College football is so stupid that even though we are one of the worst teams in ypc in the straight run game, teams generally can't resist the temptation to waste downs throwing. Every team should have scorched us with power running and play-action passing but most teams can't do such a simple thing. And Michigan and Minnesota had big runs because of awful safety play, if we had good safeties we probably limit those teams as well. We are so susceptible to teams like Iowa who will stick with the power run game but everybody else with **** around and just throw into our nickel package, even Northwestern. Northwestern averaged almost 6 yards a carry from their back still threw multiple picks that cost them the game. So from that perspective, why change, our defense isn't much worse this year than last, despite having worse personnel, because the opponents still want to run a spread offense against the 3-3-5. The argument for the 3-3-5 is a well coached defensive back or linebacker has as much momentum moving forward into a gap than a big dlineman starting with his hand in the dirt. You get pushed back but as long as guys fill their gap with speed you can still make stops. To beat the 3-3-5 you have to be willing to have a qb throw 12 times a game and have to have multiple backs to carry the load. This isn't modern college football.
Especially Buford. Man I like the kid but the next time he tackles a RB in the hole will be the first time he tackles a RB in the hole. I was scared he start this year so I wanted him gone. They tried to hide him at safety but can't do that either. Rex is young and will make mistakes but at least he will improve.
NU is a typical football team that's not serious about winning. How many times have we seen a part-time player make a mistake and be taken off the field not to be seen again this week? All wanna be teams tend to discipline in unequal fashion. They let the starter(s) make mistake after mistake with no bench time. That's the fastest way to lose credibility among players.
I know Buford is a scholarship kid, the backup is the walkon Guthrie. Just didn't explain it very well.
Isnāt Guthrie a scholarship guy?
Buford - frost kid
Ooh, I see what you did there. Thatās gonna leave a mark.
Okay, so I didn't waste my time researching Guthrie's scholarship status. My point was that Rhule will play that guy with a "story" even if someone else in the position is better. He is way too slow to replace a regular who keeps failing to get the job done.
Opposing teams are picking on Guthrie ruthlessly in the passing game
Jones got abused at MINN.
HH is a sr and is gone next year
I'll take whatever u think Guthrie is giving up I. The pass game vs what I know I've seen Buford give up in the run game.
Jones had a tough fame against Minnesota. He's a damn freshman what are u expecting? I'll take his entire body of work as rs frosh and be happy with it.
If we can't pressure any QB it's gonna be a problem. But agree SC has some different level athletes.
First of all, get off your high horse. I never said anything good about the OL. Or Buford. Okay?
A redshirt freshman and true freshman probably have room for improvement. How quickly we forget Texas looping that pass over Ralph Brownās head in the Big 12 championship gameā¦.and I think Ralph was a senior. Somebody correct me if it wasnāt Ralph. Might be why heās missing.
Guthrie and Jones' emergence has set the DB room up nice for next year. Looks like Hartzog will be around for another year, plus Marshall and Conn. Add Guthrie and Jones and that could be a the starting lineup. Could the Guthrie kid play Rover?
He was complete ****. Just a terrible player.
I think Guthrie is maybe serviceable this year, but don't know what else we have there at this point. He's not been great, but he's young and has room to improve.
We have him already... Terry is going to be a good one, but he can't do wrestling like Nash even though he could be a Top 10 heavyweight. Just needs to be 300+ for NT, and dropping to 285 for Wrestling would not work IMO
High horse?
That's funny. My point is that you are talking about two rs frosh having a bad game each. How they do in the other 7 or so? Is that really what we are bitching about as fans? I hope any player we play has that ratio over bad play vs giid or OK play. Let alone two damn freshmen.
I thought it was the best he has looked all year. THATS what I was expecting to see from him this year. If we get THAT RvP it will help us. Loved what I saw from 93 also. That kid may be my favorite DL. Even 39 looked ok. We need these guys developing and playing.
Yes your high horse. BTW, this is Breeders Cup week so I'm prone to mix in some horse verbiage along the way. LOLHigh horse?
Guys who are there because they beat out older guys who werent getting the job done. Maybe it's me but I'm not gonna be too down on those guys when there are plenty others with much more experience and playing time who have performed much worse during the year.
That's what happens when u live game to game. You miss out on the big picture. Relax and let it all play out before you try and bench the "walk on" and the other frosh fir bad play.
Holla
When Ralph was a freshman, he was burn baby burn, but he wasn't exactly getting torched by the MINN and NW's of the football world. We should hope Jones and Guthrie ever breath the same air as Mike and Brown by the time they are upperclassmen.
He wasn't good. NWU's long run was on his side, he constantly lets himself get caught in the wash sliding exactly where the OL wants him to go, and he gets pushed back more than any DL on the roster. And he missed the fumble recovery that was right in his hands. Pretty much everything a DL should be coached not to do.
