Nostalgia won’t win games, though. Last year’s team finished 11-13 (7-8) However, you could see that there was something different about the 2020-21 version of the Red Wolves. They played with cohesion. They began to reduce mistakes. Those painfully long scoring droughts melted away.
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The Howlraiser Sun Belt Sheriffs Badge recognizes the intrepid Sun Belt athletic director who has “laid down the law” for other Sun Belt football programs to follow.
It was Sun Belt Entropy at its entropiest. Combined with Louisiana’s win over Georgia Southern, the much maligned Sun Belt West got an early jump on the East, a condition that may not last but so what? This is why we love the damn Sun Belt; chaos. Embrace it.
Apart from the second half of the UCA game, I can’t remember a time when this team has enjoyed a significant amount of time with a lead. The Red Wolves play a brand of football that is terribly exhausting to watch.
On the latest Fun Belt Podcast, Troy University SID Adam Prendergast reminds us that the Troy defense is still the power of the Sun Belt. Additionally, we parse the Week 3 results, ponder Week 4, and I go nuclear on the Red Wolves.
“OR” gets the boot in Week 4, with James Blackman listed as the undisputed starter, with Coach Butch Jones citing his downfield ability and leadership as the contributing factors.
Either Hatcher or Blackman need to establish that they run the huddle, and nether can wait until the second half to make the declaration.
It didn’t help that the Washington coaching staff was coaching for their jobs. But it was also clear that the Red Wolves weren’t going to help themselves.
esson on how College Bowl Games work. Plus, we plow through Week 2 results, prognosticate Week 3, touch on realignment and…why is it so hard to get a hotdog at a Cajuns game?
The Red Wolves are, after a mere two weeks, the nation’s leading pass offense, racking up 920 yard via the air while bombing the end zone 9 times. A-State’s Corey Rucker is second in the nation with 4 TD grabs, and he’s richly accompanied by exceptional talent in Jeff Foreman, Te’Vailance Hunt and about half-a-dozen other guys who can step in and make big plays.