I'm somewhat in both camps. Obviously we are missing Grahovac, Sorrell and Josh Stewart. With them playing I think our record would be much better. And with a healthy team playing much better ball, Earley would be rolling and tweaking just a few things.

But with things going south, I think Earley is in over his head on how to right the ship. This is where experience, or lack thereof, comes into play. And this is creating a lack of confidence that is pervasive throughout the team and can be seen in their poor play.

With our old coach the team could see that he knew what he was doing and what needed to be done. And they believed in him because he had skins on the wall. So those teams continued to play with confidence that they gleaned from him.

Waiting on a Natty said:

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I disagree with you on that. We are starting THREE freshmen.

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And they were all top 100 prospects. Sorrell was talented last year, was he not? Gavin? Jace in 2023?

I'm not saying we're the most talented roster in america with Sorrell & Gavin both out, but this team is talented and we brought in old proven experience from other schools.

So far it's all fallen flat.