Defense #100 & Offense #10
NCAA FBS statistics through 3 games. With defense so poor and offense so solid, it just may come down to special teams. Oh god!
http://statistics.ncaafootball.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=ncaa-football&p…
September 19th, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
I figured defense one billion .... etc. etc.
September 19th, 2010 at 11:58 AM ^
But if our offense is so good we'll just start going for it on 4th and 10 on our opponents 11 yard line.
No punting. No field goals. Keep the defense off the field.
Can Gibbons play defense? He's got the size right....
September 19th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
...I'd say he's not very fluid and is tight in the hips...
September 19th, 2010 at 12:01 PM ^
Rod Marinelli is very happy with his pad level.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:34 PM ^
He wrecks that kid...
September 19th, 2010 at 2:37 PM ^
am OK with trying extra points but that could change.
September 19th, 2010 at 11:58 AM ^
Uh oh. I must say, at this point, I have 0.01% faith in our kicking game. C'mon offense!!
September 19th, 2010 at 1:11 PM ^
This must be an error. With all the people around here who are pleased with our defense and encouraged by what they've seen, we simply can't be #100...
September 19th, 2010 at 1:28 PM ^
I keep hearing that the kickers do well in practice. We all know they are struggling in games.
My suggestion have an open half hour of practice at the big house tell everyone to sit in one endzone and have the kickers get used to people.
September 19th, 2010 at 1:31 PM ^
Sounds about right.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
Watching that OT last night between ND and MSU scared the shit out of me - it made me realize just how thin the ice is that we are skating on is. The chances of us winning in that situation are slim - we can't stop a team from scoring, and we will likely have to score a TD every time. Our poor defense, and the coaching staff's lack of leadership and management ability to retain unhappy players - especially defensive players, is troubling on many levels, and hints as what could be persistent issue of concern for us, both for this season and years to come.
[Edited to not be so over the top. ]
September 19th, 2010 at 1:59 PM ^
Never ever kick field goals ever again.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:43 PM ^
...kicker, please? Anyone?
September 19th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
I don't think our kickers are doing well in practice either...
September 19th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
We're 69th in scoring defense. We're also 3-0, and that's the only statistic that counts.
September 19th, 2010 at 3:20 PM ^
Scoring offense and defense is much more telling. Scoring defense= 69, scoring offense = 37. The ball can be move up and down the field, but scoring is the important stat.
September 19th, 2010 at 6:49 PM ^
Anyone willing to come to terms with the problem?
September 19th, 2010 at 7:01 PM ^
I know you are a scarred Syracuse fan, and I feel for you. But being an effective coordinator is different than being an effective head coach. We have reason to believe that he is not the latter. On the former, it's harder to tell given our youth and lack of depth.