TSM Coaching Approval Meter (Post-LSU, 2010)

Because this team went down 17-0 quickly, but battled bnack to be within a TD with a chance to win it late. But due to some bad play calls and some good defensive plays by LSU kept us from winning. But all in all I am pleased with how that game turned out, if we can hang with LSU in Tiger Stadium at night in a game no one picked us to win we should dominate the BE

I voted no based on the actual performance of the offense, defense and special team over the 30 games Bill Stewart has been in charge.

The offense has been downright embarrassing.
The special teams have for the most part been bad.
The defense has been pretty good.

In addition, the individual parts have been better than the sum of the whole for each of his 2.3 seasons as head coach, and there are only a handful of games that it could even be argued that we played to our potential.

So, it’s a pretty easy vote. As the vote can only be based on what they have done and not what you hope for, no I do not approve of the job currently being done by Bill Stewart and staff.

because we were the more talented team Saturday night and lost…, again. No way we should have lost that game, but everyone knew we were going to… We are irrelevant on the national scene and will stay that way as long as HCBS is in charge. If we win out and win the BE (I don’t think we will), we still lost to the ONLY ranked team we will play this year.

We are 3-1 and almost beat a Top 10 team on the road.

After 3 years HCBS is 22-9.

We didn’t quit. And character comes from the head man.

I vote no every week as there is always a glaring error in coaching. WVU has top 10 talent with top 25 results. Not acceptable at all. However, Bill Stewart and his staff would be great greeters at Wal-Mart. Sorry casteel you should not be lumped in with these other clowns.

That the game Saturday would have been a chance for me to swing my vote over with a win. Well, that didn’t happen. And I said if they lose a game similar to the one like Auburn last year then my vote stays no forever. Well, I suppose it wasn’t a turnover fest like Auburn, but the fact remains there were key mental breakdowns that cost the team a chance at a victory. Once again.

And that is my overarching point. Stewart has beaten one football team worth a damn in two years. Now, don’t go telling me we have played other teams tough. Because I’m not buying it. The talent is there to win those games. Besides, you can’t say win is a win (Marshall 2010) then move the goalposts on a close lose. Because it is still a close lose. And there is a big enough sample size for me to see that things won’t be changing and more close loses are coming down the pike until Luck decides he has had enough.

So my vote is an emphatic NO.

Btw, Charley, you ask for comments, but what was your vote. Where is your stance?

Moral victories do count. I’m sorry, that team was down 17. They could have packed it in, hell it sounds like a lot of you did, but they fought back. The HCBS bashers will blame him for everything, the loyalists will praise him.

There is always talk about about gut check time and do you have the heart, do you have the desire? Why are you bashing these players for coming back? I think it’s commendable that they did.

Now, if we are bashing anything, let’s bash this poll. It makes no sense. Let’s set parameters. Are we grading HCBS on the length of his career? On the season as a whole so far? Or is this an individual game poll? that needs to be spelled out in all caps with flashing signs around it. Because some are taking it game by game and some (who use this to bash the man) take it on a career record.

I voted yet BECAUSE this team came back from being down big, BECAUSE this team played LSU tough, BECAUSE Stewart or the special teams coach or the punter (whoever you want to give credit to) had the guts to kick to Patterson. I hate avoiding a player who gets hyped up so much everyone buys into it. At least they said, ok, if you are that good, lets see it in person. It didn’t work out the way we hoped, but they didn’t back down like a pussy that some on here would have been if they were making that call.
I voted yes BECAUSE you can’t hold a suspension of a player against the man. IF you go out in and get busted for a DUI and say you are an office manager, should you be suspended from your job for 30 days? Should it have an impact on your work performance? And don’t say, he represents the school, the team. Every student at WVU represents that school. Every person represents family, work, etc… That should never come in as a factor. The kid made a bad choice. Stewart sat him for a game. He probably has counseled him and had him do a bunch of behind the scenes things.

Anyhow, enough of my high horse. I’m voting yes purely because they did make adjustments, they did not quit, they hung in tough in a place that is notorious to play at.

No one here is bashing the team, we are bashing the lame ass head coach and his two offensive morons, Mullen and Johnson. Those kids deserved to win and it was the coaching, and coaching decisions that let them down.

Bill Stewart, Johnson, mullen.“Don’t Know Were They $hit Last.” Time for a change.

But not commenting.

The offensive ineptitude displayed Saturday just made me ill. Granted, LSU will be the best defense we face all year but 177 total yards of offense is unacceptable. Especially considering the Tigers were gracious enough to spot us over 80 yards on penalties.

I do not have much of a complaint about the punt return TD. An All-American athlete made a play. It was thrilling to watch, even though iy was a dagger in the heart. I also do not believe in moral victories, but I was proud of the team battling back from that 17-0 hole.