The defense will be significantly better...last time I checked having the same guys coming back from the previous year makes a big difference. Guys will have an year of experience under their belt as well as another off-season to get bigger, stronger, and faster. I know the defense wasn't good last year but our system didn't help along with injuries. I was very happy with what I saw in the spring game especially from our front seven stopping the run.
As far as offense goes, ya their may be some growing pains, but we have a lot of returning starters and by the time big ten play rolls around we will be a good enough unit to win some games.
Lastly, the big ten will be down this year. Iowa, Wisconsin, MSU, and OSU are all losing prominent starters in important positions. I'm not sold on Nebraska especially after their end of the season collapse last year. Maybe I'm too optimistic but I feel a big ten title appearance is closer to where we are at then being a bottom feeder in the legends division.
I don't think Desmond's goal was to bash Denard. As Brian even stated, he was trying to make the point that players these days have a sense of entitlement. Desmond states that fanbases and media are the one's that are fueling it and he is right. All the attention Denard got when RichRod was fired makes him a larger than team figure and Desmond is just trying to say that shouldn't be the case.
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The defense will be significantly better...last time I checked having the same guys coming back from the previous year makes a big difference. Guys will have an year of experience under their belt as well as another off-season to get bigger, stronger, and faster. I know the defense wasn't good last year but our system didn't help along with injuries. I was very happy with what I saw in the spring game especially from our front seven stopping the run.
As far as offense goes, ya their may be some growing pains, but we have a lot of returning starters and by the time big ten play rolls around we will be a good enough unit to win some games.
Lastly, the big ten will be down this year. Iowa, Wisconsin, MSU, and OSU are all losing prominent starters in important positions. I'm not sold on Nebraska especially after their end of the season collapse last year. Maybe I'm too optimistic but I feel a big ten title appearance is closer to where we are at then being a bottom feeder in the legends division.
Agreed as Denard is one of the more humble athletes in recent memory.
I don't think Desmond's goal was to bash Denard. As Brian even stated, he was trying to make the point that players these days have a sense of entitlement. Desmond states that fanbases and media are the one's that are fueling it and he is right. All the attention Denard got when RichRod was fired makes him a larger than team figure and Desmond is just trying to say that shouldn't be the case.