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Loss to BSU reflects season on gridiron
Pat Murray
Issue date: 11/14/08 Section: Sports
Good teams live by the Harvey Dent maxim of "creating their own luck." Witness Ball State's ability to survive the trip to Oxford despite turning the ball over on downs at Miami's one yard line on the first possession of the game. Too often in Tuesday's game, and too often in the season in its entirety, the RedHawks have played from behind and needed every break to go their way-that doesn't often happen over the course of a 60 minute football game.
Perhaps the most frustrating part of this season for RedHawk fans has been the knowledge that this team had the necessary talent to make noise in a weak MAC East. For whatever reason, last year's success did not translate into wins in 2008. Too often this season, games have played out the way the latest one did Tuesday night.
Where do the RedHawks go from here? Questions will abound about the team and what needs to be fixed first, but it seems at this point as if there is no one correct answer. The conventional wisdom coming into this season was that the team would be able to lean on its defense, which was the best in the MAC last season-that certainly has not been the case. Whatever changes the offseason brings to this team, next year will present challenges to the RedHawks to at least the level that they were tested this season.
Perhaps the most frustrating part of this season for RedHawk fans has been the knowledge that this team had the necessary talent to make noise in a weak MAC East. For whatever reason, last year's success did not translate into wins in 2008. Too often this season, games have played out the way the latest one did Tuesday night.
Where do the RedHawks go from here? Questions will abound about the team and what needs to be fixed first, but it seems at this point as if there is no one correct answer. The conventional wisdom coming into this season was that the team would be able to lean on its defense, which was the best in the MAC last season-that certainly has not been the case. Whatever changes the offseason brings to this team, next year will present challenges to the RedHawks to at least the level that they were tested this season.
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BSU
posted 11/14/08 @ 11:45 AM EST
Ill give you guys credit, you came and out played us for a large portion of that game. It was sad however to see so few people at that game. Your team is better than 2-8 and they deserve your respect and your presence at the games. (Continued…)
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