For all the naysayers about our "D"

[BullsFanInTX]

Did you see that Kansas and thier QB Barmann rolled up 574 yards against Nebraska AT Nebraska, supposedly a very good big 12 team, top 25 type team that is supposed to be back this year.  Our D played them much, much MUCH better.  So when you make generalizing comments about our D, realize that some so called big time programs are performing a lot worse.

Ray Rice stated USF was by far the best team they had faced so far.  Coach Mangino said Grothe gave them fits.  This team isn't dead yet, they may end up being better than some of the doom and gloomers want you to believe.  The team that played RU on Sat has a legit shot at 4-1 over next 5 games an outside chance at 5-0, faults and all.

[E.T.]

AMEN ! BULL Brother !

Go BULLS !!!

[Cubanbull]

Our defense hasnt been horrible. But i think most expected a more dominating performance. The weakness is obviously in the line, we need them to develop into more pressure on the QB and taking careof the OLine so the LBS can attack.

Right now if you watch the game you see the OLine getting to our LBS too often.

[E.T.]

I concur with Cuban.

[windbane]

i dont think we have been blitzing enough either.  particularly against the QBs we have been facing.

[E.T.]

1 Sack among our 3 LB's

:-/

[snarling Bull]

I agree with all of the above and GO BULLS

[bulls96go]

dline not stopping the run

but we cannot blame them for losses

[HOTMello2005]

/you are you watching the same game as me?...Because I see our D getting man-handled....OIY!

We need to get more pressure on the QB and our whole defense has to do a better job at tackling.

/you there is no running game on either side of the ball.

[Joe]

TX, the reason they scored so much on Nebraska is because they HAD to. They were down 24-7 early and had to go for the big play thus they pushed the ball down the field. They ended up running 24 more offensive plays in the Nebraska game which led to the large amounts of extra yards. (We gave up 400 yards on 70 plays)

The problem hasn't been the defense allowing yards it's the 3rd down conversions and ball control. We're getting killed in that aspect and teh last 2 teams we've played have come into the game playing ball control killing our defense and daring our offense to beat them.

We have to step it up on defense and make bigger plays or this season will only get longer...it starts with the Line.