Last seasons Marshall squad was the least talented group we've had since 2012. Broke our nearly 30 game district winning streak and ended up 5th and missing playoffs for first time in forever..
We have a young head coach that's just now in his 3rd season of being a HC/AD. He's doing some good things and brought back our old OL coach this year. As bad as they've played this year at times, it's much improved. We are usually known for having several D1 recruits each year. 2018s squad was top 5 in state and had D1s all over the field on offense.
After last seasons nightmare, we were picked by many to miss playoffs again. So we have already exceeded expectations. This team isn't near as talented as our 2018 squad but they have more fight in them. We are a Jr heavy team, so I think we've set ourselves up nicely to return to form soon.
Area round of playoffs wasn't really expected by most, so anything else we accomplish is just a cherry on top. As long as we see the same fight for 4 quarters, most will be satisfied.
If your JV is 25 points better than our starters, why not start them and rest your starters for the Super Bowl in February?