I want to ask a question

[lakecityhog]

I want to ask a question, but I don't want it to come out as I am kicking a player. My question actually has very little to do with the player/s involved. So, here goes.

I saw a statement in another thread that a LOT of our problems are coming from within. Some players feel like the wrong guy/s are playing. I have seen the word favoritism thrown out on this board more than once over the last couple of years. I read a couple of remarks after the Missouri game that several of the D players don't like playing for Smith.

I have read several page arguments over the Allen boys not having to fight for their jobs. BB in his post game PC mentioned players being late, etc.

Has BB created some dissension by awarding a starting job to Froholdt from day 1 of spring practice? How did Whaley feel getting 1 carry last night when a guy that missed basically the entire season gets 5 carries? And what did he do to earn 5 carries over Whaley? Why is it that some players get in BB's "dog house" and seem to never get out while others commit similar infractions and get punished once and it is over?

And lastly, why do we only hear about this stuff when things go really south?

[PonderinHog]

Whaley had five carries - for one yard.


Carry on.

[hogcard1964]

Whaley had 5 carries last night.

[WorfHog]

It's clear that the staff lost this team...

[Hollywood870]

Whaley had 5 carries last night.

He's got to be happy he came to Running Back U. That's one hell of a workload.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

He's got to be happy he came to Running Back U. That's one hell of a workload.

We had 26 yards rushing on 33 carries (taking away Austin's 1 run for 10 yards). Less than a yard per carry. It is pretty obvious why we didn't run more than we did. They were committed to stopping our run game and forcing us to beat them with the pass.

[lakecityhog]

Ok, I missed the stats old eyes fail sometimes. What about the question??

[Bubba's Bruisers]

We had 26 yards rushing on 33 carries (taking away Austin's 1 run for 10 yards). Less than a yard per carry. It is pretty obvious why we didn't run more than we did. They were committed to stopping our run game and forcing us to beat them with the pass.

And then the passing game disappeared.  Or AA disappeared. 

[hawgon]

So called players' coaches always have those problems in the end.  Why?  Because players' coaches like relationships.  Well, with 85 players on a team, it is impossible to have the same relationship with all those players.  Some personalities click, and some don't.  Some players want to get to know you, and some don't.  Some you like, and some you don't.  Over time, you're closer to some players than you are others.  It is impossible not to be.  It is impossible to keep the perception that you have favorites from arising.  It doesn't have to be true, all that needs to be there is the perception that it is.

Players' coaches almost have tenures that end in internal dissension and team strife.  Some are better at it and can keep it going longer, but it almost always ends that way in the end.  A guy like Saban who is universally a pecker hole to everyone, can usually get more longevity than a players' coach.  Sometimes a guy like Bowden gets in a place where he can simply recruit enough talent that it doesn't matter, but for players' coaches at regular schools, the end is almost always the same.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

And then the passing game disappeared.  Or AA disappeared. 

In all fairness, the times that they showed replays in the second half, I rarely saw a receiver who wasn't covered. Part of it has to be on the receivers not bending their routes to try to be open.

[PonderinHog]

Ok, I missed the stats old eyes fail sometimes. What about the question??

I think Hammonds had one carry.

As for the question, the elephant moves slowly, but when it steps on you, you're pretty much screwed.

[DeltaBoy]

THE D Fought hard but our QB gave the game away.

[PonderinHog]

In all fairness, the times that they showed replays in the second half, I rarely saw a receiver who wasn't covered. Part of it has to be on the receivers not bending their routes to try to be open.

Well, Jared and Jeremy didn't play, Reed took a shot to the head, and Morgan was ejected late.  Who does that leave, Keon?

[Tick Hog]

I want to ask a question, but I don't want it to come out as I am kicking a player. My question actually has very little to do with the player/s involved. So, here goes.

I saw a statement in another thread that a LOT of our problems are coming from within. Some players feel like the wrong guy/s are playing. I have seen the word favoritism thrown out on this board more than once over the last couple of years. I read a couple of remarks after the Missouri game that several of the D players don't like playing for Smith.

I have read several page arguments over the Allen boys not having to fight for their jobs. BB in his post game PC mentioned players being late, etc.

Has BB created some dissension by awarding a starting job to Froholdt from day 1 of spring practice? How did Whaley feel getting 1 carry last night when a guy that missed basically the entire season gets 5 carries? And what did he do to earn 5 carries over Whaley? Why is it that some players get in BB's "dog house" and seem to never get out while others commit similar infractions and get punished once and it is over?

And lastly, why do we only hear about this stuff when things go really south?

I think these are all very good questions but unless you have a source that is involved in the day to day things going on I don't think we can know. You could look at it from both sides. Maybe the best players aren't always on the field. Maybe some of those guys are the ones who can't make it to meetings on time etc? I do agree with the other posters that say it would be harder to maintain a team of 85 being a players coach.