September 16th, 2017 at 3:14 PM ^
Derp....derp...derp...whelp...derp...oh shit...derp...
September 16th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^
Well said.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
Just here to say FIRE DREVNO.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
Fire Drevno and hire Jedd Fisch again.
UCLA's offense has been brilliant under him.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
They have a better QB.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:35 PM ^
But wasn't Rosen much worse (though he was injured) and Speight much better last year? At least he was in the lesser games like these. Rosen has taken an obvious step forward and Speight has taken an obvious step back.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
Agree on the two QB's development or lack thereof.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
Just lost to Memphis.
It's a team game. I like our team, but they have a lot of work to do. That's understandable considering the youth.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^
Yeah, we can shut up about UCLA/Rosen now.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^
but didnt they put up like 45 points?
Dont really understand your point.
As if they have anything to do with their D taking a shit.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^
It's UCLA. Shit doesn't take shits.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
You mean a really good quarterback doesn't mean you always win, from reading the comments on this blog I though that QB is all that matters
September 16th, 2017 at 7:49 PM ^
QB is not everything, but I would feel much better about this team if Rosen was the starting QB. We would have a decent shot at a NC.
September 16th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
Rosen would still have the same OL
And WRs, and if he was here you would currently hate him as much as the QB we have no because we are all giant bitches and don't know it
September 16th, 2017 at 10:55 PM ^
Texas playing a true freshman against USC right now (on the road against #4 in nation) and he's holding his own. Would trade Speight for this performance all day and he hasn't had numerous years in Harbaughs system.
September 17th, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^
Are you watching the game? Texas' defense is keeping this game close. UT's QB has hit some good passes, but he derped two snaps, held the ball too long and taken several (including back to back to back sacks) and thrown a bad INT. But, you're welcome to you opinion.
EDIT: add another, likely rally-killing (and very stupid) INT to that.
EDIT EDIT: wow! Ballsy kid! Full props!
September 16th, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
The offensive play calling in the first half especially was incredibly suspect. Move the ball down the field with ease, then get conservative or run the most predictable McDoom jet sweep possible. The run game works early but not many play action passes to take advantage of Air Force's blitz-happy defense. Still no HB screen plays. Fade pass is still a waste of down.
When it's 3rd and 5 and there is a 10 yard red carpet with neon lights rolled out in front of you, just take the first down instead of launching the ball to a completely covered Tarik Black.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
IMHO, the fade is a waste of a down at any level of football with any personnel grouping. Modern football ought to erase it from the playbooks.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:24 PM ^
Indiana consistenly beat OSU's defensive backs doing this route repeatedly. It was one of their only plays that worked that game.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:56 PM ^
I think was 4th qtr the deep flag route in end zone to fricking 6'4" black probably would have been caught for TD if thrown in bounds but speight didn't even give a chance and was 5 yards out bounds, he's so inconsistent, that pass u aim to hit the pile on, no where near it
September 16th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
This was my biggest gripe of the game. Guaranteed 1st down to Isaac with no one guarding him he could potentially turn this into a 20+ yard play. But nope hold my beer let me hit this on existent window to Black.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^
People are (rightfully) on Speight for throwing that OB, but even if he doesn't, Black isn't making that catch. Best case scenario was a PI call. Even a fade needs at least a little separation by the WR.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^
They're talking about the one that was almost picked and Isaac was open for a first down
September 16th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
Whats nice about the fade route is if the WR beats the DB you air it over the top. If the DB is playing over the WR you throw the ball short and to the back shoulder. WR seperation is a luxury here not a necessity. Another great thing about the fade is you can run it out of a 3 step drop.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:38 PM ^
This is pretty ignorant. Speight is going through the progression. His first or second read is Black. If he is open, he should throw there (and it hit both of his hands, so it was not a bad call). Only if the earlier read is not available, do you check down to Isaac. Watching the TV and doing in on the field is a not at all equivalent.
September 16th, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^
He might be ignorant, but Black wasn't open.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
I don't understand how tunnel screen to DPJ is not a regular play for this team.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
We scored one offensive touchdown, in garbage time, against a military academy with one returning defensive starter. That is unbelievably awful, and Harbaugh should be held accountable.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:17 PM ^
How does one, "hold Harbaugh accountable?" Just curious?
