What a nightmare! I just woke up and had this terrible dream that our beloved football team just completed the worst season in our relatively young history. Not only did we go 0-12, our offense was the worst in the nation by a large margin and the defense was not that much better. We lost to FIU and Furman at home (yes, Furman). At the end of each of those games the visiting head coaches got Gatorade baths.............................OK it wasn't literally a nightmare but it sure did feel like one. By the end of the season the entire team was completely demoralized and it showed. The hardest part about living through last year was that we had just come off of back to back Conference Championships, and an 0-12 was a complete letdown (understatement of the year).
2016 is a new year. We have a new head coach , a new Athletic Director, new uniforms, new video displays at Brighthouse Stadium (soon) and a bunch of optimism.
Yeah......new uniforms.......
Our new head coach comes directly from being the Offensive Coordinator at Oregon, a team that is known for being able to put a lot of points on the scoreboard quickly and efficiently. First appearances show that he is completely opposite in style from our previous head coach which probably is a good thing considering how last year went. A total separation from last years disaster was going to be the only way that any optimism could get off the ground. Coach Frost is promising to go fast (see #UCFast) and try and bring the brand of football that has been very successful for the Oregon Ducks.
This video is a few years old but it gives you an idea of the type of offense that we'll be running:
Now you can get an idea why me and a bunch of other Knight fans are so excited about the upcoming football season. Last year ended very badly but I don't think that the excitement level I am seeing and experiencing would have happened had Danny White (new A.D.) not hired Coach Scott Frost.
52 days and counting. Go Knights! #ChargeOn !
