I know it is hard to imagine our coaching staff striking out on our biggest position of need. But they have so far on the guys all of us felt were our best shot. You can return all the experience you want but if that experience got destroyed when facing a good team it isn't something to brag about.
Can we not agree that we whiffed and this hurts?
Russell hurts, but to reply to both of your posts, I said that Russell and Hooks would have both helped but there is young talemt on our roster. To claim that a sophomore and two freshman with experience won't get better with another off season is a tad bit off base.
To claim we whiffed, sure we missed Russell. But this one is in no shape or form lack of effort. Location and playing a ton of games in Texas beat us out.