Game Thread: Montana
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Montana is the better team as expected- Hens are who we thought they are-homage to Denny Green- kids will hopefully play for Delaware pride rest of way
its been a nice ride in FCS/1-AA through the years- not sure about the future-but will hope for the best- likely the coaches and team was a bit distracted by the FBS news this week- reminds me of UD at McNeese st- 28 years ago to the day- see ya next year- Go Hens!
its been a nice ride in FCS/1-AA through the years- not sure about the future-but will hope for the best- likely the coaches and team was a bit distracted by the FBS news this week- reminds me of UD at McNeese st- 28 years ago to the day- see ya next year- Go Hens!
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One can hope but ummm yeah.chapelstwasted wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:19 pm No contract extension for Carty. A real FBS coaching staff Is going to be needed.
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Well, switching to reruns of Bonanza or watching Saturday Night Fever again.
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Our D looks totally lost - so I don't think its just a lack of players. I've been a big Rojas fan overall, but against good teams, we just get man handled.
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Proud to be a f@&king Blue Hen!
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Mediocre? Come on, it's fair to say that we aren't where we want to be, but this is a program that has won 17 games in the past two years, have won playoff games in successive seasons, and is vastly more successful than we've been in a decade. Yeah, tonight sucks and we aren't a national title contender, but we're an above average FCS team. Heck, that's what people have been complaining about, all these FCS teams we play and beat are the truly mediocre ones.Hensfansince03 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:23 pmLots of needs. OC, DC, Special teams coaches. Upgrades on OL, DL, safety. We bring back a lot of players from an inexperienced team but not many all-conference or all Americans. Lots of work to do. We are a mediocre FCS team and not ready to compete at FBS level at all. 22 extra scholarships to fill for FBS, who do we recruit?Randy Marsh wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:18 pm Well gents it was a decent enough season but clearly a lot of work needs to happen before we go to FBS if we want to be even half **** competitive. Starting with Carty relinquishing OC control?....
Time to start the transition, time to start bringing in more and more talent, but what we're doing right is building some resilience and a winning culture. There will be better nights than tonight, the future's pretty bright. Stay off the bridges tonight and take a deep breath.
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Feel bad for the diehards who paid a lot of money to watch this disaster in person!
GO BIG BLUE!
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6-35UDFootballFan wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:30 pm Our D has showed up & our offense is still in Newark. 6 plays for -1 yard.
We need a true OC going forward
#JustWinBaby
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No doubt that we are going to have to recruit very good HS kids and hit the transfer portal hard to upgrade the talent level from where we are now. Is Carty the coach to get that done? I think he can be, I think that he's going to get a lot of leeway to try, so let's get behind him in this effort to make the upgrades that are needed. This is a rude end to our time in the FCS playoffs, but we are just outmatched tonight, by Montana and the weather. Still a really good year as far as I'm concerned, onward and hopefully upwards.
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Does anyone really think that if we didn't make the FBS announcement this would be any different? How can anyone be surprised by this? Didn't we all watch the same games this season? It is clear from watching this team this season we are not good enough anywhere to compete with the top 5 FCS teams, more than likely not the top 20 FCS teams. The highlight of the season was the comeback at home against Lafyette, the Towson game, and the win against New Hampshire when they were ranked.
Lots of talent deficiencies, questionable schemes and coaching decisions.
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We get man handled because they have better talent. It ain't rocket science.it takes better players to complete with the Midwest teams.Firstand10BlueHens wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:33 pm Our D looks totally lost - so I don't think its just a lack of players. I've been a big Rojas fan overall, but against good teams, we just get man handled.
Proud to be a f@&king Blue Hen!
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When we do literally anything reasonably good, the crowd is silent. Would have been nice to take the crowd out of the game after that first INT.