The Defense is a MAJOR area of concern...
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Runs up the middle with success and being beaten on long bombs we expect against OU's talent level.
But tackling and coverage, both were very bad.
This needs to be fixed ASAP or we're in for a very long season. There's no need to "fix" what we did last season.
If this new DC is implementing his system because that's all he knows how to run and this is how badly it performs over the next five games, Lane made a huge mistake in hiring him.
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Lets also remember we had tackling issues against Navy and Wisconsin last year.
I think Lane protecting players in camps with rarely going live backfired.
Game reps should slove this issue.
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AF's triple option offense is exactly what we don't need to be facing right after the fiasco last Saturday. Being overly aggressive is a recipe for disaster against that offense. Their athletic level will be nowhere near OU's, but to change schemes in a matter of days and deal with a legit triple option threat (I believe 2 passing receptions their entire first game) is worrisome. FAU can still win a shootout, but it will be telling to me how the staff adjusts in this game.Posted On: Sep 3rd 2018, 12:53 PM #380143
We seem to really love to shoot ourselves in the foot as much as we can. Even the OU game, had it been played a game or two later in the season (without all the off season hype buildup) would have likely been much closer. Talk about trying to ruin a promising teams’ season before it’s even really begun.
Who is responsible for this awful scheduling? Chunn? I understand that these games are scheduled years in advance but Chunn must never have expected this team to be any good for it to even matter.
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d-owl said
AF's triple option offense is exactly what we don't need to be facing right after the fiasco last Saturday. Being overly aggressive is a recipe for disaster against that offense. Their athletic level will be nowhere near OU's, but to change schemes in a matter of days and deal with a legit triple option threat (I believe 2 passing receptions their entire first game) is worrisome. FAU can still win a shootout, but it will be telling to me how the staff adjusts in this game.Posted On: Sep 3rd 2018, 12:53 PM #380143
We seem to really love to shoot ourselves in the foot as much as we can. Even the OU game, had it been played a game or two later in the season (without all the off season hype buildup) would have likely been much closer. Talk about trying to ruin a promising teams’ season before it’s even really begun.
Who is responsible for this awful scheduling? Chunn? I understand that these games are scheduled years in advance but Chunn must never have expected this team to be any good for it to even matter.Posted On: Sep 3rd 2018, 2:12 PM #380152
Think this was another Angelos move pre-Pat Chun.Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Next year we get Ohio State. After that, I want to have a Rutgers or Indiana type team go to Boca for once. Yeah, the payout won't be as big, but at this point we need to move beyond that. Who knows how the Sooners may have shaken the team's confidence after they were built up as a possible NYD bowl/top 25 team.
Will be interesting to see the next poll and see just how far we dropped in terms of votes received. Our national perception took a very big hit Saturday, not by the loss, but how much we resembled a "minor league" squad or the FAU teams of the past.
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Looking back at last year, this site had us #34 in the country for defense. Southern Mississippi was #45.
I remember reading that USM was ranked #20 in the country for defense. That number is reflect here.
Last year USM gave up to in-state opponents (with their final win-loss):
Vs common opponents
43 to North Texas (9-5) … we gave up 31
27 to La Tech (7-6) … we gave up 23
21 to UNC-Charlotte (1-11) … we gave up 12
27 to Marshall (8-5) … we gave up 25
Fairly similar…
USM only opponents
34 to Rice (1-11)
30 to UAB (8-5)
29 to UTSA (6-5)
0 to UTEP (0-12)
Obviously that Rice game is concerning because they were a bad team.
But after seeing this, on paper I understand why Kiffin might think this is a good hire for DC.
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