The thing that stood out to me when these guys were coaching were the development of our players. All these coaches could turn a 2* athlete into a legitimate D1 player. Marty Gilyard went from a kid who was living in his car being a problematic player, to one of the most lethal receivers and return men in the nation. Tommy hasn't had many break out players that really developed under him. Yes, our wide receivers last year were unreal, but they were not recruited by Tommy and came in when Kelly was here. All these coaches brought in an electric excitement to the game, we were NEVER out of any games we played. We thrived under pressure and would play the final quarters of every game like it was the Super Bowl. With Tommy we have not seen that, we play well at first, just to fail in the 4th. Yes, we were in the Big East at the time, but people act like the Big East was a powerhouse. The Big East was a more well rounded league, but the AAC has done similar to what teams were doing in the Big East. Usually 1-3 teams in the top 25, and every once in awhile a team would win a major bowl game. I think the thing UC needs most at this time is something to believe in and strive for. With the Big 12 out of the way, our goal needs to be to dominate the AAC and make those in the Big 12 regret not inviting us. Tommy needs to stop making it seem acceptable for us to finish in the middle of the pack in the AAC. With the history of our program, and the amount of resources we have, it should be a bust of a season to not be in the running for AAC champs every single year. With the Big 12 in our rear view mirrors, we need to find a young enthusiastic coach that gives Bearcat football an identity again. We have invested way too much money in this program to settle for 6-4 seasons. Change is needed, and hopefully is occurs sooner than later. The longer we allow ourselves to play this boring, unmotivated style of football, the longer it will take us to get out of this slump we are in.
