Drake

Defensively, we are solid. Approximately, 10 points allowed per game, even when accounting for late touchdowns when many starters are on the sidelines. Our defensive tackles should improve as the season plays out. Have to remember that they are big bodies, but they are still developing their in game skills working together. The linebackers will definitely benefit as they improve. I think Bryce embodies the term “special player.” How did he get overlooked coming out of high school for baseball, and football? He then worked his a$$ off to develop into a top player for both teams. Have to love a guy who bleeds yellow and green.

A good example of a player that was not on the radar from his previous play far exceeding expectations. Congrats Mr. Mixon.

Northwestern had 42 yards of offense in the first half. 174 yards of their 313 yards (55%) of offense took place in the 4th quarter, which was when they scored their only points against our 2nd and 3rd team defenders. Winning ugly still gets the W. Although, I can’t say that I am overly confident that we have a top 10 defense. So, the question becomes, can we outscore our opponents?

I have been to many college, and pro stadiums, and they all follow a predictable formula. By the way, refs can already stop play because of artificial noise. The music, or noise from speakers well above field level are not the reason teams win, or lose. I never have heard any coaches say that if they turned off all the speakers we would have won. But, many talk about a stadium being a tough environment, referring to the crowd noise.

Good thing we play Northwestern week 3. Could you imagine playing them in November with gale like winds coming off the lake? Ughh

Have to give our DL credit for allowing us to have different personnel packages at DB. Take a great athlete, and use their intelligence, and abilities, to wreak havoc. I will go back a few years and say a player like Troy Dye would probably have excelled in the position. A thorough knowledge of the opposing offense, good sideline to sideline speed, great tackler, and was a cruise missile coming up to stop the run.

Change never occurs until someone proposes a new idea. Having a tiered payout where teams that play in bowl games, or the CFP, are rewarded makes sense to me. I could see trying to work out revenue sharing based on viewership being very messy.

Some injuries are hard to come back from. Best of luck Jurrion. DL stated that players are expected to be on time for meetings, and practice when asked about Jurrion’s status. There were also rumors that he was fighting with teammates at practice.

In storage somewhere.

Stein has the luxury of having a QB that has gone to school studying his offense for over a year. I think he rolls out the “deception” plays because they work, are fun to run. Plus, you are probably correct that our future opponents have to watch that tape. The hire of Ross Douglas as receivers coach, probably added some plays to the arsenal, as well as being a great addition for teaching players. The Ducks are fun to watch, which also helps future recruiting efforts. But, to answer the question of what is going on. I think our schedule overall is soft, and the coaches know that scoring a lot of points is needed to separate ourselves from the pack.

Dante was a 4 year starter in high school. He helped lead his team to the state championship three times, and the team won two titles in their division. As far as I can see from his high school highlights they play 11 man football. Any last minute drive requires an extraordinary team effort. I feel comfortable giving him the ball. When he is done at Oregon he will probably be playing on Sundays.

“The Bull Don’t Care”, and today we are the F….ing Bull. Lanning is a master at motivating these guys…

Let’s see…our vanilla offense will run, or throw out of the Shotgun, pistol, or under center. Depending on the down we will go empty backfield, multiple RB’s, trips, or quad receiver overloads, and multiple TE sets. I have to wonder what Stein considers a complicated offense.

Definitely different. First two games were fun to watch this year, and last year the first two were somewhat painful. As far as I can tell, we have an NFL caliber QB, RBs, WR’s, TE, and OL. Then on defense…NFL caliber DE’s, DT’s, LB’s, CB’s, and S. This team drips with talent, and they play hard for each other. I think that I really like that we will be the underdog going to Penn State in a few weeks. All the pressure will be on them to prove that they can beat a CFP caliber team.