First off, there was the finger pointing at last years of line coach. Freddie Maggard gives a bunch of excuses about how there wasn't enough experience fostered by the previous coach. As if only Jagr Burton had played ten more snaps against South Carolina last year, we would be better against Youngstown State this year. 10 full games experience later we see how important that really was.
Then, it's all about NIL. Yes, we're 52nd in recruiting, but not because we lost a bunch of experienced recruiters and replaced them with pro coaches. But because we don't have the money to pay players. And that probably did hurt. We needed NIL cleared up. Glad it happened. But we're tied with Vanderbilt and Campbell in next years class ranking. Surely we don't need much money to do better than that.
Now, max Duffy has scuttlebutt about buy in. The line isn't studying hard enough. The receivers don't know the offense. There's not enough leadership. The week players are getting frustrated, now come the stories its their fault. But we are also getting a lot of outside confirmation from other football people this offense has issues. Plus, eyeballs.
I know how these threads that mention ksr devolve. It's really not about them. I don't doubt they are being told this.
But what concerns me is that they are being told. The staff has found an outlet to give all the reasons its not their fault. They need to keep first and third issues to themselves. And, will they look at all the way to correct problems starting in the mirror if they have other excuses?
Then, it's all about NIL. Yes, we're 52nd in recruiting, but not because we lost a bunch of experienced recruiters and replaced them with pro coaches. But because we don't have the money to pay players. And that probably did hurt. We needed NIL cleared up. Glad it happened. But we're tied with Vanderbilt and Campbell in next years class ranking. Surely we don't need much money to do better than that.
Now, max Duffy has scuttlebutt about buy in. The line isn't studying hard enough. The receivers don't know the offense. There's not enough leadership. The week players are getting frustrated, now come the stories its their fault. But we are also getting a lot of outside confirmation from other football people this offense has issues. Plus, eyeballs.
I know how these threads that mention ksr devolve. It's really not about them. I don't doubt they are being told this.
But what concerns me is that they are being told. The staff has found an outlet to give all the reasons its not their fault. They need to keep first and third issues to themselves. And, will they look at all the way to correct problems starting in the mirror if they have other excuses?