Earlier the Canes were down 17-7 at half. As of now it's back to a 3 point game. Even if they win I don't think this is what their fans or the media were predicting this year. ESPN just gave Mario a D+ midseason grade ranking. 

Poor QB production is really something Ducks fans aren't surprised about from a Mario team. KD's success this year really furthers the notion that MC stifles offensive production. 

Even MC's supposed biggest upside of the O line is being challenged as the Canes isn't good and regressing and the Ducks line is playing better than ever. Andrew Nemec brought this up earlier this week. He pointed out that the Ducks have arguably the best O line in the game, yet you might only be looking at 1 playing on Sundays from the starters next season. He credits Klemm with really developing and coaching up the line this season.

To be fair Mario brings a lot to a program and left the Ducks off in a good position. I'm not rooting against him and don't hold a grudge by any means. It's just really exciting to watch the Ducks this season and it's hard not to make comparisons to the way things were under MC.  

I'm wondering if MC will still be able to recruit well if he doesn't get things turned around. He possibly can as it doesn't make sense to fans like me that you can still recruit really well despite seemingly being a subpar game coach and developer of talent.