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2 years 28 weeks ago	Scout reporting the same	At least that he will de-committ, something having to do with Justice Hayes but reading between the lines I think it's the coaching uncertanty.
2 years 33 weeks ago	Never easy	This one is tough. If Rodriguez was able to hire a professional-style defensive staff and do a complete overhaul a la Zooker would we keep him or is the damage done and we need to start the Harbaugh transition now? Rod's offense is so prolific but his lack of focus on defense is astounding. I was in the polyanna camp for quite some time but after this showing it's simply unbelievable that Rodriguez hasn't been able to make progress with the players he has or demonstrate an ability learn from the past. Last week's defensive line-up and strategy had Purdue 2008 written all over it, which to me is indicative of someone grasping at straws versus a ship headed in the right direction despite bumpy waters. However, I do look west and wonder what woeful disaster we might become if this situation ends up "doming" over the long term. A potential lost decade indeed. It's terrible any way you analyze it.
2 years 33 weeks ago	That guy yelled at me for wearing a blazer	For that game I was invited to the sideline and the press box as,so I wore a lucky blazer as most of the press-box type folk dress well and I was told to do the same although the blazer was clearly overkill. For the last drive we were down on the field and as walked by the bicep kisser yelled, Nice Blazer you fucking faggott. During the insuing maddness after the Manningham catch, my friend and I made a point to run by him dancing and swinging the blazer and asking "how do you like the blazer now, bitch" for some reason he did not respond. Only when watching the DVR to try and spot ourselves on TV did we realize that this guy was also the biceps kisser. What a game!
2 years 34 weeks ago	Thanks!	Nice summary hopefully Demens' development will be a referedum on GERG's technique coaching (but not substitutions and RPS)...
2 years 35 weeks ago	Fantastico	Just what the Dr. ordered
2 years 35 weeks ago	Played in the Orange bowl	Where they were pounded by a Justin-Fargas led USC team. I really liked that Iowa team though, it helped cement my hatred for Carroll... If RRod gets us to a bowl of that caliber next year my friends will eat their words..
2 years 35 weeks ago	you should've stayed up	It was a hell of an end to that game!
2 years 35 weeks ago	My unacceptable people	Are two of my best friends who are alums, while I am not. Their constant texting about how Rod is not they guy because he doesn't care about defense and special teams are starting to break me. I send them to mgoblog posts with facts but it's clear they never read them. How bad does Gibbons rank on the recruit flame out scale thus far? Thanks for the post though I feel better.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Dave Brandon told everyone to take a deep breath	And despite my utter displeasure at the T/O margin and special teams issues, I still have faith we can have a great second half to this season.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Agree - the trend is becoming alarming	I hoped we would see fewer turnovers vs. Iowa and we had more  - we keep hearing about the same issues are "correctable" but then they are not corrected or become worse as the season wears on. If we win the next 3 with good showings, this hypothesis will be proven wrong and I sincerely hope it is. Rod and staff, please work some magic..
2 years 35 weeks ago	Team effort on the losses...	The O spotted the opposition points early via T/O but when the D could've stepped up and tackled ballcarriers on key third downs to get us the ball back, they preferred to not tackle. Therefore in my view they are equal culprits. BTW - what is the deal with all the friggin facemasking?
2 years 35 weeks ago	Thanks for this	Both Heismanpose and Enjoy Live - well done. Gives me some math to sink my teeth into to justify my John L. Smith style face-slapping reaction whenever I watch Denard pat the ball or Tate circle backward in an S curve trying to avoid the rush. I wonder how much of the Int-itis is due to schemes shutting down primary and secondary reads vs. Denard and/or Tate losing patience with their progressions and hucking it hoping for Hemingway or someone else to make a play when they feel the rush.
2 years 35 weeks ago	TE Rumble	I reside with henri in the land of ennui when it comes to this game due to Stanzi and the hawks d-line but I'd like to see some more of Koger and Webb catching the ball in the second and third quarters and then back to the read-option/qb lead and roundtree naked on the slanty thing in the first and fourth. Please Demens stay in your gap and tackle. Just doing that will cement the starting job...If Denard breaks 100 on the ground we win.Go Blue, win it and rest!
2 years 35 weeks ago	TE Rumble	I reside with henri in the land of ennui when it comes to this game due to Stanzi and the hawks d-line but I'd like to see some more of Koger and Webb catching the ball in the second and third quarters and then back to the read-option/qb lead and roundtree naked on the slanty thing in the first and fourth. Please Demens stay in your gap and tackle. Just doing that will cement the starting job...If Denard breaks 100 on the ground we win.Go Blue, win it and rest!
