Are you serious? Like I said before I'm not knocking PV, I'm knocking the coaching staff at Gram for being unaware of the history and for coming there unprepared and not ready to play. That is inexcusable and that is a direct reflection on the head coach. Two things that are undisputable are:
1) He doesn't recruit the way he should
This is an opinion...it does no good to argue against another man's opinion. I don't see a problem with the recruits he signed in 2008 and 2009. The bulk of the 2007 guys he mostly signed off on offering scholarships --they were recruited by holdovers Andre Robinson and Sammie White. Are their specific recruits from the 2008 class that you are displeased with? Since most of them are sophomores and/or redshirt freshmen, it's kinda early to evaluate them. Van Phillips (soph) started as a true freshman wr, Cliff Exama (soph) started as a true freshman MLB, Bruna Foster (soph) starts at Rover, Quint Roberts (soph) started as a true freshman OT...all were B'way recruits. The guys who have transferred in during his tenure and start: Greg Dillon (qb), Jomarcus Savage (DT), Bakari Maxwell (WR), Marcus Jemison (OLB)...Key reserves signed or transferred in under B'way: KR Kenneth Baptiste, Nickel Back Dominic Bell, Reserve DE's Preston Noma #97, and #92 Asti Burdis, LB Nathaniel Leonard.
2) His game plans are basic and elementary
He has won with a basic and elementary game plan... the key to any offense and defense is execution and being fundamentally sound. The fans in our league are enamored with supposedly high risk/high reward offenses and blitzing defenses, I guess it appeals to the need for "entertainment". To each his own... I like entertaining games as well, but my focus is on execution and fundamental play. Coach Robinson ran a very basic Wing T with trap blocks and the deep pass. Outside of a need to throw down field more, the problem with this offense is mostly fan's "need" to be entertained.
Defensively... the game plan is simple but if executed works well. Stop the run to make teams one dimensional. Once that's done... Yoshida believes in bringing pressure with the front four and dropping 7 guys into coverage. That worked well last year because we had two DT's that stopped the run...this year, we had to convert two former DE's to DT's. Perhaps B'way should have gone with some Juco guys to fill the void, until the guys he recruited as DLinemen became ready. That's the only thing I question, but perhaps he didn't see anyone in the Juco ranks or transfers that met his criteria...no need signing folk just to sign them.
And to be successful with #1, you have to have an innovative and elaborate plan, which clearly he does not.
And to be successful with #2, you have to have some studs on both sides of the ball. But you can't do that if you don't recruit.
And what is this that I hear about the players not singing the school song; this coach has no pride or respect for our institution. So not only do you get beat but to add insult to injury this guy doesn’t respect the legacy of the institution, that's tradition folks. PV sung theirs I was standing right there listening. Sad so so sad….