Chad Morris --- Love seeing CM Blow a big lead

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Wear your SMU hat and a t-shirt that reads:

Thank you Arkansas

I love that idea!!!

[mrydel]

I was thinking more like a t-shirt saying:

Striving to be SMU

[JasonB]

I think he will do well there too. Looks like the previous coach did not leave him much. Maybe not this year but i think he will do well.

Isn't this always the excuse, though? What shouldn't be overlooked is that he made all of the OL and DL lose a ton of weight so they can be mobile and run tempo.

As a result, just like here, at the end of the game when he needs to be able to run the ball and burn clock, he can't. He has to rely on spacing and misdirection to run the ball. When everyone knows he should run, he is forced to continue throwing or he gets stuffed. Defensively, when teams line up to pass, the DL doesn't have the strength to generate a pass rush with a base 4. So, they go into nickel, QB has all day to throw, and they get burnt.

Both of those problems are going to get worse when he heads into SEC play. And regardless of the skill position players he recruits, he is going to continue to lose games getting beat at the line of scrimmage, until he changes that mentality and gets off of the "tempo is everything" concept.

One could argue, in fact, that Clemson took the next step after he left, because they combined his recruits with a more physical approach.

Apparently you did not watch the game. They ran straight ahead and picked up large chunks of yards. For some reason Craddock decided passing was more important than ball control and kept emphasizing passes instead of continuing on the ground. Then when they had 4th and inches at midfield with a 18 point lead they and a 6ΓÇÖ7ΓÇ¥, 270 lb QBchose to punt. Gave up a 96 yard drive for a TD and never recovered.

And I do believe NTSU will beat them also because their pass defense sucks.

They have the same problem they had at SMU. I watched the game off and on, and they rolled chunks of yardage on the ground when they spread the field, defense had to respect the pass, and they ran a delay or misdirection. Same stuff they were effective running the ball on here.

When you get in short yardage and end of game situation, you have to run power behind the big uglies. He was always unwilling to do that here, and he has the same problem there with a slimmed down line.

[Insane_Pony_Posse]

Natives are already getting restless!

[mrydel]

[quote="Rebel10"]

I think he will do well there too. Looks like the previous coach did not leave him much. Maybe not this year but i think he will do well.

Isn't this always the excuse, though? What shouldn't be overlooked is that he made all of the OL and DL lose a ton of weight so they can be mobile and run tempo.

As a result, just like here, at the end of the game when he needs to be able to run the ball and burn clock, he can't. He has to rely on spacing and misdirection to run the ball. When everyone knows he should run, he is forced to continue throwing or he gets stuffed. Defensively, when teams line up to pass, the DL doesn't have the strength to generate a pass rush with a base 4. So, they go into nickel, QB has all day to throw, and they get burnt.

Both of those problems are going to get worse when he heads into SEC play. And regardless of the skill position players he recruits, he is going to continue to lose games getting beat at the line of scrimmage, until he changes that mentality and gets off of the "tempo is everything" concept.

One could argue, in fact, that Clemson took the next step after he left, because they combined his recruits with a more physical approach.

Apparently you did not watch the game. They ran straight ahead and picked up large chunks of yards. For some reason Craddock decided passing was more important than ball control and kept emphasizing passes instead of continuing on the ground. Then when they had 4th and inches at midfield with a 18 point lead they and a 6ΓÇÖ7ΓÇ¥, 270 lb QBchose to punt. Gave up a 96 yard drive for a TD and never recovered.

And I do believe NTSU will beat them also because their pass defense sucks.

They have the same problem they had at SMU. I watched the game off and on, and they rolled chunks of yardage on the ground when they spread the field, defense had to respect the pass, and they ran a delay or misdirection. Same stuff they were effective running the ball on here.

When you get in short yardage and end of game situation, you have to run power behind the big uglies. He was always unwilling to do that here, and he has the same problem there with a slimmed down line.[/quote]
Their line is not anorexic. Their QB is 6ΓÇÖ7ΓÇ¥ and weighs 270. They could have made 6ΓÇ¥.

