Not sure it matters in two weeks.
This post may be a lot......
You going to write the check? Dorrel has 2 years left on his contract at $238K a year, couple that with the $300K you're going to have to spend to attract who all the football experts on this board are wanting, as well as the increase in assistant salary pool you're looking at around $900K, minimum...Probably closer to $1M.
acusports.com/news/2019/8/7/footballs-dorrel-awarded-with-contract-extension I'm amazed to hear the constant chatter on this board of running the coaches down, news flash......this is ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. Yes I get it you had success way back win and won some National Championships, yes I realize you made the move up and expected great success but times have changed, the game has changed and let me tell ya, kids have changed!! I played D1 college football, coached in HS and won a state championship, talked to and have been around a lot of college coaches so I know a little, probably not as much as some of you but I know a little. You ever been to a Gary Patterson practice, how about Jimbo Fisher?? A lot of MF's and GD's, calling kids everything in the book, running kids down. Yes they win, but at what cost? That kid going to become a dad and think thats the right way to do things? Let's get realistic in our expectations. I've even seen one of you run Dorrel's play board down. You ever have to keep up with personnel groupings, down and distance play calls, opponent tendencies? I carried 4-5 big laminated cards, wish I would have had a big play board, just makes sense. I'd like for the naysayers to post where they work, I'll try to stop by these next few weeks and tell you what a crappy job you do, even though i have no idea what your job really entails. The way some of you who probably never strapped up a helmet and went to war talk about these men is repulsive. Easy to hide behind a keyboard. Unreal.
I also don't think the post from the "player" that has disappeared was a real player or current player. I've got someone close to me on that team and let me tell you this, they love their coaches. They want to win and they put in the work to be successful, players and coaches. Those coaches put in 16+ hour days, every freaking day. They want to win, their livelihood depends on it. They are good men, who love these kids and the feeling is the same from the players. We got blown at at SMU which honestly was to be expected. Central Arkansas was a huge disappointment for players, coaches and fans, should have won that game. I was at EKU, SFA and JSU and we were not blown out at any of these. We've been competitive, a few calls, a few lucky breaks and a few more executions we are very competitive in all of these games! I've read comments from some of you that say the players are unmotivated or don't care. All i'm going to say to that is you have no clue what your talking about and no idea the hours they put in. Stick to gaming or whatever you do.
Recruiting: Been talked about a lot. This is a tough place to get studs to come to. Academic standards, dorm curfew, no girls in your room, mandatory chapel, no typical college gameday atmosphere (lack of real tailgating). I mean let's be real here guys, this place is special and it takes a special kids to come here. A good player, but a kid of great character! I love winning but I sure love the character aspect and coaches leading men to be great fathers and husbands and contributors to society. Let me put it this way, my kid has a chance to play for a guy like Jimbo and gets cussed out everyday and wins the SEC or play for Adam Dorrell and go 5-6 and becomes a better man because of it, I'm an Adam Dorrel guy everyday! NFL is unlikely for majority of these kids, but being dads and husbands is a high probability. You got to know recruits parents read these boards, that's all I'm gonna say about that!
I'm closing with this, support your team, support your coaches. I see all you season ticket holders in the seat backs leaving before the games over. I don't know if your going inside to eat banana pudding or leaving the stadium. In any event stay till the end of ball game and support these kids and coaches.
Footballmama probably gets this post more than the rest of you guys. I think she's lived life on the other side and understands the big picture.