New Era

The Six · « **Reply #120 on:** August 11, 2013, 08:23:52 PM »

Quote from: djsimp on August 11, 2013, 07:24:13 PM

Translation: We are still shitty on defense. Better hope Gus can get the offense going.

JR4AU · « **Reply #121 on:** August 11, 2013, 09:42:32 PM »

Quote from: TheSix on August 11, 2013, 08:23:52 PM

Translation: We are still shitty on defense. Better hope Gus can get the offense going.

Truer words have never been spoken! Oh, if only we had a QB!

You Jake haters better warm up to the fact that the incumbent SENIOR starter at Mike LB will be "the guy" again this season.

jmar · « **Reply #122 on:** August 11, 2013, 11:10:03 PM »

Johnson backs up Van Gorder's choice of Holland as his extension on the field.
Jake practices his craft and relishes the lead role whereas the others...

Flowers will see action in the rotation at both Mike and Sam LB according to Coach Johnson.
Just reemphasizing that tidbit.

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #123 on:** August 12, 2013, 02:25:40 PM »

Y'all forget that Neiko Torched played his senior year too.

And dude is still (!!) with the Chiefs. Saw him get, well, torched on a few plays the other night against the Saints. God bless his heart but he is AWFUL. How desperate must the Chiefs be??

Saniflush · « **Reply #124 on:** August 12, 2013, 02:52:29 PM »

Quote from: Tiger Wench on August 12, 2013, 02:25:40 PM

Y'all forget that Neiko Torched played his senior year too.

And dude is still (!!) with the Chiefs. Saw him get, well, torched on a few plays the other night against the Saints. God bless his heart but he is AWFUL. How desperate must the Chiefs be??

Thought they changed their name to the Chefs?

AU_Tiger_2000 · « **Reply #125 on:** August 12, 2013, 03:56:18 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on August 12, 2013, 02:52:29 PM

Thought they changed their name to the Chefs?

Great googily moogily

djsimp · « **Reply #126 on:** August 12, 2013, 09:29:38 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on August 12, 2013, 02:52:29 PM

Thought they changed their name to the Chefs?

I've heard KC has some good fake BBQ.

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #127 on:** August 13, 2013, 01:44:21 PM »

Quote from: AU_Tiger_2000 on August 12, 2013, 03:56:18 PM

Great googily moogily

You silly little crackers...

djsimp · « **Reply #128 on:** August 27, 2013, 01:50:22 PM »

GH2001 · « **Reply #129 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:33:56 PM »

Quote from: JR4AU on July 29, 2013, 03:36:29 PM

First 3 games: Washington St., Ark. St. and MSU. I suspect what will happen will be a false sense of security in games one and 2, followed by an ugly performance vs MSU.

Quote from: JR4AU on July 29, 2013, 03:36:29 PM

Play calling will certainly be the top of the list of complaints by by the halftime vs LSU.

You were saying JR?

Your gotdanged Nostradamus so far.

Kaos · « **Reply #130 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:49:03 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on September 24, 2013, 01:33:56 PM

You were saying JR?

Your gotdanged Nostradamus so far.

I didn't think curious playcalling was in the top ten.

FWIW, Gus has made curious play calls as long as he's been around. There are times he inexplicably goes away from what's working just to do it. Times he sticks with something that's not working just to stick with it. Times he kills momentum by making head-scratching personnel substitutions. Times he leaves people on the sidelines for no reason we understand. He even did it with Ben Tate at times. Have the guy sitting there scratching his butt for a quarter and then hey, wait... don't we have a running back better than Mark Ingram around here somewhere? Oh yeah. What quarter is it? Can we put him in now?

I think there may be occasions that he outthinks himself and gets so concerned with speed that continuity escapes him.

JR4AU · « **Reply #131 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:53:34 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on September 24, 2013, 01:49:03 PM

I didn't think curious playcalling was in the top ten.

FWIW, Gus has made curious play calls as long as he's been around. There are times he inexplicably goes away from what's working just to do it. Times he sticks with something that's not working just to stick with it. Times he kills momentum by making head-scratching personnel substitutions. Times he leaves people on the sidelines for no reason we understand. He even did it with Ben Tate at times. Have the guy sitting there scratching his butt for a quarter and then hey, wait... don't we have a running back better than Mark Ingram around here somewhere? Oh yeah. What quarter is it? Can we put him in now?

I think there may be occasions that he outthinks himself and gets so concerned with speed that continuity escapes him.

Its definitely tops in complaints by fans.. Not in reasons we lose to LSU.

Godfather · « **Reply #132 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:55:34 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on August 12, 2013, 02:52:29 PM

Thought they changed their name to the Chefs?

