It's cute how we talk about past performance against certain teams as a predictor of future success. Just because we beat Elon in the past doesn't mean they're the same team. See Hampton as exhibit A.
Generally pwc teams are not going to stand pat and let an hbcu beat them but so many times before they take measures to make sure it doesn't happen again. And they have the means to do so. See GW as exhibit B.
All the things listed as wants in this thread would be provided without a coach or AD even having to ask if the administration is behind their head coach and he doesn't already have all those things. Let them lose to an hbcu and they're either getting the ax or getting an increase. With the hbcu additions to the CAA you can expect the arms race to increase exponentially any time either one of us starts to creep into that 6-5 range. If the BS was halfway stable and we stayed and Hampton stayed you better believe it would've been a matter of time before the whole conference made sure we were at the bottom.
If the administration lacks confidence in the coach's ability, they'll jettison him like Towson did today.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2022 15:39:34 GMT -5
It's cute how we talk about past performance against certain teams as a predictor of future success. Just because we beat Elon in the past doesn't mean they're the same team. See Hampton as exhibit A. Generally pwc teams are not going to stand pat and let an hbcu beat them but so many times before they take measures to make sure it doesn't happen again. And they have the means to do so. See GW as exhibit B. All the things listed as wants in this thread would be provided without a coach or AD even having to ask if the administration is behind their head coach and he doesn't already have all those things. Let them lose to an hbcu and they're either getting the ax or getting an increase. With the hbcu additions to the CAA you can expect the arms race to increase exponentially any time either one of us starts to creep into that 6-5 range. If the BS was halfway stable and we stayed and Hampton stayed you better believe it would've been a matter of time before the whole conference made sure we were at the bottom. If the administration lacks confidence in the coach's ability, they'll jettison him like Towson did today. Not the best example. The guy was there for 12 years.
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