September 16th, 2017 at 3:19 PM ^
I'm not interested in engaging. You've proved repeatedly that you are an extremely angry person with strong sealioning tendencies. Fuck off.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
Is this urban slang I've missed?
September 16th, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
Passive aggressive questioning with the intent to diminish a point because of an apparent lack of "evidence".
September 16th, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
See here. I hate Quora, but the answer is good and they show the cartoon where the name comes from.
September 16th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
Then I will ask....how does one hold Harbaugh accountable?
September 16th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
Tell him the SEC is in favor of not-scoring in the redzone?
September 16th, 2017 at 4:13 PM ^
shouldn't the recievers be held accountable? how many catchable balls were dropped in the past 3 games? how many times was that the reason a drive was killed?
September 16th, 2017 at 4:50 PM ^
They should get benched for some snaps, like every position should, if struggling.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:51 PM ^
Evans fumbles, and rightfully so, rides the pine. He doesn't even see the field again if not for Isaac getting dinged up. Owenu got pulled twice this year after mistakes and Runyan comes in. Speight's job seems his job no matter what. We learned the limit it takes for a struggling Speight to be pulled is back to back pick 6's.
Harbaugh functions through meritocracy and Speight obviously is earning his starts on the practice field week in and week out. But meritocracy on game day seems to be position specific. When asked QB questions after last week he only drops coach speak, "Speight is our QB, we are forging on." Coach speak to media is fine but its getting to the point where I wonder if there is some stubborness regarding Speight and Harbaugh.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:00 PM ^
The Evans benching pissed me off, yes I get it he fumbled, but the most explosive offensive player besides DPJ sitting bench and can't move football, stupid. Bench speight for all his fumbles
DPJ should be getting way more targets too offensively
September 16th, 2017 at 5:56 PM ^
So . . . you're saying we hold Harbaugh accountable by benching him?
September 16th, 2017 at 5:26 PM ^
Make him coach the Indianapolis Colts next year?
September 16th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
I see that you also googled "sealioning" after Brian's comment the other day.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:12 PM ^
Angry? Sealioning? Fuck off? Wow! Ok, well keep carping for "ACCOUNTIBILTIY!"
I'm just curious how one actually holds the coach "accountable" save firing him. He's clearly 100% accepting of the responsibility for the team performance and has repeatedly and publicly said so. Should there be some sort of inquest, a fact-finding committee, or maybe a good old fashioned witch hunt?!
Here's my take: you have no earthly idea what it means to "hold Harbaugh accountable" but it's the new meme/buzz word for expressing your discontent. Further, when someone asks you to actually explain what you mean by that, you get triggered and lash out and cry foul in a pathetic attempt to deflect the collect gaze from your pathetic, vapid, snowflake stance.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:34 PM ^
well, you are kind of proving his "angry" accusation.
You do get a bit touchy when people criticize coaches, to be fair. You were a pretty staunch defender of the Hoke regime, including the Borgi iirc.
I dont think he's saying to fire Harbaugh, but that it is his responsibility to make sure this improves/is corrected.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:48 PM ^
I'm neither angry nor touchy. I'm participating in the purpose of the comment section: debating the issues. In debate, when someone makes a statement it's perfectly acceptable to ask them for definitions and explanations -- that's all I've done here, and else where. When those explanations are hollow, or use circular logic (like the ones BornInAA trotted out -- which I'm assuming Gen Pickett is responding to) I'm going to point that out. People, especially snowflakes, don't like having their broad generalizations questioned and dismantled. As such, they curl up in a figurative ball and start to complain that the questioner is being mean, or in this case, angry. Classic deflection. They scream for facts, for proof (often of something unprovable) and then puff their chest up and respond with more snark.
I asked a simple question. You're right, he's not explicitly calling for Harbaugh's firing. But, what is he implying? Hence the question. "Accountability" is tossed about all over the place, can we just please get someone who uses it to actually define what they mean without responding with venom?
September 16th, 2017 at 5:24 PM ^
No one cares.
September 16th, 2017 at 5:29 PM ^
Obviously someone does!
Thanks for chiming in!
September 16th, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
he said 'Held accountable', which seems to infer Coach should be penalized or something. That at the very least required, in some football court of his peers, justify the playcalling. I don't know how well you know the good General but your opinion of what he meant and what he actually wrote are not the same.
September 16th, 2017 at 7:59 PM ^
Have to down vote anything I need to read three times...