I can't help but root for them.
This years gritty Vandy team reminds me of how we used to play all of the time...
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I like their coach. Classy guy. I’m not really cheering for them though.
I’m kinda the same with IU. 63 year old coach gets his first chance in P4.
Except for the electric QB play and passing game. SEC Mike always said other than UK every other SEC school lucks into a really good QB about every 10 years. So far hes been right
It’s past due for us to get an electric QB, like really past due.
Their QB has been really good for them (leads the team in rushing) but I wouldn't go so far as to call their passing game electric. Under 200 passing yards/game and about 350 total yards per game, UK is ~40y/g less in each category. Overall our defense has been better. But they've capitalized in some big moments and played/coached smart football, and UK can't say the same.
Good observation…they run the ball and shorten the game for sure. Pressure on each possession
Irony is they win the way we used to win. Clock control, shorten the game, have a culture of toughness.
The other irony is they hired tim beck as their oc who is really good at succeeding with a talent deficiency AND is about the only coach from Youngstown not on the staff. Instead we got bush.
The other irony is they hired tim beck as their oc who is really good at succeeding with a talent deficiency AND is about the only coach from Youngstown not on the staff. Instead we got bush.
Different Tim Beck, maybe you're thinking of the former NC ST OC Tim Beck who is now HC at Coastal Carolina and is from Youngstown.
We used to be that way, Couch, Lorenzen, Woodson, would even put pre-injury Hartline in that mix. The closest we got since has been Will Levis. I think Drew Barker could have been great had he not had a career ending injury.
If Stoops is gone after the season, i really hope we hire somebody quick to help avert some of the roster and recruiting damage that will inevitably occur. Because I don't put this season solely on the talent level. We have a very competitive roster on paper and some good recruits coming in. We need to be able to keep as much of that intact as possible. If Sumrall is the guy, I hope he can sell a lot of these players on staying and avoiding a wholesale roster turnover.
