).I am wondering if we are acting too much like the Florida fans who demanded Zook be fired after only three seasons of winning ball and who are now starting to chirp about Meyer after one loss? Coach Brandon is in his third year, and quite honestly, he is doing a great job all-around. Compared to most other coaches in the country, his winning percentage is excellent.
Now, yes you can say that we play more than our share of cupcake games year in and year out, and yes you can say that we haven't performed very well in most big road games under his tenure. But, we can not deny Coach's record. We can not dismiss two bowl wins over two very good teams. We can not dismiss a MAC West Championship in his first year, and we can not deny (at this point) the fact that his team has shown marked improvement this year following a shaky start.
I guess the question I am posing is, shouldn't we give Coach Brandon a lot more than two and a half years before making broad statements about how he can't win the "big" road game, or before we start claiming that he is incapable of making hafltime adjustments. I think we forget sometimes (and again, I am most definately included in this group) that Coach Brandon is (a.) a first time head coach, and (b.) human. He is working on a learning curve as all of us would be in a new position professionally, and I am starting to regret my diatribes against him, partially because I am in a new professional position and am having some difficulty picking up the little things. Maybe I'm projecting a bit too much, but I don't think so at this point.
Now, I'm not trying to make any definitive statements here, just trying to offer a different perspective than most of us may have had heretofore. I think as fans we all tend to fall into the trap of expecting perfection and being crushed when we don't see it.
Also, I think it is important to remember that although he has had, and even explored, other coaching offers, Coach Brandon has made a contractual and verbal (on numerous occasions) comitment to BGSU. Now, you can dispute the validity of that comitment, and BG fans are more inclined than most to do just that given the treatment we as fans, and more importantly our players recieved when Urban left. But another thing we forget is the Coach Brandon was here when all of that took place. He witnessed the pain that players and fans alike experienced when we were betrayed (essentially...) by Urban. I've met Coach on several occasions, and if there is one thing that has impressed me about him it is how genuine and personable he is. I really don't see him pulling the wool over our eyes. He knows how much that impacts people on a very personal level.
Alright, so maybe I am going to get detailed...
