ordigger said:
Griz were a playoff team with Stitt this year, but I believe Hauck is good enough for +1 for wins this year over Stitt.
Offense would be better under Stitt, but Defense and Special Teams are better under Hauck.
Have to disagree on the Stitt part. Offense would have better “stats” yes, but produce better results on the score board? No, based off past results when it mattered. Also, I think the OL issues would be even worse due to his blocking schemes in his offense. This team under Stitt would be 1-2 at this point because while Stitt is an offensive minded coach, he was not a motivator. Hauck’s ability to do this was the reason the team withstood NI’s comeback attempt in the first game, over came a sluggish first half against Drake, and came back from 14 down in the first 2 1/2 mins against WIU. While the last one was lost, it would have been a lopsided loss under Stitt.
I get you like Stitt, I supported him while he was here, but I had to finally realize he was not a good head coach. This years team has a lot to work on and iron out, but they are playing way better than they would have under Stitt. With Hauck here I think they have a legitimate shot to make playoffs maybe pull out 1 victory. If Stitt was still here, no, I don’t think they would have, even with players leaving/staying or not.