Based on the evidence of the D, they have a long way to go. At this ;point, I dont see the athleticism of which you speak. They appear very, very slow in comparison. Perhaps it is simply youth and inexperience. I sure hope so.....
Ohio State seems to be doing well. Would reasonably argue the same for Penn St, yes I know this is a bad start for them, though they should be 2-2 right now.
MSM starts. Rush was moved to DL. Braelen Oliver is out for the year. Both Gordon and Willis were out for COVID reasons the first two games, but have played the past two weeks while Lindenberg's PT has slowly decreased. If you want to check the roster, I'm sure you can comment on the other LB recruits.
I remember the old Clem Haskins camps.
I hope so too. You’re not wrong that evidence has shown we have had issues on D. I think we are plenty athletic, I think we look slow because we take bad angles, are in the wrong spots cause of bad reads, and still not confident so we are getting bad jumps. Leash is shorter though, but I believe PJF will continue to get it fixed.
I think Northwestern has a good formula as well.
I really, REALLY hate to admit this, but I admire what Wisconsin as been able to do with their program. They are currently everything I wish our program was. Good, consistent and mean on both sides of the ball. I think that attitude and the ability to physically back it up is a very important part to why they are good year in and year out. The Gophers don’t play with an edginess on either side of the ball with the exception of Ibrahim and his running style. We need to fix that and in a hurry.
This is so true. As I said in another thread, how you lose is important. I don’t expect 11-2 every year at this point. But if we had not blown the Maryland game and were 2-2 with those two losses being competitive in the fourth quarter, I’d chalk it up to rebuilding after a lot of attrition. Alas, that isn’t the case.
It's not that hard to google "247 minnesota gopher recruiting class" to see all the recruits.
spartanswire.usatoday.com
I agree wholeheartedly with the first part. They've built that program into what it is now over the span of 30 years. Alvarez brought a system and committed to it. He had a couple blips on the radar in terms of difficult seasons, but he laid the foundation for success.
Granted the Gophers are at the bottom of the list in assistant coach pay, however, not exactly double the budget for Iowa/Wis. There is a bigger gap between tOSU/Michigan and Wisconsin than the gap between Wisconsin and Minnesota:
- Ohio State – $6.295 million
- Michigan – $6.005 million
- Michigan State – $4.901 million
- Iowa – $4.710 million
- Nebraska – $4.475 million
- Wisconsin – $4.368 million
- Maryland – $3.690 million
- Indiana – $3.684 million
- Purdue – $3.535 million
- Illinois – $3.446 million
- Rutgers – $3.221 million
- Minnesota – $3.055 million
- Penn State/Northwestern – Numbers not reported
Michigan State football assistants rank third in Big Ten in combined compensation
[jwplayer 4f1fmI7Y-PROpJzTY] When compared to their conference foes, Michigan State football assistants were compensated relatively well in 2019. The USA TODAY published their annual database of as…
Not sure on defensive system? He has said it from day 1. 4-3 defense.
Yeah, I just meant specifically the model at WI & IA since those are the teams gopherjay mentioned. I see the model for long-term success at NW as slightly different. But even beyond that, I can see Coyle-Fleck trying to build what Devaney-Osborne had going at Nebraska. One can dream, right...
OK, so using "there's a new position coach/DC/OC" excuse is then off the table, right?
Kill touted his loyal staff, as soon as Claeys got the keys to the car he sacked the offensive coordinator. I think building their own coaching tree is a sign of an excellent coach.
Your answer basically supports my question.
Oh, well good. We agree then.
