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This. If you want have the best roster in football, that seems to mean you spend the bye weeks recruiting instead of reviewing scout tape on your next opponent and game planning for it. Any casual fan knew OSU was a different team after the Michigan loss yet the entire elite Ducks Coaching roster didn't get the memo. That's legendary head in the sand stuff. That is the lesson for Dan. Sometimes winning the big game is more important than selling a few more recruits. Does anybody really think the benefit of the extra recruiting effort before OSU out weight the recruiting disadvantage of getting blown out? You're young Dan. Please learn the balance.

I would love to see Dickey put it together and a huge jump, but I would treat that as a pleasant surprise, not something I'm counting on. If he was going to be 5 star good we would have seen more of him by now.

Just get his route running tightened up and have him run routes for traditional passes, some quick flip inside zone runs, and some tunnel screens. Spare me the gadget plays that take a long time to develop with blocking that has to be perfectly executed.

This. Anything they do in the name of the student athlete that prevents them from seeing one penny is a lawsuit. The NCAA's mission statement continues to be the definition of a trust, they just can't get that through their heads what that actually means. This is so simple. If it's about student health and ability to complete their degree they have every right to step in, if it's about dollars and cents, butt out!

I like the idea of a new passing coordinator. Dink and dunk won't work for Moore. Let's get dudes open consistently down the field. To be unstoppable with Moore at QB we need to be able to make 10-20 yard passes without yards after the catch, at will. 3rd and 10? 3rd and 15? no problem.

Although top speed of nuclear carriers is classified, it's estimated at over 70 mph. They are the fastest ships in the NAVY. It takes two to cause an accident on open water, both failed to see the other in time to react and avoid collision. Because they are big it is hard to make quick changes, but then again, because they are big they should be harder to miss. But it was at night and we don't know if it was foggy or not.

It's a little counterintuitive that not blitzing allowed them to pressure Mahomes more, but if your coverage is elite that is how it can work, give the 4 DL time to get home. We haven't had that coverage ability since 2019 unfortunately. Here is to the development of the elite 2025 class secondary..

The Rose Bowl wasn't a case of the defense not getting off the field. 7 possessions for the offense in the first half is a lot, and they did almost nothing with them. Losing Stewart really hurt, but did we really have to wait until half to adjust? Looking forward, how much will Stein adapt our point guard offense now that we don't have "most college games ever played" QB behind center? It's a huge change due to personnel. Dink and dunk with a QB completion percentage of 70% or less won't work. We need to become a seven on seven greatest show in turf type scheme to make the most of our new QB's strength's that can overcome his penchant to make mistakes Bo and DG never did.

I think we need to stop caring about our overall rank, and focus on our average per-player rank. The reason being the portal. The reason greater numbers of played in a class adds value is just probabilities that some of the lower ranked folks will pan out. But with the portal all you need to focus on is getting quality over quantity and let someone else deal with the lower probabilities for lower ranked players, and the ones that actually pan out, grab them in the portal.

If the B1G is too lazy or unskilled to execute and manage those things then I could see them trading away that responsibility along with an equity stake. Obviously a 49% share for private equity would optimal, but I think they'd want 51% to be able to dictate outcomes to their advantage at the expense of everyone else if necessary to maximize their return on equity. Therein lies the problem. You're turning over you organizational decision making to an entity that has only one objective, returns on investment. Unchecked free market capitalism we've become so famous for that grabs every possible advantage to squeeze as much money as possible from as many people as possible as long as it is legal or will be legal after greasing a few palms in the right high places. They would squeeze the taxpayers and students of the public universities, the private university students, all coaches, the players, the fans, the advertisers, the janitors, etc. Everyone becomes mark. Will we get a benevolent PE firm (about as common as unicorns), or a United Healthcare type firm (worst case scenario), or something in between (most likely)? It definitely makes me nervous. We already get a taste of that from Fox and ESPN, stopped clocks to run more plays exchanged for running clocks and 2 minutes warning loaded with commercials. PE just takes that 360 degrees no stone left unturned.

From what I gather they've been getting low grades for effort, which is definitely something they can try to turn around.

Do you really think that rules would stop Washington from claiming they were national champions?

It should be easier to tailor defense for the offenses we will face that can compete with us. The game continues to change on offense. Is the Georgia scheme still the best? Or is the Ravens pro-style defense Michigan runs the best? Or is something else Jim knowles was running at OSU the best? Or what Avalos ran in 2019 the best? I don't know. All I know is any defense that is most vulnerable at the edges and the middle 10-20 yards downfield is going to get eaten alive with modern spread offense schemes as the Ducks have shown over the last 3 years, and it sucks to watch. I don't care about stuffing the middle all day if the other team can just go over us and around us on any down and distance.

Yes, Jordan Burch. In the fake punt he was moving so dynamically I thought it was our WR of the same number. Tez should be special too. He's going to put up some amazing numbers in the jumping, 40 yard and shuttle drills. I'm curious how many reps he gets on bench at 225.

You beat me to it.

The last thing I want to see happen here is Hampton go to OSU and outcoach Tosh. And it definitely says something already that OSU doesn't want Tosh. I know the 2 reasons why, our last 2 games of the season. You can guarantee questions Hampton will get in the interview, what happened and what would you have done differently if you were the DC?

He should have talked about how the jersey,'s have no names. It's already bad enough for image to wear a helmet, if you've got no name on the jersey all you have left is likeness. So when someone buys that number 6 jersey do the license dollars get divided 3 ways between the receiver, the DB and the punter that all wear number 6? I'm only half joking. It's a legit disadvantage for old school blue bloods, that are above the individuality of putting names on jerseys, to overcome.

Orford was labeled "the best man to man cover db" in the 2025 class. Seems like waste to move him to safety if that is actually true.

The question about scheme change being needed defensively was not answered and is the most concerning. I'm sick of a defense that can't set an edge consistently, and has coverage gaps behind the linebackers on down and distance..

Watching the anguish of Notre Dame and their fan base after it was clear they were going to lose did make me think. For the first time in FBS history 11 of the arguably best 12 teams in the country finished their season with a painful loss. Such is the reality of a playoff. It reminds me of my decision as a college track and field jumper to not participate in the high jump. One reason is it took so long during the meet, but the other reason is I had no interest in finishing every meet by failing to clear the bar 3 times in a row. Recency bias is tough thing to overcome as a fan, and we'd better get used to this new reality as a team that will find its way into the playoffs on a near yearly basis that our last game of the season is likely to be loss. I'll try not to cry in my drink about finishing 13-1 next time it happens, but no promises..

Ok, I wasn't blown away by his kick return in the all-american game, but this was extraordinary, showing every skill a receiver needs at 10 out of 10. He will be special, and should be in the starting rotation from the jump.

This. The old regime leaves a parting gift they won't be around to enforce. Each new regime can do whatever they want to do themselves, so it's still a bit early, although could subject to change every 4 years and isn't necessarily a partisan issue either.

Yes, it's pointless to have a scheme that allows you to dominate against slow athletes, yet gets you beat against teams that can match your speed. What about the Michigan Defense brought over from the Ravens? That's different than this MINT scheme isn't it?

They isn't too much wrong with Savage at Nickel or boundary safety, we just need a speedy field safety.

Will is going to have to have a better playbook for second and long and 3rd and long, because think Moore is going to take more sacks, and his lack of running threat will reduce the YPC of the running game, putting us behind the sticks more often. It was already bad this year when getting 3rd and long, now it will happen more often.