BU deserves some criticism for allowing him to play out of control.
I took the lack of changes as purposeful, particularly when he didn't call the TO at the end. If we didn't end last season on a note in which we were thoroughly outclassed due, in part, to a lack of in-game adjustments, then I wouldn't be concerned in the slightest. As far as today played out (and focusing solely on this game), this has the potential to be a great early-season opportunity to drive home an important lesson for Belo (and the team as a whole). Heck, turning the ball over (again) as the nail in the coffin might end up being a better outcome for our team, in the long run, than having him split the defense and throw up a miraculous lob to win the game. There's no happy ending to this game (unlike the IUP game, for instance) that allows Belo to overlook his game's warts. He's going to have to make changes one way or the other. I'm hopeful that he can make those adjustments and that we can all be supportive as he works to fix those issues and play more like the 6th man of the year that he was as a freshman. The early results on this message board, with many ripping him (and his character) to shreds and some even joining the website solely to bash the kid (see:
@Crunch, for example), are not encouraging, but I hope that's just emotions running high and that we'll all be able to realize it's one game in November by tomorrow morning.