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Victory Collins
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| Date | Title | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 44 weeks 6 days ago | This is not even a close call |
If you want to be in NYC, UM is far superior to Northwestern. All the buggest firms still do OCI at UM (except Wachtell) and take plenty of people. NBot as many do Northwestern, and those that do will not take as many as from UM. |
| 49 weeks 2 days ago | The problem here |
is that these men would not have been able to get the rental on their own, as you generally need to be 25 to rent a car. And so even if they paid the full amount (which I doubt is the case), they would still be receiving a benefit by virtue of their athlete-status by having someone do something for them that they could not do on their own. |
| 1 year 17 weeks ago | I disagree a little bit... |
With the right coaching and schemes (neither of which we have had for the past three years), a true freshmen CB can be a decent starter/contributor. Since Woodson, we have had a pretty continuous string of freshmen CBs who have played well and contributed and/or started, from Leon Hall to Markus Curry to Marlin Jackson to Donovan Warren. It could even be argued that Curry's, Jackson's, and Warren's freshmen years were among their best. |
| 1 year 18 weeks ago | Well... |
He does have a NC ring, albeit as an assistant, and so has been part of a program that has won one, and should know what it takes. He also does have multiple conference championship rings, and if you win enough of those, chances are you will play in the big one. He also has an undefeated regular season under his belt. So I do think there is some evidence suggesting that he has the potential for being a NC-caliber coach at UM. Did Chizik ever show anything prior to this year than Hoke? Other than that 1-11 season, of course? |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Yeah, |
worked out pretty poorly for Oklahoma... |
| 1 year 19 weeks ago | Who cares? |
Unless someone can make an argument that Chris Petersen is somehow different from Dan Hawkins, I'm not sure why we despair not getting him. Is there any evidence suggesting he would do better than Hawkins? |
| 1 year 24 weeks ago | Yes, but remember... |
...Florida expects to get Percy Harvin back from migraines, and Tim Tebow back from missionary work. So I think the players each team gets healthy in time for the Bowl will be a wash. |
| 1 year 29 weeks ago | Good coaches |
should not need 5+ years to succeed. The reason our defense is bad is because of the youth. But there is no excuse for having such a young defense (and starting so many true freshmen and position switches) in year THREE. |
| 1 year 29 weeks ago | Illinois -- counter-example? |
Look at Illinois. First year in a new system and their two deep in the secondary does not exhibit that much more experience (or talent) than ours. Why has Vic Koennning come in and turned that unit around while ours has struggled? I think this is a pretty good example of how very good coaching can make a difference, and that good coaches do not need years and tons of 4 and 5 star experience and talent to put together a decent defense. |
| 1 year 29 weeks ago | This is true, |
but I think it is valid to criticize RRod because this is his third year, and putting aside how bare the cupboard may have been when he arrived, if he and his defensive staff had paid sufficient enough attention to recruiting DBs, we would at least have some RS Sophomores or true Juniors as starting DBs. I think that is the problem most people have. In year 3, we should not be stuck with this amount of youth. I think it is also a little naive to assume that the coaching staff is 100% blameless on the flamouts (Cissoko, Turner, Emilen, Smith). This staff recruited them, and for some reason has not had a great track record so far of developing 4-5 star talent on defense (add Campbell to the mix there). Maybe RRod, who coached hungry 2 and 3 stars with chips on their shoulders while at WVU, does not realize that 4 and 5 star guys sometime respond differently given the amount of adulation and coddling they are used to -- more and more, coaching top talent in CFB wouls seem to require more managing of egos that NFL coaches have to do, given the explosion of HS recruit worship that has taken place over the past 5 years. I think a lot of 4 and 5 star kids come in with a sense of entitlement and maybe not the work ethic they need. Motivating them is very different (and in some ways harder) than motivating a kid like Kovacs. |
