Van Malone

[ObeyMyDog]

The GOAT?

Discuss

[Pony81]

Talent has improved. Let's pass judgement St the end of the season

[jpe747]

Talent has improved. Let's pass judgement St the end of the season

Agreed. One play in a season is not fair to judge a coach nor is it valid. I like the trash can drill. The dbs last year made outstanding progress. We lost some of our strength in the db area. Let's hope these players improve as much this year.

[SMUer]

Our defense simultaneously had no one covering the sideline and no one covering the middle of the field. Our one central LB was often blocked because he ran straight into his own DL who was being pushed backwards to make a hole for a run up the middle. Delay your blitz? Our DB and safeties were being pulled into the center in coverage and our split wide LB disappeared or were too slow. And half their scores went completely untouched. It was basically a case-study on how not to play TCU.

[jimhagle]

3 years in and Malone is still getting it handed to him by better teams.

[footballdad]

Malone is garbage, told everyone that from the beginning, way in over his head. Onu trying to guard Turpin man to man out in the slot? Only thing preventing that from being a ridiculously wide open 30 yd TD was Turpin dropping it because he was laughing so hard as he ran the route.

[JasonB]

The TCU OL was very impressive. They mauled us at the line of scrimmage, straight up the middle.

We reacted to that in the second half, and it lead to 1v1 isolation and long TDs. Onu bit trying to make a play and got burned. He also got picked by the ref on a long TD run. That is what happens when you commit to certain things and someone loses a 1v1 battle.

The correction that wasn't made was that our DL was spread very wide. It allowed for easy isolation of a single tackle on a double team and backside OL could pull and lead the charge up the middle.

[SoCal_Pony]

In Navy's 120+ year history of playing college football, they have never scored more points against an opponent in consecutive years as they have against SMU these past 2 years.

130 points.

Now you certainly can't blame that on the 'uniqueness' of Navy's offense or the lack of P5 talent on our D.

Sorry, but lack of coaching is a huge factor.

[SoCal_Pony]

And half their scores went completely untouched. It was basically a case-study on how not to play TCU.

Yep, that was mighty frustrating.

Just curious, SMUer, did you consider the 'we are all in unison not going to jump' play an untouched score?

[footballdad]

The TCU OL was very impressive. They mauled us at the line of scrimmage, straight up the middle.

We reacted to that in the second half, and it lead to 1v1 isolation and long TDs. Onu bit trying to make a play and got burned. He also got picked by the ref on a long TD run. That is what happens when you commit to certain things and someone loses a 1v1 battle.

The correction that wasn't made was that our DL was spread very wide. It allowed for easy isolation of a single tackle on a double team and backside OL could pull and leJust sad the charge up the middle.

Just stop. I thought we now had a dominant DL?

[geno]

In Navy's 120+ year history of playing college football, they have never scored more points against an opponent in consecutive years as they have against SMU these past 2 years.

130 points.

Now you certainly can't blame that on the 'uniqueness' of Navy's offense or the lack of P5 talent on our D.

Sorry, but lack of coaching is a huge factor.

Man, SoCal, you must have gone back through the records to analyze Navy's 120 year history of playing college football to come up with that nugget. Are you retired, or what?

[SoCal_Pony]

When you give up 130 points and you know the right website, it takes less than 5 minutes.

Key was the 130 points.

[Rebel10]

The TCU OL was very impressive. They mauled us at the line of scrimmage, straight up the middle.

We reacted to that in the second half, and it lead to 1v1 isolation and long TDs. Onu bit trying to make a play and got burned. He also got picked by the ref on a long TD run. That is what happens when you commit to certain things and someone loses a 1v1 battle.

The correction that wasn't made was that our DL was spread very wide. It allowed for easy isolation of a single tackle on a double team and backside OL could pull and leJust sad the charge up the middle.

Just stop. I thought we now had a dominant DL?

He may have been talking about being dominant against nonBCS opponents.

[JasonB]

Or he may have been talking about being Dominant against non top 25 teams.

Anyone know the result of the Gary injury? Pursley?

[mrydel]

Pursley looked like cramps. He was walking stiff legged to the locker room, I assume for IVs and supposedly returned to the game. Just my thought, no knowledge.