BillySee58

I think the biggest weakness in the front for me has been not being able to set the edge as a defensive line. When your DEs are lined up more inside the tackles it’s harder to set the edge effectively, especially when some of those DEs are more like undersized DTs who aren’t as quick or hard to reach block. We have had a very soft edge and our LBs and safeties don’t do a great job with angles or understanding that you can’t bite on jab steps towards the middle part of the field when it’s obvious the runner wants to get outside you because that’s where you don’t have help defenders set up. Similarly on pass rush, we don’t set up good paths to the QB in the 3-3-5 stack because we have not been able to put pressure on tackles getting beat to the outside. And the blitzes never really had the same effect because blitzers are looking for a clean path to the QB and trying to avoid getting engaged by a lineman. Which is easier for a QB to manipulate than a DL’s path, and the blitzer vacates part of the field. Mccown for example was able to make one quick move up in the pocket, sometimes after baiting the blitzer a certain direction, and suddenly he had nothing but green grass for days. I think more of a 4-2-5 look would at least give us a chance to be more competitive setting the edges. I think that’ll go a long way and give us an easier chance at success given the caliber of athletes that are available at our level.

I think what Odom was running at USC was a 3-3-5 that had a “RUSH” position serving as a hybrid DE/LB lined up on the line of scrimmage, so really only 2 second level linebackers, making it similar to a 4-2-5 in effect. Different from Caponi’s 3-3-5 stack. Maybe someone like Chavez Brown could play that type of role but not exactly a lot of time to implement that level of scheme change. https://usctrojans.com/sports/2022/8/31/2022-usc-trojans-football-roster-depth-chart

I’ll take Morris over Littrell all day, at least at the timing of the decision. I think he is a better offensive coach and recruiter. The QB thing isn’t just a coincidence, and Littrell could only produce one which is part of what sunk him. That being said, I think it is extremely important that Mosley educate Morris on what went wrong with Littrell. Morris said almost verbatim what Littrell said when he hired a DC. That you get a guy “who is tough to coach against.” This move backfired in both cases, but especially with Morris where that 3-3-5 stack didn’t make as much sense against the offenses in this conference. Mosley should’ve been there to push back on that echo chamber stuff with the relevant example. Similarly Littrell went heavier on inexperienced portal guys with more eligibility when he could’ve benefited from adding more experience, especially defensively. Morris is going heavy HS which is good for building a foundation and those guys are less likely to transfer, but we also desperately need some ready to play guys. Particularly ones who you don’t have to suspend indefinitely to start the season. I think Morris does some things well and knows what it takes to run a quality team, but Mosley really needs to help educate him on where Littrell went wrong and push back on Morris if he’s thinking along the same lines in certain aspects. It doesn’t have to be the same movie with the same ending and Mosley needs to ensure it isn’t.

Felt like a road split from the Minnesota/McNeese swing would be a success. Glad we clinched that, but feels like the team is more than capable of 2-0 there.

We discuss the Army game and get into our Friday night matchup with our rivals from San Antonio

He posts that exact tweet anytime a team loses a buy game. I wouldn’t take it as disrespect.

Proud of this program

https://youtu.be/HSJh6dGOMYw We preview the Army game. GMG!

https://youtu.be/f5CqFcWQ6gI?si=2_REwxobiOU5h16Z We're back to discuss the last couple weeks of action heading into the bye.

I would like to see two seasons as well but also want to point out that he already holds some impressive records. Most career 400-yard passing games (4) and most consecutive 300-yard passing games (5).

For sure. Yup. That’s my point with crowd funding. Raising a few hundred thousand should be enough to keep starters who aren’t the top guys in the conference, and pluck some guys from D1 schools that don’t have a well put together NIL collective. It seems like we’re just talking about 4-5 figures being the market rate for a lot of these good non-QBs at the G5 level.

All sensible stuff here. Don’t disagree much if any, but to me I think the dollar figures that the players at are level are commanding make it less of all the bad stuff (transactional, grimy, etc.) From everything I have heard, we’re talking about players at UNT getting mostly 4-5 figures in NIL, for the ones who actually are getting something. And players at schools with even less fan support mostly getting nothing or next to nothing in NIL. I get the qualms about transparency for sure, and any other qualms. Just feels like a low level of investment needed from the fans to actually seize the opportunity that NIL is presenting us with.

Seems like all very reasonable stances to me.

Oh man, you’re right. Misread that as a total over the 5 years.

I know Adam at MeanGreenNation has pointed this out before, but our fanbase seems to be very conditional with how much support we are willing to give. Not being judgmental, but it’s just the truth. Every fanbase is like that to a degree but it feels more true with us than others. Everyone is entitled to their own qualifiers and financial decisions, I just think we need to be honest with what our realistic expectations are going to be for our program as things currently are. I feel like there’s an opportunity being missed here at a crucial juncture in the college football landscape. For context, that UTSA roster was put together pre NIL. If we are going to get ranked, it’s going to happen in a post NIL world.