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Disterhaupt is an OLB not MLB. Lawrence is Ok but too small for what he's doing now. Hunt is fine But it appears the DLine has regressed but it may be that they are doing what they've always done, but had good MLB's behind them to make the plays. You've named 12 guys. I think I can name 14 who are out today that the coaching staff thought might be playing. I'll say it again-I HATE WHAT I'M SEEING! But I understand why I'm seeing it.

I will say what has been said before- Rudolph calls the game Bubba wants called. He wants ball control O, and he has a QB that is decent at that, but as the underthrown ball to Adeoti shows, doesn't have the arm to fling it.

And I'm saying they are giving full effort, but they are outmanned and just not physically able. That TD does not occur with Reyes there. We can't keep hoping for guys who are out to show up, but I can't blame the effort of the young punks who are in there.

What??? When did this happen??

That last play is emblematic of the trouble with playing guys who aren't physically ready to play at this level. RB gets hit but carries the tackler 5 yards for the First down. Happening all year.

Blubaugh playing his balls off

Jaxson Turner RS freshman with a play

I'll be there. Look, this is clearly a lost season. Whether it's a bump in the road or worse will not be known till next year, but I'm not jumping ship. This team will contend in the MVC in a couple of years. Just watch. Unless we play 3rd stringers and walk-ons.

Because it's easier to be Pis&#d off at coaches and say the team isn't trying. Except for those who are PiS%ed off at the OC!

We are playing without ANY MLB's

Mercer does not have good hands. Plus he had half the field on that catch a few plays ago and tippy-toed his way .

Great call to pass to Adeoti

My stance is that maybe they wouldn't have been ready next year either. And maybe without injuries, they wouldn't need to be. My stance is they ARE NOT READY THIS YEAR, and the coaching staff recruited them knowing that. This is all hands on deck time now and at least they are smart enough NOT to pull Larson's RS so he can be a part of the Championship teams in the next few years. But I see hope here for next year. Today, for this season, I have no hope.

Tom Miller on Twitter says we could rush for 500 yards and lose. Yes, but I will take the positive side of that. Freshman OLiners are holding their own.

But we are now 3 and 4 deep on the depth chart. How many coaches could foresee that? Plus Harris and Reyes are virtually irreplaceable, they thought they had good depth at LB before Connor went down and the others and frankly, the depth at OLine is looking good today.

I've long thought that losing Randolph was huge too, but imagine Harris taking care of Doss. Who do they go to? We have Reyes back there too and Randolph but NOT Blubaugh, Rastas and the other RS's.

And I hate what I'm seeing here too, but lets get off the ledge here people. Calling for the whole staff to go is nuts. With the young OLine we are running all over these guys. DLine needs to get to the QB who hasn't been touched yet.

But all these guys will have been with the program for a year and ostensibly bigger and smarter. BIG difference in a year. They should not even be dressing yet.

Isn't it 14 starters that are down for today? Find me a FCS team that withstands that. It's almost comical.

Taubs is hurt too

On D, Blubaugh, Stewart, Rastas ALL should be RS's and NOT playing college football. That's not an excuse, that's truth. Now they are getting tons of minutes and they are not ready for it.

GREAT CALL BY RUDOLPH!!

But I think these kids are playing hard, they simply are too small and dumb to know how to play. Blubaugh in a year will make that stop. Rastas is playing hard, but will best be known for allowing 200 pound QB's run over him. I think they are playing hard but they are NOT GOOD.

Whew. Thought you were getting soft there.

Conspiracy theories aint helpful now.