Marcus looked troubled, downcast and dejected during the post-game press conference.
His head and eyes were often down. He seemed like he was in agony. This was a 25 point win, but it had the feel of a 25 point loss.
He projected no sense of confidence or like he had things under control.
This is his 3rd year of doing this, so his overall demeanor is really troubling and surely not reassuring to us fans.
Replies to: Marcus looked troubled, downcast and dejected during the post-game press conference.
He's been that way since NIU. I noticed a couple of weeks ago.
Almost adversarial. This is not a good look. He's supposed to be the face, the leader of the program. Win or lose. The press and fans are not to blame. He hears the chatter. So do the players. I am past the point of exonerating players for poor effort with the change of landscape in college sports. They are not exonerated in the classroom and they won't be beyond judgement in the work place. He thought the "joy" of his hiring was going to last forever.
Because he knows he should be playing Angeli but promised the job to Leonard
Or at the very least he promised himself Leonard would be the starter, and now he's conflicted between breaking a promise to Leonard/himself or what's good for the team.
He might believe benching Leonard is a betrayal of sorts and he also might not be "cold-hearted" enough to do it. I wonder what Denbrock and Guidugli really think about the QB situation.
Finally, we all know there will a next time where the Leonard offense gets bogged down to the point the game is in danger. Whether Freeman has the guts to pull the trigger in that situation will be very telling whether he has what it takes or not. I'm not quite ready to throw the towel in on him just yet. Let's see how he handles the next offense-is-going-nowhere situation.
RL might have been the right guy with a healthy OL, but things change
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He missed the TE badly from 7 yd. away yesterday. That had nothing to do with OL
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Yea that was really really bad. No defender in his face or anywhere near the receiver.
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And a wide open RB from 4 yds away, once if not 2x.
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Won't happen, but I'd like to see more Minchey.
Because I think Angeli would get killed behind this OL.
I also think Freeman might believe benching a prominent captain would send a bad message
Just guessing and playing amateur psychologist, of course, but what other explanation is there?
He was made a captain before he had done anything to earn it.
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Not playing your best QB sends a very bad message
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That’s a fair point, and probably accurate. But boy is it counter to best guy plays.
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Exactly. He might be too nice a guy to be a head coach
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He’s in a no-win situation w/no appreciable vision for the program
He’s getting advice from the NIU coach, can’t motivate his players to play at home, and doesn’t appear to be doing anything year over year other than trying to keep the wheels on the bus.
He appears to be an honorable person and probably doesn’t want to walk away, but it’s probably the best thing for him & the program.
He's in over his head, and everyone knows it.
Including himself.
He’s essentially the second coming of Gerry Faust…
…with some Davie thrown in.
Thanks Jack…
That’s a good analogy.
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And a pinch of Willingham
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I missed the Gerry years.
But that comp feels right.
That dash of Davie stings.