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Park Gothic

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  1. Are you sure? I will readily acknowledge that you know more about X's and O's than I do, but it looked like Ewers was reading how the DE played the RB and pulled the ball when he saw the DE move inside. To me, that looks like a zone read, where the QB pulls to run, not pass. I remember that one of our receivers was drifting out there, but he didn't seem like he was running a route. If it was a route, it was one of the most low-effort bullshit routes I've ever seen. But again, I recognize that I may be missing something.
  2. A huge problem with both of Ewers' turnovers against A&M was playcalling. As you said, RTDB in the red zone. Why are we going for a low percentage perimeter pass? It could have worked but for the tip, but I still don't like it. But playcalling on the second turnover (the fumble) was inexcusable. We have a hobbled QB who was not a great runner to begin with, why are we asking him to do zone read in the red zone? Did Sark think Manning was in? Makes no sense. That doesn't excuse how careless Ewers was being with the football, but the problem started with the playcall. I don't agree - in 2023, Sanders had 45 receptions for 682 yards and 2 TDs. His longest reception (catch and run) was 50 yards. This season, Helm has 48 receptions for 600 yards and 5 TDs. His longest reception was 49 yards. Sanders was a great receiving TE, but his numbers aren't materially better than Helm's. On top of that, Helm has been absolutely mission critical in giving Ewers an outlet on tough downs. Ewers clearly trusts Helm and feels more confident throwing him the ball. In other words, I don't think the numbers support the argument that Sanders was better and I don't think the eye test supports it either.
  3. Are these controversial statements? You could argue that Sanders is a better pure receiver than Helm but (1) that's debatable and (2) Helm is the better TE over all. And Williams is his third season and his first as a starter and is already at least as good as Jones was as a 5th year.
  4. Honest question - what is going on with the fumbles in the RB room? Is it really that hard to hold onto the football? It doesn't seem like other schools have this problem, but maybe I haven't been paying attention? I know that "hit the ball" is being taught more and more as a standard part of tackling, but that's hardly novel and you would think the coaching / players would have adjusted at this point.
  5. The response to the Jake Ehlinger sign is so predictable. (1) "It was fake! A conspiracy to make us look bad!" immediately followed by (2) "And even if it was real, whatabout the t-sip sign about the bonfire!"
  6. I apologize for doubting your description of his physique. He is truly a wad of chewed bubble gum on pencils.
  7. Man, don't you know anything? They were like 3 plays away from beating us... with a FRESHMAN QB! That's basically as good as a win. Just wait til next year, sips.
  8. I'm pretty much good with moving on, but I am curious - is this supposed to be a pic of the whole table? Like, are there other schools on there with little tchotchkes and shit or is it just OU?
  9. But is he a good kid from a good family?
  10. Can't be any worse than what they've had.
  11. Why are you assuming its the latter, especially with regard to DT? "Enormous, fast, and mean" is pretty good fit for any scheme.
  12. Everyone with a baby and a job looks like that.
  13. Send not to know for whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee Cole Lourd.
  14. I'm still a Baker skeptic, but I will admit that he probably needs more help than most of the position coaches on staff. He doesn't really have any skins on the wall, and even if he could point to Broughton and Collins for proof of his development other teams' coaches can just say that Bo really developed those guys. He probably needs someone with more credibility to help him close and he probably needs more money than the other coaches. DL recruiting is the most viciously competitive and we've got a FNG running our room. There's not much Baker can do about that now, but it's also one of the reasons not to hire an unknown. You can't hire a guy like Baker and not give him extra support.
  15. Jonah has never played LB. We are past the days of turning safeties into LB's. Are we?
  16. You probably know better than I do, but I'll throw in my $0.02 - I would rather take a chance on high school recruits for IDL than rely on the portal. (1) Good, proven DTs in the portal are worth a fortune and recruiting them seems to always a ridiculous amount of time and money. They're also rare. I think we had a "great" DT haul from the portal last season and we got 2 contributors and a bust. Our best IDL were still homegrown dudes. (2) It's not just about S&C development, it's about culture too. Guys who've been here for 2 or 3 years are bought in and understand what we're about much better than a merc. They're not just players, they're leaders. They love their teammates and are loved by them. You just don't get that from the portal. (3) Just based on how recruiting vs. portal has gone since 2021, we have gotten too many busts from the portal for me to trust it. In aggregate we've probably pulled more busts from high school, but we've also gotten more hits and probably paid less for them too. The allure of the portal (for any position) is you can get proven talent - you know what they can do because you've seen them do it. But you have to pay a premium for it, and I still think there is better value overall in high school recruiting. That may be less true with a position like WR, but I think it's more true with DT and OL. Really any position that has a longer development and S&C timeline.
  17. You're right, but the issue is one of perception. An objective observer can see that without their QB, FSU was not one of the 4 best teams in the country and the committee has been very clear that their goal is to select the 4 best teams (not the most deserving). But college football fans are famousy incapable of being objective, and at its basic level the whole ranking system is a dog-and-pony show. You have to maintain credibility in order to keep your audience - look at what happened to boxing when people figured out how rigged the whole sport is. If you don't manage fan's perspectives then you risk them moving on to some other sport. They have to at least believe that their team is getting a fair shake. Putting Bama in over FSU was the right call when picking the "best" teams, but it undeniably damaged how fans view the committee and the fairness of the post-season. That's a bad thing, and being "right" won't change anything. This is the difference between someone who understands the sport and dumbass fans who buy into bullshit mythologies. Playing on cold ground in snow fucking sucks. Getting tackled and tackling on that surface is miserable and can lead to injuries. It also favors the less talented team, especially when the team likes to throw the ball. There's no "advantage" for a school like OSU in playing in the snow, you just limit your offense and increase your risk of injury.
  18. Consider the brains behind the policy.
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