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Eric Olen? https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/03/12/ucsds-eric-olen-is-the-best-basketball-coach-in-the-country-but-can-the-tritons-keep-him/

I think it's all about possessions. They value possessions above everything. Not stops, or time of possession, just as many series with the ball as they can get.

That was Portland State bad.

Chloroform, take me away.

Can someone tell me what is so antiquated about a four man front?

Last in the nation in Red Zone Defense. -Not that good in between the 20's either. That's all on Caponi.

I'm driving through MW most Saturdays.

We have a way above average band and a way below average DJ. Let the band play. The Polo ponies were great, run them out every game. Put the riders in red, green, & blue and allow wagering.

Rally House in FW

I got a premature tombstone. 😳

Jason Douglas Jr. DL 6'3 245 247 Highlights Can I just cut him a check now?

We've brought in two D linemen & two LBs & too many DBs. Look at the current verbals for '24. How many D linemen??? It's been proven at every level, you win with Defense. Why does this get overlooked for so many years?

Patterson wouldn't put his name on this defense in a million years. He's got a freaking statue in FW, he doesn't need this headache. -Besides, his ego is bigger than his statue & there's not enough money in Denton to get him north of Joe T. Garcia's.

52 - 17 not us.

Who recruits the Portal?

That's shocking how small the defense is.

If Neal would have let RV hire Meacham, we'd be on year 3 with Joey McGwire.

59-19 Gatos.

My guess at #2

I've really enjoyed watching DeAndre compete. I think he's comparable to Erric Pegram.

As to why they didn't get transfer help? I don't know. Maybe they tried, maybe they thought they had the horses in the barn. My observation is that this staff isn't committed to Defense. Are they committed to passing numbers & touchdown passes? Absolutely. That's the identity they sell. I don't know what they sell on D. I'm not saying there's not a developmental component in the reason they're historically terrible, but when I see other defenses we play, I have a hard time saying "Our starter is better than theirs."

OR... They just aren't good enough. Outside of Novil, that side of the ball can't play. The sample size is large enough.