In Reply to: Re: an extension for Chesney... posted by BrewNGold on November 02, 2026 at 15:09:04
One of the huge issues we've had for decades is having assistants leave/get poached just as we are about to go on a big roll and/or continue one.
Some of the big ones - Homer Smith leaving after the 1987 season, and the 1988 team which could have won a title having some offensive struggles even with Aikman
Rocky Long leaving after the 1997 season, and the defense going from dominant and creative to a hot mess.
Lou Spanos leaving after the 2013 season and the mess the Mora/Ulbrich situation became, which was the beginning of the end of that great run.
I felt that Hitschler was the guy we really wanted from JMU, and after the early struggles, that has been true. Kennedy started great and carried us the first few games, but we've seen a bit of a drop off in offense over the past month, for a variety of reasons, probably not really his fault.
I really think we need to keep this staff together for at least a couple of more years - tho of course, I also do want to see Jerry come back someday!