AlumniWSU said:
Wildcats have been snake-bitten this season no doubt & this loss was expected but is there a arguably valid observation that the Wildcat Coaches have little ability to make some in-game adjustments, improvising Xs & Os dealing with setbacks? Is the statement valid that without Harding, this team sucks & should expect to get kicked to the curb when up against stiff competition? A 30+ point loss in a Big Sky game is every bit as bad as a 50+ point loss to USU.
There was a time when injuries were no excuses. I remember when Lillard was out with a foot injury when they played BYU at home when Jimmer was on BYU. They played toe to toe with BYU and got a few calls against them down the stretch.
If I remember right, they only lost by five.
Now Rahe is more than fine using injuries as an excuse. He even has a lot more in his repertoire: veteran teams, team is tired (from chopping wood I assume), basketball gods aren’t rewarding them, etc.
This may be a preview of the future years (2-3) how Wildcats Basketball will be without Harding. Pretty scary. At least football is great.
I still think the only possible road win is at Moscow...and I don’t see them beating both Portland State and SUU. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lost both.
I guess we will see how it all unfolds. New leadership is needed in my opinion...but thanks to Bovee, that won’t be possible for a while.