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I agree, but as you lay out, the difference between Medved and Johnson is that Medved has a solid idea of what he wants to run and the players that best fit his system. It's not apples-to-apples, but I view Johnson as similar to Brewster minus the blather. I do think if Christie, Payne, and...

Agreed.

I think a program has to start with a system and find players to fit that system. Medved's in his first year and we have a bit of a hodgepodge of guys this year. That will likely change over the next couple of years and the talent level will improve. But it has to start with a system or else...

It wouldn't have made a difference in the end, but the officiating was terrible and I don't think we got a call all night. They were mugging our WRs and TEs.

If the Blue Bloods started their own gig, it would be the end of college football at that level and it would just be semi-pro football at that tier (some would argue that not much would actually change in that regard). But the Blue Bloods would negotiate a giant television deal and feed off of...

I'm no great defensive mind, but defenses have to play as a unit more than an offense. Any part doesn't play to standard and the whole thing tends to fall apart. I think the CB play is so weak that it's affecting the safeties. You can't play "forward" when you are constantly covering up for...

Agree. USC is tremendously athletic, but they seem unorganized and disinterested half the time.

USC slumbers out of the gate, but once they get it in gear their athleticism can take over. They teeter on the edge and risk getting too far behind but that team has to rank among the top in the country in raw quicks.

My impression as well and makes me think they are having to do more to prop up the CBs.

We lost our best (by far) LB and two very good CBs. I'm no defensive brain wizard but I've always thought that poor CB play really erodes the effectiveness of the safeties. Safety is a position of strength for us on paper, but for some reason they haven't looked as solid this year as last...

O-line is terrible and interior DL/LB are underperforming. LBs are especially underperforming. Team speed is just bad. If the team is determined to run a pro-set with Lindsey at QB, you simply can't have him ducking and/or dumping off the ball every time he drops back. Opposing defenses are...

I think Coyle and Fleck are fine, but if you want to go beyond "fine" there will have to be an infusion of talent (however that happens). I can't believe the drop-off in talent from last year's team to this year's team. It's almost night-and-day out there.

I gave them a C largely because I saw the effort and I'm a notoriously easy grader. Can't teach speed and I was absollutely shocked by the speed differential between the teams. Agree on the identity issue. Fleck and company have run a pretty much straight pro-set since he's been here with a...

I thought campus security was supposed to stop muggings. The O DB was all over Smith.

FIRST DOWN!!!!!!

Speed differential is frightening.

I don't know what the term would be, but Fleck and company do a pretty job of identifying "risers" early in the process. That can get guys to commit before they have other offers, but the challenge is keeping them in the fold. If Jilek wants to play TE, that wasn't going to happen here with...

I want to differentiate a bit about the word "schtick" and I hope I'm not nitpicking because I agree with what you have written. I think Fleck has a "schtick" in a positive sense to help explain to the public his view of the world and his place in it. The slogans--which are often taken by his...

I think QB depth is going to be a challenge for every program. Offensive skilled-position guys (QB, WR, RB) want the ball in their hands and they'll likely figure out after a season (red-shirt or not) whether they are going to get the ball enough and make their decision as to stay or transfer...

The reason they insist on a parachute of any color is precisely due to the situation Kelly finds himself in. There a ton of variables (LSU and the rest of the SEC probably have a few more than most) that can lead to a mess like this one. Of course, Kelly came from a pressure cooker so as...