LGHistorian,
No doubt about the fact that the loss of Evan had impacted this season. I was also sick and saddened to hear the news as I think we are all part of the Wabash football family. It is impossible to not let such a tragic loss impact the team, the coaches, the parents, the alums, and all of the fans. Evan was, without a doubt, once of the best players on that side of the ball and he sounded like an amazing person on and off the field. My prayers and thoughts certainly remain with his family and our guys. People never know how teams will react with tragedies. Some teams rally, other teams struggle. I even made the exact comment after the Denison loss that maybe our guys had held it together just long enough and couldn't do it any longer. I definitely cannot blame them either and I am not.
I agree with SigmaOne that generally speaking, this has been a trend and it has been a gradual decline. To my points earlier, Wabash football today is in a MUCH different place than it was in 2015. It's really not even close if I am being honest. The whole mindset seems to have changed and that shows on the field in all types of ways. The farther we get from the 2002-2015 type program...the harder it will be to get back to that. A lot of us would do anything to get back to that but I am not sure that is the plan.
Here is a random question or thought. How many of the current starters would be starters on the 2015 team? The 2002 team? The 2005 team? Any of ER's playoff teams? I don't know the answer but it is an interesting thought.
No doubt about the fact that the loss of Evan had impacted this season. I was also sick and saddened to hear the news as I think we are all part of the Wabash football family. It is impossible to not let such a tragic loss impact the team, the coaches, the parents, the alums, and all of the fans. Evan was, without a doubt, once of the best players on that side of the ball and he sounded like an amazing person on and off the field. My prayers and thoughts certainly remain with his family and our guys. People never know how teams will react with tragedies. Some teams rally, other teams struggle. I even made the exact comment after the Denison loss that maybe our guys had held it together just long enough and couldn't do it any longer. I definitely cannot blame them either and I am not.
I agree with SigmaOne that generally speaking, this has been a trend and it has been a gradual decline. To my points earlier, Wabash football today is in a MUCH different place than it was in 2015. It's really not even close if I am being honest. The whole mindset seems to have changed and that shows on the field in all types of ways. The farther we get from the 2002-2015 type program...the harder it will be to get back to that. A lot of us would do anything to get back to that but I am not sure that is the plan.
Here is a random question or thought. How many of the current starters would be starters on the 2015 team? The 2002 team? The 2005 team? Any of ER's playoff teams? I don't know the answer but it is an interesting thought.