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Turning the ball over twice inside the opponents 5 yard line is not a good luck. Yes, shouldn't have been that close, but tons of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in that game. It's easy to see why this team does not play well on the road.
 
LDopaPDX said:
Terrible job on his part. Good throw. Good catch. Had he just sold it WWE style, that first down at the one. Needs some weight room time to strengthen those arms.
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Hasn't learned how to use his size yet. Same thing happened in the BSU game where he had a catch for a huge gain and the DB just ripped the ball out.
 
Atomic Eagle said:
Turning the ball over twice inside the opponents 5 yard line is not a good luck. Yes, shouldn't have been that close, but tons of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in that game. It's easy to see why this team does not play well on the road.
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It all worked out, but whatever angle they had that showed Bell fumbled before getting into the end zone sure wasn’t shown on TV. I figured it’d be upheld just because there was no angle on the goal line. He very well may have fumbled before crossing the line, but I have no idea how they conclusively thought he did with the angles shown There was nothing where it was a clearly wrong TD call.

I feel like a shifty alum watching the homecoming game on TV instead of attending live. I feel guilt.

I feel like Best is probably a goner after the season no matter what. I think the only way he saves the job is by beating either Idaho or Montana and at least snatching 2 of 3 from the rest. Eastern has to show they’re capable of beating someone legit.
 
Montana football is legitimate and has been for a long time. However, this is the second or third year that they haven't played a FBS school. It's obvious that they have deep pockets and they don't have to . However, I always felt that come playoff time that they should be penalized for that( perhaps they should have to travel instead of stay home in the first or second round). FCS teams that have to play FBS teams on the road ( for monetary reasons) put their balls on the table and risk more injuries by going against much superior rosters. FCS teams that do this ultimately sometimes pay a steep price physically at the beginning of the season and it takes a toll on them just to be able to compete against a team that is obviously more stacked.
The NCAA or the big sky conference in their infinite wisdom should address this when it comes to seeding.
 
LDopaPDX said:
It all worked out, but whatever angle they had that showed Bell fumbled before getting into the end zone sure wasn’t shown on TV. I figured it’d be upheld just because there was no angle on the goal line. He very well may have fumbled before crossing the line, but I have no idea how they conclusively thought he did with the angles shown There was nothing where it was a clearly wrong TD call.

I feel like a shifty alum watching the homecoming game on TV instead of attending live. I feel guilt.

I feel like Best is probably a goner after the season no matter what. I think the only way he saves the job is by beating either Idaho or Montana and at least snatching 2 of 3 from the rest. Eastern has to show they’re capable of beating someone legit.
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I don't even see a "this game is probably a win" in the rest of the schedule. Northern Colorado and especially Cal Poly have improved that much. Sac State or Northern Colorado at home are probably the best chances for a win. Last time we played Montana in Missoula we lost 67 to 7 and they were ranked 16th in the country. Yea that isn't happening, Eastern is more likely to go winless in the last 6 games then Best proving himself.

I know a couple former players at my work that don't even go to games anymore. One went to homecoming cause of free tickets. They're just like I can't watch that train wreck anymore. Not sure if they feel guilty or not but I wouldn't. They agree with you btw. They say Best is more concerned with recruit 4.0 students who overthink their job and try to do other peoples jobs then guys who "eat rocks" I guess meaning dumber guys who are willing to go out and smash people in the face.
 
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E-Wu Tang Clan said:
I don't even see a "this game is probably a win" in the rest of the schedule. Northern Colorado and especially Cal Poly have improved that much. Sac State or Northern Colorado at home are probably the best chances for a win. Last time we played Montana in Missoula we lost 67 to 7 and they were ranked 16th in the country. Yea that isn't happening, Eastern is more likely to go winless in the last 6 games then Best proving himself.

I know a couple former players at my work that don't even go to games anymore. One went to homecoming cause of free tickets. They're just like I can't watch that train wreck anymore. Not sure if they feel guilty or not but I wouldn't. They agree with you btw. They say Best is more concerned with recruit 4.0 students who overthink their job and try to do other peoples jobs then guys who "eat rocks" I guess meaning dumber guys who are willing to go out and smash people in the face.
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I think Best is trying make due with what he can get. We really haven’t figured out how to use the portal at all. We haven’t lost a ton of good players to the portal either, mainly because we never had good players in the first place. Can’t even remember the last big transfer we had incoming…. The talent level just isn’t there for us at all. Even when we get a recruit that looks semi-good out of Hs, we aren’t developing them.

If I’m Best- or whoever replaces him- the guys I’m leaning into are D2 or lower level guys that have shown the ability to play. Taking drop-downs is a messy game, because a lot of those guys wash out because they were never that good to begin with. I can’t remember an impactful drop down we’ve had since Pulu. Maybe there’s someone I’m forgetting, but nothing off the top of my head.

Wu Tang posted about Fisk, and he’s an attractive guy to me if he’s interested. The guys he’s sporting at Central could come to Cheney and instantly upgrade our quality. As I’ve said over and over, I hate the game of a coach leaving and bringing his players with him, but that’s a big part of the hiring decision these days… might as well make it work for us.
 
The talk of Best's last year has to have a plan to pay off the last year of his contract. Only if he is fired for just cause, however it's worded in the contract. I don't see that happening so boils down to $$$$$. Collins, no doubt, has been trying to figure out where that money will magically appear. I can see those academia's on staff that are anti-sports throwing a fit if that is the University's money even if somehow it is out of Football budget (poor humor). Do we have any donors who collectively could chip in (poor humor).We are in a quagmire (no joke). Collins came here to make a name so he can move up..he's young and hungry and good. Huge challenge and for him to succeed and move on so he needs to fix football as well as other sports. If he turns the Football program around (with the right hire) and gets some facility improvements that mean something in the AD world and he can improve his lot. I like Fisk for sure and his DC coord guided then to #2 overall defense in all of D2. We'd be so fortunate.
 
Obzerver said:
The talk of Best's last year has to have a plan to pay off the last year of his contract. Only if he is fired for just cause, however it's worded in the contract. I don't see that happening so boils down to $$$$$. Collins, no doubt, has been trying to figure out where that money will magically appear. I can see those academia's on staff that are anti-sports throwing a fit if that is the University's money even if somehow it is out of Football budget (poor humor). Do we have any donors who collectively could chip in (poor humor).We are in a quagmire (no joke). Collins came here to make a name so he can move up..he's young and hungry and good. Huge challenge and for him to succeed and move on so he needs to fix football as well as other sports. If he turns the Football program around (with the right hire) and gets some facility improvements that mean something in the AD world and he can improve his lot. I like Fisk for sure and his DC coord guided then to #2 overall defense in all of D2. We'd be so fortunate.
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Shit I'm about to do a kickstarter. Even like $10k would help. Could send it to the NFL guys who didn't like Best. About to do a bake sale at this point.
I feel like another bad season stuff like attendance, tail gates passes, season tickets are going to fall off a cliff. I think it's already bad this year. Like I said I'm a different thread I don't know how to a cost benefit analysis on keeping Best though his contact would be cost effective or not. There are intangibles too like when some people leave, like stop being fans they aren't coming back. There is the stink of being a bad program. I'll see threads on reddit where people are like what happened to EWU they used to be so good.
My opinion is to stop the bleeding. Getting Baldwin back would automatically reinvigorate the excitement around the program. I think a Fisk or Troy Taylor would too not as much though.
 
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