I’ve had a lot of people ask me that, especially this week after the Falcons lost at Navy 48-45 to drop their record to 1-4. Someone once said about their football team, “We are who we are.” The Falcons are a team that’s trying to rebuild after losing 32 seniors. They have new players getting a lot of playing time, and they are trying to come together as a unit. Combine that with a tough schedule in the first half of the season, and mix in inconsistent play at times, and you have a 1-4 record. I do think Air Force is a better team that the record shows. They played Michigan and San Diego State tough…they led New Mexico until doomed by turnovers, and you can say the same thing about the Navy game. Turnovers killed them. Even with that, the Falcons rallied and had the lead late, before losing. Young guys make more mistakes, and Air Force has had their share. One week the defense is on, last week the Falcon offense scored 45 but still lost. It happens. It takes time to jell as a squad. Problem is, after this weekend the season is half over. The Falcons need 6 wins to become bowl eligible. There are winnable games the rest of the way, beginning Saturday, but at some point if you keep losing you start running out of games. Air Force has the talent to go on a late season winning streak like last year. They have to be more consistent, minimize mistakes, and maybe play a bit older than they are. A bowl bid is still within reach, but they need to start winning as soon as this Saturday against UNLV.
Saturdays game kicks off at noon. Our coverage on KVOR begins at 10am.