They tried, they just pissed off someone else.

GH2001 · « **Reply #133 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:55:49 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on September 24, 2013, 01:49:03 PM

I didn't think curious playcalling was in the top ten.

FWIW, Gus has made curious play calls as long as he's been around. There are times he inexplicably goes away from what's working just to do it. Times he sticks with something that's not working just to stick with it. Times he kills momentum by making head-scratching personnel substitutions. Times he leaves people on the sidelines for no reason we understand. He even did it with Ben Tate at times. Have the guy sitting there scratching his butt for a quarter and then hey, wait... don't we have a running back better than Mark Ingram around here somewhere? Oh yeah. What quarter is it? Can we put him in now?

I think there may be occasions that he outthinks himself and gets so concerned with speed that continuity escapes him.

That offense is high risk high reward in general. So is EJ style of D.

Looking up a few replies I also see where JR predicted holland would be the starter because we were THAT bad at LB. Jake has to be damn good at calling the plays and setting the players. Because he is shitastic at execution. I think Frost is just the opposite. Awesome physically. But probably doesn't have the playbook downloaded completely. It's a matter of pick your poison. Yes we are that bad at LB folks.

Godfather · « **Reply #134 on:** September 24, 2013, 01:57:24 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on September 24, 2013, 01:55:49 PM

That offense is high risk high reward in general. So is EJ style of D.

Looking up a few replies I also see where JR predicted holland would be the starter because we were THAT bad at LB. Jake has to be damn good at calling the plays and setting the players. Because he is shitastic at execution. I think Frost is just the opposite. Awesome physically. But probably doesn't have the playbook downloaded completely. It's a matter of pick your poison. Yes we are that bad at LB folks.

No one else other than the MLB can call the damn plays?

GH2001 · « **Reply #135 on:** September 24, 2013, 02:09:57 PM »

Quote from: Godfather on September 24, 2013, 01:57:24 PM

No one else other than the MLB can call the damn plays?

Good question. Typically no. Would be nice though wouldn't it?

One thing is apparent now - we were much less talented and much more ill equipped at several positions than we realized. I think for the most part our coaches are doing what they can with what they have been given. We are not as talented as some of our fans think. LB being the main culprit.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #136 on:** September 24, 2013, 02:17:37 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on September 24, 2013, 02:09:57 PM

Good question. Typically no. Would be nice though wouldn't it?

One thing is apparent now - we were much less talented and much more ill equipped at several positions than we realized. I think for the most part our coaches are doing what they can with what they have been given. We are not as talented as some of our fans think. LB being the main culprit.

I would like to think they are just trying to get us back on track, beat the teams we should beat, be competitive in most games and maybe upset somebody along the way, get to a bowl game for the much needed extra practice.

Kaos · « **Reply #137 on:** September 24, 2013, 02:18:07 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on September 24, 2013, 01:55:49 PM

That offense is high risk high reward in general. So is EJ style of D.

Looking up a few replies I also see where JR predicted holland would be the starter because we were THAT bad at LB. Jake has to be damn good at calling the plays and setting the players. Because he is shootastic at execution. I think Frost is just the opposite. Awesome physically. But probably doesn't have the playbook downloaded completely. It's a matter of pick your poison. Yes we are that bad at LB folks.

"Folks..." Do you have a drill press?

I think Jake may practice well but gets lost in games. I can't count the number of times the ball is snapped and he's still looking to the sidelines like a panicked rabbit or looking at his feet trying to figure out where they're supposed to be. And then he hesitates trying to figure it out. All it takes is two or three stutter steps and he's neutered himself on the play.

Kaos · « **Reply #138 on:** September 24, 2013, 02:19:13 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on September 24, 2013, 02:09:57 PM

Good question. Typically no. Would be nice though wouldn't it?

One thing is apparent now - we were much less talented and much more ill equipped at several positions than we realized. I think for the most part our coaches are doing what they can with what they have been given. We are not as talented as some of our fans think. LB being the main culprit.

Wasn't just the fans, hoss. Some of the best recruiting classes in AU history. Tuberville's were never that consistently high.

GH2001 · « **Reply #139 on:** September 24, 2013, 02:37:40 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on September 24, 2013, 02:19:13 PM

Wasn't just the fans, hoss. Some of the best recruiting classes in AU history. Tuberville's were never that consistently high.

If you guys think a rivals ranking is the end all....then fine. Hoss.

But it's not. Many of the players in those classes are either gone, we're never developed or just weren't as good as advertised. How it can't be seen bewilders me. Pretty damn obvious..

.....folks.