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I really think everyone is overthinking it. Find a defensive leaning high school head coach in the state of Texas near the I-35 & I-45 corridor. Bring him and another defensive coach from the high school level he respects most. Because defensive players we have need more one-on-one attention to just be decent. So the only way to increase that one-on-one time with limited practice time by NCAA rules is more coaching bodies. I also think that having coaches fresh from the high school ranks are better scouts for targeting talent that can be flipped from offense to defense.

I only think Carthel is HC in waiting if Morris gets hired away. If he gets fired then that most likely means they are going to hire someone outside the current coaches and that means Carthel is most likely not retained by the new HC. I am not sure he would walk into a situation where he feels the HC is on the hot seat.

What happened to him?

My guess is the blue lot is sold out because of the package given to certain levels of season ticket holders, then they don't show up. I have a spot in the Blue lot spaces as part of the package. My spot goes unused every week except for the Army game.

It's mostly Chandler not playing as well recently, especially in high leverage situations (e.g. the end zone INTs). Not sure how much of it is injury related or him pressing. The offense is very dependent on him playing well, so any drop off hurts a ton. Just getting him back on track is the most important thing short term. Big picture the OL has been the biggest issue all year though. There is no consistency. We started our 8th (!) different combination against UTSA. We've started 9 different players, including 2 true freshmen (sometimes on the field simultaneously) and 3 different players have started at multiple positions. Jett Duncan has started at C, LT, RT, and the last game at RG. Good grief. The lack of consistency, inexperience, and talent gives us an OL that doesn't consistently run or pass block well. We could play with our food against Tulsa and still drop the hammer on them. It's harder to do that when you play teams who aren't near the bottom of FBS. The OL issue is partly our own doing. Gabe Blair has been hurt all year. Ma'Kayi Lee is, I guess, injured? He lost his starting spot against Wyoming, played some garbage time snaps, and hasn't been on the field since. But aside from them, if Lee is hurt, the combination shuffling has been about talent as much as health. Larry Moore III and Leke got benched. I'm a Duncan fan, but if he is an option to start at tackle then you know the roster is a problem.