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over the past 40 years: 53 W/91 L (37% Ws).
Given Brew's two-year record of 0-7 for the month of November, I got curious about the Gs results for Novembers over the past 40 years. Not pretty as detailed above. Only 8 winning Novembers in that 40 year span.
Why? My take: as the season wears on and the regular schedule increased from 10 games in 1968 to 12 in 2002, poor depth may have become a huge factor in grinding down the BT's "lower tier" programs such as Minny which are very dependent on a few key players (eg, most recently Decker for the Gs) and these teams are highly vulnerable to late season injuries. Also, the talent/player development mismatch plays a key role here as well.
After looking at these results, I have a new appreciation for Brew's view in stressing the importance of depth in the 2-deep, the red-shirt program and the key importance of recruiting the best talent wherever he can find them. Of course, the recruiting aspect has been greatly boosted by the U/State providing the team top-notch facilities attractive to prospects both in-state and across the country.
Turning around and rebuilding a program with such a historically weak performance during the last half of the season will take considerably longer than many on this board anticipate since it takes a good deal of time and player development to get enough of the right personnel in the pipeline. Brew's boss Joel M knows all this and is likely to cut him a lot more slack than impatient GHers IMHO.
Given Brew's two-year record of 0-7 for the month of November, I got curious about the Gs results for Novembers over the past 40 years. Not pretty as detailed above. Only 8 winning Novembers in that 40 year span.
Why? My take: as the season wears on and the regular schedule increased from 10 games in 1968 to 12 in 2002, poor depth may have become a huge factor in grinding down the BT's "lower tier" programs such as Minny which are very dependent on a few key players (eg, most recently Decker for the Gs) and these teams are highly vulnerable to late season injuries. Also, the talent/player development mismatch plays a key role here as well.
After looking at these results, I have a new appreciation for Brew's view in stressing the importance of depth in the 2-deep, the red-shirt program and the key importance of recruiting the best talent wherever he can find them. Of course, the recruiting aspect has been greatly boosted by the U/State providing the team top-notch facilities attractive to prospects both in-state and across the country.
Turning around and rebuilding a program with such a historically weak performance during the last half of the season will take considerably longer than many on this board anticipate since it takes a good deal of time and player development to get enough of the right personnel in the pipeline. Brew's boss Joel M knows all this and is likely to cut him a lot more slack than impatient GHers IMHO.
