Reply To: 2016 Season in Review

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Preseason everyone was predicting .500 or so level with 7-4 being a ceiling. We should be thrilled with the season. Yes, UNH was a debacle and the ‘deer in the headlights’ feel may have been attributable, in part, due to not having both the O and D leaders on the field. Missing both Caslow and Shaf had to have had a impact on the mental state of the team. Would we have won with them. Perhaps not, but I’d bet we would have given them a much better game. Mayes was not ‘on’ either. Missing wide open Peletier in the first series which would have put us up right away was a killer for getting that early momentum and connecting makes them have to respect the deep ball more opening up the run game. Football is such an ebb and flow of emotion and field position. At our level, you can probably point to every team in our league over the years and see ‘WTF’ games. NDSU game, likewise, without Spadola. Missing such a key player not only effects the team, it also changes how an opponent will be playing you. Teams with our depth rarely have a replacement at the same skill level. We were picked preason tied for 3rd/4th. We went 6-0 and were close to going 11-0. There was much improvement from 2015 and we should be even better next year.