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You already know the answer to that question. Does their team do a better job identifying talent they can sign and get them ready? I think the proof was on the field last weekend (at least for the last few recruiting cycles anyway) on the defensive side. BC has done a great job recruiting the...

So true. Herbstreit tried to pull the train back on the tracks, but crashed and burned in the process. The emperor has no clothes.

I fixed the title. I know what you are saying and I agree. Last night, the rookie QB for Free Shoes did a great job and he spun the ball and ran for a ton of yards, but the context of our game and their game was just so different. In the context of our game, against that defense, after...

When you watch the FSU - OleMiss game, the talent gap at DL is palpable between either of them and us. When you look at the foot quickness, agility, power, and coordination of the hand skills with foot skills, we don't have that going on with our DL. We look pretty pedestrian in comparison. Our...

Thanks for doing this 'Ballin. I encourage you to do more of this during the season, if time permits.

One of the things I look for is: how does the player go down? If you notice, they had quite a few more tackles where our guys went straight down. All too often, we engage in a tackle and the runner wiggles forward for 2 or 3 yards on his way to the ground. That is a sign of physicality or the...

I think our OL was more effective than our ABs. Did some guys get "rag dolled" on our OL? Sure, at times, but that happens going against really good players. It wasn't constant. To say we got the better of them in the game I don't think is accurate, but we had some good moments in the trenches...

I don't rely on recruiting services to determine talent levels of teams. That is a waste of time IMHO. I just watch the replay, slow down the action, and decide for myself. I'll bet BC has as many players drafted off this defense as any we play, if not more.

Haha. Thank goodness.

Film study sounds so much more impressive doesn't it? I wish I had real film though, so I could see what was happening away from the ball. Now that we all have huge screens and high def, I wish producers would make a commitment to go to a wider view of typical play coverage. I just watched...

#97 is pretty darned good. Agreed.

I disagree with the author of that article. I told the guys sitting with me during the game that I would have kicked there too and put the game on the shoulders of my defense. They were playing lights out on D and in those situations you try to grab the lead any way you can with as little risk...

You may be right, but it is hard for me to imagine them having a bad year on defense right now. What I am most curious about is how good their offense will be ultimately. If just average, I think they will have a good season. Time will tell if this was a huge win for TECH or just a rescued...

Have I been calling him AJ? My goodness. How or why did I do that? Man do I feel bad.

That is a lot to install for a week of practice. That is all most teams get. I'm not too worried about the majority of our schedule having that good a plan. It doesn't matter what the coaches know, it is what the players can remember and execute.

BC will be the best D we face this year. At least it will be the best who was best prepared for us too.

There was a ton of that going on. With that said, I think we adjusted to it better than last year.

That was my sad attempt at humor. No slight intended towards Appy State. Of course they are not the "consonants". I was poking at UT not APPY.

A quick disclaimer: I have some things planned for this afternoon so I watched in great detail for slightly more than a half and then FFWD to the last drive to save some time. I had seen what I needed to by that point in the game anyway. The very first thing I need to do is give recognition to...

My intial reaction to the value of this play is precisely this. The timing is completely different than for the conventional rocket toss and prevents early defensive flow with AB motion. I guess this year, we just have BBs with a skill set that supports the toss sweep. Both MM and DM seem to...