Herm Buries 4-12

RIVER FALLS, WI – He did everything but dig a hole. In the first team meeting of the 2008 season, Herm Edwards took his team back to last year’s miserable debacle. His intent was not to make his returning players feel bad, or to throw a grenade into the hopes and dreams of his many new faces. As Camp Herm began, the headmaster wanted the players, coaches, scouts and other personnel sitting in the University Center theater to know why last year’s 4-12 record happened. More importantly, he told them he would not allow there to be a replay in the coming months. “What happened to this football team was we showed up and that’s all we did,” Edwards said. “We played hard. We didn’t quit. But all we did was show up. That’s not enough. I allowed that to happen. That’s my fault. I can assure you it won’t happen again. I promise you... [read full story]