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2 hours ago, Jim Johnson said:

Some of it is personnel.

But tackling technique is coaching.  Putting Grier and Boyles -- who are great pass rushers -- of the line of scrimmage is coaching.  Having the defense fall back 10 yards on 3rd and sixes is coaching.

The BYU, Tulsa, ECU, and Houston games were all winnable if the DC could put the players in a position to win... USF could be going (possibly) bowing this season.

 

I agree with you 100%. They always say the definition of insane is when you do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Put guys closer to the line and with inside leverage, forcing teams to work the sidelines, which will allow the speed of our defense to show up. Leaving the center of the field wide open is just BAD coaching.

No coach who has any idea what he is doing drops 3 players 20 yards off the ball on 2nd and 12........Only an incompentent def coord.....

38 minutes ago, Jim Johnson said:

Yup.

 

 

 

And the worst part it is obvious that not only is the play calling and scheme poor, but the coaching in practice can't be working because the same mistakes are made over and over again. Gotta blame the coordinator IMO.

That's it, that's the comment!

He will not be here next year.

1 minute ago, Brad said:

Madden has had too big of an impact on young offensive coordinators.  

Our coordinators are the biggest reason this team is not winning. I suspect improvements will be made, hopefully some up and coming coordinators with USF and Clemson ties.

On 9/29/2021 at 6:31 PM, NewEnglandBull said:

He even has the crooked finger going that @Brad talked about with our hand sign. Good ‘ol Q, he could do no wrong

So with a bye week and the competition ready to drop off a bit, I really think the coming out game could be the next game! He will have enough time to review a bunch of film of himself and will be able to adjust his reads/runs, etc. Let's go Q2!

Just now, MikeG said:

surprised we didn't catch a flag for that tackle out of bounds

These refs are absolute TRASH

1 minute ago, snarling Bull said:

McClain missing wide open receivers

@#%%! $$&&#^@ 3 wide open TDs missed..............

15 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Completely agree man, I just put in my prediction: SMU 51. USF 24. Hope I am way off but this defense of ours gives me little confidence against a high octane offense. 

Let's hope it will be closer and maybe cause a few turnovers and end up on the winning side. We probably need it if we are to have any chance to get to 5 or 6 wins and maybe a bowl game.

7 hours ago, monktified said:

The poise that Timmy showed for his first road start in that environment was fantastic, especially more important there were no penalties.  The coaching staff just needs to embrace the slow grind and wear defenses down.  Keep the underneath routes flowing as extensions of the run game, and then take the deep shots when we are ahead on downs and distance.  They will have to defend the whole field all game.  I think our confidence will build as the season moves along. I really didn't remember this off season much about our defensive depth going to be a problem.  

I agree about the defensive depth, although some injuries have definitely impacted that depth. Let's hope we can start more like we have finished.

So I think Timmy is going to be a special QB that could be the part we needed to get back to being relevant. Against BYU, in a hostile road environment, he was able to sustain long drives that we haven't seen since the Grothe/BJ Daniels days. You have to think that having BJ there to mentor him will be HUGE!

Go Bulls!

I didn't get to watch the game, but I listened to it and it seems he played well, a few drops and non pass interference calls, but pretty clean on his part. We will have to see if he continues to develop for the BYU game and then into the conference schedule. Go Bulls!

Looks like CJS is looking to keep McClain safe/protected until after the UF game. Probably not a bad decision as he would be best served to have him ready for game 3 vs FAMU.

2 minutes ago, Bullrush33 said:

I think this year counts for eligibility. I don’t want Timmy to waste his 4 years on this year. Let him play his 4 games and shut it down.

The assumption has to be that if you are growing the program and are going to get better every year, then your recruits will get better and you don't worry about redshirting. College football is different now and I think redshirting at the lower talent teams will basically disappear. Players commit to USF to play, not wait until they are Jrs to get playing time. I think you would only redshirt him if you have better talent ahead of him. Just my opinion.

33 minutes ago, BulledOver said:

Maybe just a TD from the 4 yard line against their 3rd string would have given HOPE. I know Weiss is supposed to be an Offense genius and at FAU they did roll but...Kiffin was there and that boy knows O. He didn't take him to Miss?? I hope he is a genius or just kinda sorta good. Maybe just 8 plays thats all but 8 plays they can run really really good...if I see that dive into center of line one more time I'll prob need a new tv..it worked with marlon and crew but........

I think the coordinators could just be his current coordinators, but if some talented guys with Clemson ties become available, CJS will upgrade. If the FAU guys were so good, Kiffin would have taken them with him...I wouldn't totally writeoff the OC and DC as people can get better if they are willing to work harder than everyone else, but who knows if that will happen.

3 minutes ago, flsportsfan83 said:

Start this kid now, let him make mistakes. We are not going anywhere this year anyways. He showed great flashed and made a few rookie mistakes. No reason to go back to Fortin. Make this Timmy's team and stop the musical chairs at QB.

I would be a bit hesitant or should I say careful with him if you start him against UF, as you don't want him to get hurt, either physically or mentally. I believe CJS will still give Fortin some time or may even start him against UF, whether it is right or wrong, hard to say. After the UF game, he should be safe to start McClain.

12 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

 

This man is a true class act

Gotta wonder if they ever talked to him...I just don't think you are going to find anyone better for a RBs coach and to recruit. Maybe he will be reconsidered. Otherwise, I would think a shot at OC with FAU or maybe Jameis needs a good QB coach.

2 minutes ago, bullstampede9922 said:

It would be nice, but he'll probably get a better position at FAU.

I guess maybe he could go work for Willie as the OC...I will always root for Shaun and CJL whereever they go!

I think we should really consider bringing back Shaun King as a RBs coach and recruiter. I haven't heard anyone say anything but great things about him. What do you all think?

2 minutes ago, JTrue said:

I'm hoping some QB stashed on a depth  chart somewhere thinks Scott's got the golden touch and comes here for a year while we develop the younger guys.

That would be great!

Just now, JTrue said:

Never underestimate the ability of people/institutions with money to think money will solve all their problems just by throwing more around.

Yes, that is a concern for sure.

Just now, JTrue said:

I'm not terribly optimistic we "locked" him in. Make the buyout too high and he doesn't sign the contract, anything manageable and the big boys are going to be able to get him. FSU paid $18 million to make xCWT go away, so if our buyout is even in that range, it's doable.

Let's hope that the landscape is changing with respect to that as many schools have seen the FSU debacle and may not want to make that same mistake. Might be wishful thinking by me though.

5 minutes ago, Bull Daly said:

Hell yeah! Heck I would take a home run hire if we can’t have the grandslam hire

A homerun is great too after a couple of strikeout looking by Skip and Charlie.

3 minutes ago, TheAccountant said:

It doesn’t matter who we get, we have to realize that as long as we are in the AAC our coaches will continue to get poached. That being said, CJS does seem like a pretty loyal guy (stayed at Clemson for forever even though I’m sure he had offers) and he has a connection to USF (dad graduated from here) and Florida (From Arcadia, which is about 1.5 hours away). So hopefully he gives us a good 5 years at least.

Yessir...and the recruiting and the transfer portal could pay huge dividends and the Clemson connection could lead us to getting some of their talent that had the bad fortune of not getting playing time because Clemson is so loaded with talent.