2 years 35 weeks ago	31-28 M	Closer than the Knowledge predicts
2 years 35 weeks ago	Speed Rush	Will be a great addition when both these guys can see the field and a referendum on our D staff's ability to teach technique. They will be a huge upgrade in athleticism if we can get them ready to go.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Improvement is all you can ask for	Hopefully Cam G and othe other young DB's continue to show improvement. Cullen just doesn't look ready to cover college receivers and Talbott and Avery seem more ready to play. It would be interesting to see GERG go with more cover 2 using JT as the safety with CC and Talbott at the corners so they can get a little better feel for the game without as much risk of being burt. I guess that requires at least LB's that can cover - i answered my own question. Well let's just hope they keep improving and Stanzi somehow implodes.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Power I	Yes that is a power I. Interesting that they split a receiver with that formation. Usually used only as goal line formation today. The "power" back is commonly used as a double lead blocker or as the counter back.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Serve the Hawkeyes some midline	Brian - thanks for sharing the diagram; I agree with your comment from UFR about having something in the second half to mix it up and hopefully this is part of that package. Any reason you think RR hasn't employed it yet? Concerns about Denard's ability to read or issues with D lines that slant a lot? I could see a slant blow up this play if the tackle can't reach the end and Denard hesitates blows the read. If it's run toward Lewan there and they slant to the strength then he can crush the end into the tackle and let Smith/Shaw bounce it outside for a big gainer if the WLB flows strong over the top.. Interesting option to say the least.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Love the point about 2nd half adjustment	I agree that we should have a couple adjustments - like you pointed out in the picture pages vs. scrape exchange - and save them to the second half. Even without doing that this game was a lot closer than the final score and the media analysis would lead you to believe. I just hope that with another year of maturity and work this team will recover and take one from someone they supposedly have no business beating. 8-4 is still realistic if we get a lucky bounce or two.
2 years 35 weeks ago	Gap integrity	We didn't have it on this play and we got burned. Last line of defense, the safety takes an improper angle - it's over. We got caught, MSU back made a great cut and burst. Will any of you actually feel better about this loss if you can claim victory in the academic argument of coaching vs. execution on a single play?
2 years 35 weeks ago	Back in Dickety two I used to walk 8 miles to school	And there weren't any forward passes and fullbacks were made out of steel and linebackers new how to tackle! Thanks Brian for helping me return from my denial/grief phase and back into hoping we can actually, possibly do the impossible vs. Iowa. It will be a good character test for Denard to see how he bounces back and if he still looks "too excited" then give the Tater a series our two
2 years 36 weeks ago	Sucks about Odoms	We need our mountaingoats! Get well soon #9 (I wore that number in High School)...
2 years 36 weeks ago	And so it goes...	The mean shifts with more observations... shouldn't be unexpected since Wisky gave up a lot more points to Mini than expected and Purdue upset an undefeated NU team. Iowa is scary as hell, I hope we can RPS the heck out of them, looking at their loss to Zona, we pretty much have to have ND Denard back although I wonder if Iowa's run game is as good as MSU's and I think Stanzi's efficiency rating is lower than Cousins, so the pluses may line up better.
2 years 36 weeks ago	Thanks Tom	Would be great to see the same analysis of the highly rated 3* in positions of need (LB,DB,DT) since we know RR's penchant for trying to find diamonds in the rough.
2 years 36 weeks ago	Combo meal of attrition and scheme/coaching	From my perspective it's a combination of both factors. While I recognize and re-quote the decimated defense to any RR-hater that complians, I'm however surprised that we haven't been able to develop at least one competent LB outside of Mouton. I am concerned about the technique issue and I think it's position coaching. In 06 we brought on Steve Szabo who did a great job with the LB's (Harris, Burgess, etc) and their tackling improved immensely. Harris was a 3* running back just like Ezeh and we all know what Harris is doing now. I don't know that having GERG coach LB's is the right call but with the coaching situation is with the self-imposed sanctions it's all we got. If I were Rod, I would look seriously into getting NFL-grade position coaches for DB and LB. This would however break his "dance with who you brought" meme around the guys who came with him from WVA. I'm willing give it another year though and see if any of this classes recruits can make an impact after a season of Barwis and spring practice. If the D improves like the O has this year with player development then I'll wait, however painful that may be.
2 years 36 weeks ago	Welcome Dee -	Will provide needed quality on the RB depth chart and can rotate to slot as well. Great pick-up M!
2 years 36 weeks ago	Best Video Ever	Haven't even been able to read the actual post yet... Fantastic!
2 years 36 weeks ago	Making progress	Nice UFR as usual Brian, I take solace in the fact that we played I believe (5?) true freshman and we were still able to get some stops in the second half. With the emergence of Black and hopefully some sort of competence by any one of the freshman DB's we may have a less-than-disastrous D. I think GERG is overcompensating a bit but wanted to keep things more than vanilla for the frosh. In the cackle with knowing glee section for this week I expect to see: Roh, Black, VanBergen and Marting simultaneously sitting atop Cousins a multitude of times. It will be a shootout but my modest hope is that the opportunistic D from the ND game comes back for a visit along with an positive RPS on the defensive side. GERG let's go!!!
2 years 36 weeks ago	Would be sort of payback for Nick and Rojo	I guess, but if this guy is no Austin Panter, has ball skills and can tackle I would love to invite him over for apple pie and coffee.

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