10-13-2016, 12:20 PM
The first few games weren't necessarily pretty, but at least it felt like the team was there to compete and expected a high standard from each other. We got wins against solid teams in part through grit. The past two have obviously been impacted by injuries, but even so those who played looked somewhat shellshocked too often.
My hope for the rest of the season mostly comes down to attitude. The team needs to decide that they have too much talent (including backups) to be mediocre. I want them to show determination that they will reestablish an identity. The view from the outside to us and recruits should be that the Washington/WSU games were outliers both this year and in the trajectory of our program. I'm okay with another couple losses if they are losses where we are fighting until the end. I want to see signs that next year we will bounce back.
My hope for the rest of the season mostly comes down to attitude. The team needs to decide that they have too much talent (including backups) to be mediocre. I want them to show determination that they will reestablish an identity. The view from the outside to us and recruits should be that the Washington/WSU games were outliers both this year and in the trajectory of our program. I'm okay with another couple losses if they are losses where we are fighting until the end. I want to see signs that next year we will bounce back.