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I mean, I guess it depends on who you can plug into the coordinator role. In your Arkansas example, it’s tough to see how they become a better football team for making that move when looking at the interim OC’s credentials. We’ll see if it pays off for them. Feels like it probably won’t make them any better this year looking at it from a high level glance. With that said, I wouldn’t hold my breath that Coach Morris makes a change at DC anytime soon. He likes the scheme. At this point, they know they don’t have the right personnel for it to be its best version this year but they feel like getting the players used to running it helps them in the long run.

The “wasn’t supposed to be a rebuild thing” is tired and crap. This program wasn’t where it needed to be. Any coach they hired was going to have a hard time this year. That’s just reality.

FIFY

If a bad half in any sport “embarrasses” you, your sport fandom is going to have a lot of embarrassment in it.

Goal line changes things

Why in the world would you mess with the mojo here?

I thought Pratt is supposed to be the elite QB in the conference? I don’t think he’s a bad QB, but he isn’t really all that explosive.

Yep

These coaches are going for it on 4th down because they know field goals aren’t going to win this game.

This was well played in their part. Got them a Game Day mention this morning too.

Yeah right… it’s more that channel is driven by expected viewership. If the networks don’t think people will watch, you move down a level. And more often than not, if you ultimately polled fans, the decisions would be the same.

I love this look!

The outcome of this game is going to be 100% contingent on how our offense does early, IMO. If I’m the coach, I want the ball first and want to go get points on the board. We have to put the pedal down and keep it there. Take the crowd out of the game early and build a cushion.

@EAGLE83 Here's how USA Today described their deals.

I think the answer to your question is "It depends..."

I get that I may be the minority on this thread about this, but I would a million times over prefer the university/athletics spend their time and $’s figuring out ways to have events around DATCU that drag people over there vs a parade that happens away from the stadium.

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Maybe, just maybe, there’s a lot more to it than just talent level. Perhaps he wasn’t working very hard in practice, maybe he hadn’t learned the playbook well enough, maybe he wasn’t being a good team player, etc. Truth is, I have no idea. But neither do you. I feel like Eric Morris has proven his ability to recognize and develop QB’s so it seems pretty clear something was off with CR early this year.

Meh, the uniform combination has never won or lost a single game.

He’s right, you know?

I love this uniform! And it plays right into there being an eclipse in the middle of the game. Really cool!

The pretzel is part of a $20 package that comes with a ticket, drink ticket, and pretzel. Drink tickets are on sale through the ticket office website for $5. LINK

I hear what you guys are saying, but here's a rundown of things happening this game Pregame Concert Free Breakfast Tacos for Students Solar Eclipse Glasses Giveaway $5 Bloody Marys & Mimosas Under the Wing until Kickoff $20 Oktoberfest Ticket Package (game ticket, beer sampling tickets, pretzel) Oktoberfest food/drink specials during the game Postgame Tailgate I'm not sure it's fair criticism for this particular game.

In our defense, none of our paid lots are as far from DATCU as that parking is from the Liberty Bowl Stadium. There’s even a reply to that tweet from a Memphis fan questioning why they ever charge for that lot they’re promoting as free.