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In general, I agree with this. But … the differences between ND, Stanford, and Tech have been gone over here multiple times and I don't see any reason to believe that they are going away. Those differences remain the major reason why I'm doubtful that "good recruiting" can overcome them. But...

1. Dude, if you think the numbers you gave here are "very average for a P5 program", I'd strongly advise you to take another look at P5 programs. Here are winning percentages for P5 programs for the last 5 years...

Gee, I get tired of this. You'd think that Paul had a really lousy record at Tech instead of what he did do here. Sooooooo … is he right? Is Tech a "sleeping giant"? And is Collins the coach to prove it? Well, maybe. But to make the "sleeping giant" part come true Tech must do something it...

Overall, I thought the coaches did a good job. Our freshman QB got a game plan he could execute. The D played well, especially - a surprise - up front, though some of that could have been FSU's OL. We didn't run block especially well, but I suspect that'll come when the coaches decide to make...

Looks about right to me. Last week was a "first game" for both teams. We won, but we were lucky. They could easily have been up 20 -0 at the half, if their kicking wasn't as bad as ours and they didn't drop the pick-six. This week we'll learn more. If we can get our sea legs under us, we have...

1. I agree on the D, including the letter grade. They won the game for us. Oth, like I said, Blackmon isn't very good, especially on his long throws. If he was we'd be singing a different song today. One problem = we only forced 3 punts. Still, 3 sacks and 6 TFLs is pretty good. 2. Nah. I'd...

Well … one decent game doth not a season make. He was lucky that he didn't ruin his performance with the mistakes he made. Oth, he's a freshman. You sorta expect them to screw up, especially in their first game, and he actually turned in a decent performance. That dropped pick-six could have...

That was just about the definition of a first game for both teams. We were lucky to win; they were lucky to lose by only 3. Impressions: 1. The D looked ok, especially, as expected, the secondary. We have a lot of talent back there and they now have a better idea of what they are doing. Oth...

They might be doing the block testing that has been recommended for surveillance in colleges. You take blocks of 100 tests and if nobody tests positive, you clear the block. If someone does, then you do contact testing for the whole block. That's hit or miss, but it sure saves resources...

1. The OL shouldn't be blamed for last year, just as our FSU critic points out. The main problem was a startling lack of continuity. After the first two games we started to bleed OLs due to injury and the bunch never got to play together as a unit. When they did toward the end of the year, they...

Paul used to do that all the time. He'd look at what the D did to stop a play, then adjust the blocking scheme to get at the players who stopped it the first time. Also, if he saw that a D couldn't stop a play, he'd keep running it until they did. The best example of that was the belly series...

Well … maybe. The other thing here is that the coaches a) improve or b) learn what they are doing. We have several coaches who are in their second or third year of P5 ball and, in some cases, they had minimal experience before. That doesn't mean they won't get better as they learn, but they are...

This is another example of how players can be left behind when coaching changes. If Woody were still our DC, Martin would be a solid starter; he suited that D exactly. But not now; despite his best efforts, he couldn't grow enough to suit the present scheme. I think he made the right decision...

I think the spread is about right, but, like everybody else, I don't know if it is. Last year, we didn't know what we had. This year is even worse. We have one good RB (Mason) and one decent WR (Brown). We should be better in several areas, but we don't know if we are. If I were a betting...

I hope Percy recovers and that the lasting effects are minimal. I don't doubt that if his case is severe enough there will be some, but he could see a full recovery, despite this. Get well soon, Percy! We're all behind you!

Don't start.

Now, now. That prediction was based on no mitigation efforts to speak of and a willingness to let the thing run wild. It also had a long time horizon. If we hadn't shut down - we ought to again - then chances are it would have been that bad. I suspect that when we get the fire put out we'll...

I gave my ticket account up to the "Swarm Find" awhile ago. I consider this season's ticket money a contribution to the program. No way I was going to the games and I had already budgeted the cash. But … we can afford that. We're lucky.

What I miss is the complaints about how we were the most physical team they faced each year; i.e the only one that actually blocked. And the moaning about cut blocking, of course. I get all the stuff about "culture" (I sorta know what that means kinda), but the only culture that actually works...

Someone once asked Harry Truman how to give career advice to your children. Truman's reply: "Find out what they want to do, then advise them to do it." Truer words were never spoken.