Defensive Coordinator failing these kids.

[Outlaw]

5 minutes ago, WoolyBully said:

And that right there is it. It's IT! 

You have to work with the raw materials you have. You're gonna get portal guys who come here because they firmly believe they will get playing time. Which they will. But unlike back in P5 land, they're not going to be surrounded by P5 caliber players as well. They're going to be surrounded by our level of players (and coaching staff). Is it a case of 'a little bit is better than nada'? And it's kind of like a vicious cycle: the program sucks (can't argue with that), so we get players for whom the non-sucking program is not an option. Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's always the "close to home" excuse (and I think the word excuse is fair), 'cause if you really want to be a baller, you'll go where that happens. U of SF is not a destination. It's a resume building stop along the way for coaches with higher aspirations. 

This is nothing new. It's all been said before. However, we don't go through life thinking "Oh well, my raw material is lame, so I just produce lame output". As football fans there is an expectation that coaches can actually 'coach up' and get results from less than five-star material. Results. Not national championships, but at this point in time, it's hard to hang onto "Oh well, at least they didn't hang a hundred on us" as progress. It's year three. We have no recourse but to ride it out and see what sort of results CJS gets from 'the best players we can get". And no, doubling output to just two conference wins doesn't constitute progress. It might look like it on the spreadsheet, but we all know it's not. This is the AAC. Not the SEC, not B1G. We're playing against teams who also get "the best players and coordinators" they can. We've seen how we stack up against P5 teams in year three. Now we just have to see how we stack up against our peers. 

We are in year 3 and the team is getting embarrassed.  Jeff Scott still can't figure out why the team is unprepared or find some offense? The defense is struggling  but they are on the field the whole game because the offense in year 3 still can move the ball or score.

[Dave_Glaser]

I’ll say one thing about the defense, the coaches are fools if they don’t play three linebackers all the time. The only guys who consistently show up are Grier, Boyles and D.J. Gordon. Those guys need to be on the field together for most of the snaps.

[Brad]

2 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Coaching wins games. Our coach's speciality is losing games unfortunately. 

Insightful. Thanks.  

[Outlaw]

1 hour ago, Brad said:

Insightful. Thanks.  

It is a fact though. Prove me wrong Jeff Scott is literally making USF football the opposite of what a winner is.

Edited September 25, 2022 by Outlaw

[Brad]

14 minutes ago, Outlaw said:

It is a fact though. Prove me wrong Jeff Scott is literally making USF football the opposite of what a winner is.

 

spe·ci·al·ty

/ˈspeSHəltē/

noun

1. 1. a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert.

    

    

I guess if you think he has long studied the art of losing and dedicated himself to it, you’d be correct.   

[Outlaw]

Just now, Brad said:

 

spe·ci·al·ty

/ˈspeSHəltē/

noun

1. 1. a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert.

    

    

I guess if you think he has long studied the art of losing and dedicated himself to it, you’d be correct.   

He has studied it a lot while here.

[CousinRicky]

4 hours ago, Dave_Glaser said:

I’ll say one thing about the defense, the coaches are fools if they don’t play three linebackers all the time. The only guys who consistently show up are Grier, Boyles and D.J. Gordon. Those guys need to be on the field together for most of the snaps.

Any word on Grier? Saw him walk off before we walked out.