Bethany still just has way too many penalties and silly mistakes.

If we get that cleaned up then we would be a much better team.

It's not just regular penalties either. It's stuff not showing up in stats. A stupid penalty that didn't effect the outcome of the play bringing back touchdowns and taking away interceptions (roughing passer etc)

Yes Geneva was probably better but that game was a lot more evenly matched than the score would indicate.

Quote from: ADL70 on September 22, 2026, 12:13:32 PMPat beat me to it.

He brought in a large recruiting class and some d2 transfers.

Yeah the team just looks more like a football team than years past. That doesn't necessarily mean wins, but we at least look the part. Years past you could tell we sucked the moment we came out for warmups.

I have not met the coach, but have watched and listened to a few of his interviews and think we got very lucky to get him.

Look what he did with this roster on short notice. He had to assemble a staff before they could recruit.

It will be interesting to see how well the staff recruits with a full season under their belts and a full recruiting cycle to work with.

Quote from: ADL70 on September 20, 2026, 11:41:00 AM

Quote from: Bison Bill on September 19, 2026, 09:13:07 PMBethany put it all over Thiel. Great atmosphere today and everyone had a reason to actually watch the game.

To remind everyone, we only beat Thiel 17-12 last year.

No idea what will happen the rest of the season in terms of wins and losses but we have ourselves a ball coach and good football team.

I'm still not sure how good we are, but a lot of people sure are excited for the first time in a long time.

Welcome to the discussion.

If you look back, I've been high on the Bison since Pat interviewed HC.

Next 3 games look tough Geneva, GC and W&J. But after that, I'd give Bethany a chance to win out.

Yes. The next few weeks will tell us just how far we've come and how far we still need to go etc.

Bethany put it all over Thiel. Great atmosphere today and everyone had a reason to actually watch the game.

To remind everyone, we only beat Thiel 17-12 last year.

No idea what will happen the rest of the season in terms of wins and losses but we have ourselves a ball coach and good football team.

I'm still not sure how good we are, but a lot of people sure are excited for the first time in a long time.

Good? I'm not sure.

Much better than last year? Yes absolutely. This years team would crush last years team. Not even close.

I would imagine we are average, but it's hard to tell because we have been bad for so long. I'm not sure we know what a good team would look like.

Just watching the game on TV the Bethany roster looks like it has been upgraded.

The players look bigger and more athletic than years past.

The defense is fast and flies to the football. Sewanee was lucky to keep the game close.

Big test this week, but either way, we are definitely better than we were last year.