tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893665633115140500.post3212371435072428109..comments2023-01-29T01:19:16.834-05:00Comments on Dreaded Judgment: The Wake Up CallZachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14215967104668687591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893665633115140500.post-26486734539043205432010-10-11T21:42:39.353-04:002010-10-11T21:42:39.353-04:00He has not put together a truly dominant defense i...He has not put together a truly dominant defense in his time as a head coach, but he has had quite a few defenses that are much better than simply "functional":<br /><br />04- 36th - 339 y/g scoring D 29th<br />05- 15th - 310 scoring D10th<br />06- 62nd - 336 scoring D 20th<br />07- 7th - 301 scoring D 8th<br />(thanks to AMazingBlue on the mgoboard for the research)<br /><br />I won't give him a free pass on some of his recruiting priorities and misfires, but who could have forseen Emilien and Turner being busts? The fact is we have a bunch of young guys on the field now who could develop into good to great defensive players in a few years. IMO Roh, Black, MRob, Johnson, and Avery could all be All-Big Ten type players, along with both Cam and Thomas Gordon, Kovacs, Talbot and Christian being solid contributers. Add in the development of Campbell, Ash, Wilkins, Ryan, and Vinopal, as well as the defensive recruits we pull in this year and I have no doubt this defense could be a top 25 unit (if not better). It is just going to take a little more time than most people are willing to grant him.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215967104668687591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893665633115140500.post-6055294709031824932010-10-11T20:07:37.905-04:002010-10-11T20:07:37.905-04:00rr has done nothing to show us he can put a fuctio...rr has done nothing to show us he can put a fuctioning defense together ever all he wants to recruit are o0ffense studs how about putting some of this athletic ability on defensive side. How about some more smurf backs or receivers that will helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893665633115140500.post-88499074075067053772010-10-11T17:25:09.238-04:002010-10-11T17:25:09.238-04:00This is still a good young football team that was ...This is still a good young football team that was beat by a more experienced, and yes, better football team. Having said that, we need to keep in mind that a different outcome on about a half dozen plays could easily have reversed the score. This is not 2009. I still believe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893665633115140500.post-7487399202966523902010-10-11T14:54:26.687-04:002010-10-11T14:54:26.687-04:00nothing left to do but practice, practice, practic...nothing left to do but practice, practice, practice...jasonrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041067969043666988noreply@blogger.com