Maybe saying he quit on the team is probably harsh. I wish i could have seen or heard his reactions but it seemed to me like at some point he benched Purdy, Hall, and Hutchinson. But didnt bench McDonald, Rose or Kolar right? That seems very targeted. Ive seen starters benched because they were just off. And ive seen them benched to avoid injury. But this felt more like a message being sent. Like “if you’re not gonna take care of the ball, i will find somone that will” type of message. So the benching didnt strike me as quitting necessarily.
But then when i saw the play calls and the lack of urgency in the 4th quarter, i seriously also started to feel like we gave up. We were very much not out of the game, however we played like we were. It was seriously disappointing. Im still trying to wrap my head around it. But this thread is not way off basis. I think coach has some explaining to do.