⚡ CFB Dashboard

Well… that certainly wasn’t the debut any of us had pictured. We were favored. The new offense was supposed to be explosive. Drew Mestemaker was supposed to give us stability at QB. And after all the talk about a completely rebuilt roster, Saturday was supposed to be the beginning of something different. Instead, we lost in shocking fashion. No one on the board could have convinced me we’d only score 10 points, commit four turnovers, go 2-for-6 on fourth down, show no real explosive-play threat, and lose to Tulsa for the second straight year. But goodness, we’ve been looking forward to football all summer, and as easy as it would seem to be, I’m not ready to throw this season in the trash after one game. I need more football this year yet. This was an almost completely new football team playing its first game together under a first-year head coach. That’s a legitimate excuse — but it’s also an excuse that has an expiration date. So I’m curious where everyone stands. Did Saturday expose what this team really is… or was it simply the ugly first chapter of a team that still has time to figure things out? And as a follow up. Oregon may not be the proper barometer (either good or bad) because it’s almost an outlier game. Regardless of the score, what would build the tiniest amount of confidence Saturday? Obviously, keeping the game close would do it, but more than that, what can they do to build some confidence beyond the scoreboard?