This team makes me insane!

[Ewert86PC]

They played a fine first half against USC, but they walked right in to USC's changes at half time.

Special teams were disappointing. The kickoff return after McKnight's TD looked like USC was toying with us.

Are our DB's named Crispy, Ash, Toast and Flambe? Awful tackling that would have worked in the USD game, but against USC it was like running over a tackling dummy. And the dummy would have chased them down faster.

Our D line showed some promise, but not enough to put sufficient pressure on Barkley.

O line really disappointed on run blocking. A running game requires holes and lanes for the runners to get through.

Our QB and WRs aren't even on the same planet. What QB says in the huddle, what QB thinks he said in the huddle, what WR hears in the huddle and what WR remembers from the huddle seem to all be different things.

Brewster needs to get a JuCo QB in here and give Aliapate more time to mature. Gray seems destined to remain a WR cause the OC can't prep for his spread style. Well, IF Brewster is still here next year....

 

[thailleagle]

But we have so much Depth now because of Brewster's incredible Recruiting Skills...how could an undermanned & average at best USC team beat us?

 

[zman]

It's funny how we can watch the same game yet take away different views. I thought the interior defensive line was weak this game and I felt our defensive backfield actually showed some improvement in tackling once they were in position to make a tackle.

 

[Ewert86PC]

The DEs stayed home long enough to protect the edges of the line and that allowed them to try to close in on Barkley. The DBs spent too many tackles trying to knock down the opponent rather than tackling. It seems only one player was trying to actually tackle the carrier, when he was in the proper position.

 

[cncmin]

The DEs stayed home long enough to protect the edges of the line and that allowed them to try to close in on Barkley. The DBs spent too many tackles trying to knock down the opponent rather than tackling. It seems only one player was trying to actually tackle the carrier, when he was in the proper position.

There's a lot to be said about fundamental tackling - low, hold onto the legs and feet. The Gophers seem to all tackle high, and it shows by how the opposition adds extra yard after extra yard.

The really scary thing about the Gophers is that, in Brewster's 4th year, he has shown no ability to adjust to what the other team is doing; and all of his players seem to lack fundamental football knowledge. It's a sad state in Gopher Land. Change is imminent.

 

[alphagopher]

adusting to counter the other team's tactics? teaching fundamental football knowledge? Get with the program-when you have talent which is light years ahead of where it was a few years ago, one need not bother with such passe concepts. Speed kills, and johnnys /joes beat x's and o's... what's the frequency, Tim?