For the first time EVER EVER we are
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I dunno about that. My understanding is that MR had ice cream, with sprinkles, available 24-7.
That is my older brother's snark about the Riley Era.
I lurked enough on the UCF boards last year that I became aware of some deficiencies in the UCF defense and the UCF posters were not on Chin's bandwagon. Chin is a concern, even though the UCF defensive numbers averaged out decently. They had a couple of games where they were very lucky that their offense was as explosive as it was.
I think we all understand that even if we were 3-3, we still have some issues that need to be fixed. It's just easier to deal with if you have a couple of wins under your belt.
I mentioned just this morning that none of our players were alive during TO's Glory Days so they might not understand that whole mind set. I just had it reinforced. I've been trying to get our storage area reorganized and a bunch of construction dust cleaned out. We have 4 shelves of VHS tapes from TO's last 4 years and most of Solich's Era (switched to DVD somewhere along the line). I had taken all the tapes off the shelf, cleaned all the dust and construction crud up, wiped the dust off the liners and then put the tapes back into chronological order. It was just week after week after week of pure and total domination. You know all of those guys had to walk on the field knowing that they were not only going to win but win big. It was just amazing to waltz through those tapes again and look at those scores. Crazy!!!
And it has occurred to me this year that in order to compete in the BigTen, having a decent to exceptional defense is mandatory. Maybe we don't have the quality of players we need on that side of the ball, but maybe there are other reasons. I am no expert, just an observer.
Ah, now I understand.
A) We stream everything and pay $2 a month extra so that we don't have to put up with commercials; and
B) I absolutely despise Flo (think that's her name) from before we started streaming. I dunno why but she just gets under my skin.
But in this instance she is correct that "sprinkles are for winners".
I think I just heard on a 1620 podcast that Nebraska is the ONLY power 5 team without a win? Really? Wow.
I wonder if Frost's shot across the bow of the Defense is a sign he is willing to make a coaching change off season. I don't think he would fire Chins - but moving out an assistant to bring in a Co-DC with Power 5 experience might be a good change.
I agree with Innmc. I don't see anyone going anywhere at this point. He made too much noise about "keeping the band together" last year.
I may be naive, but I trust that Scott Frost knows what he is doing this year. Like all well paid college coaches he will be judged on wins and losses, probably starting next year. I'm not saying that this team will be winless at the end of the year, but it is possible. Look for an infusion of Junior College players and difference maker recruits on defense. Let's not forget that last year this defense, or many of these same players were not setting the world on fire with turnovers. In fact I believe they were ranked near the bottom. Another year in S & C and an infusion of some good defensive players and this will normalize. Patience my friends, patience.