[TidePony]

Wear your SMU hat and a t-shirt that reads:

Thank you Arkansas

IΓÇÖll do it!!!

[Monty_The_Mustang]

They also play Tulsa. Could go 0-3 vs G5 teams.

[angryfan04]

...so much for CM's "up-tempo" offensive......

[Timothythegreat]

Why all the Schadenfreude? I am thankful to chad Morris for what he did here. He didnΓÇÖt build an all conference team, but he completely flipped a roster than had 50% FCS level talent and made the offense watchable. He made this job infinitely more attractive and put in a lot of the grunt work needed to get us out of the abyss. He was a decent defensive coordinator away from being sognificantly more successful in his time here. Last years team wins 2-3 more if it had a defense that isnΓÇÖt laughable...that is to say that if Kane were DC last year with the exact same talent.

CM haters complain about leaving the team high and dry for the bowl game but he did nothing different than 95% of other coaches do. In fact, Scott Frost coaching UCF in their bowl game was notable for it being an aberration.

The dude wasnΓÇÖt Ron Meyer and he could have made some better decisions that would have translated to more wins, but to act slighted by him is wrong. He took this team from 11ppg to being on the verge of a top 10 offense when he left.
If you sincerely believed all of the hype and used car salesman talk CM did then IΓÇÖve got some land west of Malibu to sell you. This is a G5 school without the resources and glamour to hang with big P5 jobs, obviously he was just trying to get experienced and build a resume to take the next step..they donΓÇÖt do lifers in the G5 anymore. It was mutually beneficial, he got his big gig and we got our team out of a huge rut and gave the next guy much more to work with. Even if most of chads guys need to be recruited over, the average level of talent across the depth chart is still significantly higher than before he came here. CanΓÇÖt be too mad about that

[angryfan04]

Stupid

[SMU_Alum11]

While I didnΓÇÖt care for the way Chad left, IΓÇÖm still very much in his camp over Sonny. Only person I like less than Sonny is Rick for hiring a nobody. Chad had a far greater challenge taking a coachless season team and making something from nothing. He made the offense exciting and had he had the current DC during his tenure, I truly believe we would have been a 9 win team. Now bc of the hire of SD we will regress to a 2 win team and will more likely cap around 6-7 games until he goes or we finally kick him.

[friarwolf]

Why all the Schadenfreude? I am thankful to chad Morris for what he did here. He didnΓÇÖt build an all conference team, but he completely flipped a roster than had 50% FCS level talent and made the offense watchable. He made this job infinitely more attractive and put in a lot of the grunt work needed to get us out of the abyss. He was a decent defensive coordinator away from being sognificantly more successful in his time here. Last years team wins 2-3 more if it had a defense that isnΓÇÖt laughable...that is to say that if Kane were DC last year with the exact same talent.

CM haters complain about leaving the team high and dry for the bowl game but he did nothing different than 95% of other coaches do. In fact, Scott Frost coaching UCF in their bowl game was notable for it being an aberration.

The dude wasnΓÇÖt Ron Meyer and he could have made some better decisions that would have translated to more wins, but to act slighted by him is wrong. He took this team from 11ppg to being on the verge of a top 10 offense when he left.
If you sincerely believed all of the hype and used car salesman talk CM did then IΓÇÖve got some land west of Malibu to sell you. This is a G5 school without the resources and glamour to hang with big P5 jobs, obviously he was just trying to get experienced and build a resume to take the next step..they donΓÇÖt do lifers in the G5 anymore. It was mutually beneficial, he got his big gig and we got our team out of a huge rut and gave the next guy much more to work with. Even if most of chads guys need to be recruited over, the average level of talent across the depth chart is still significantly higher than before he came here. CanΓÇÖt be too mad about that

Hey Paula, enjoying Hogland?

[peruna81]

I am going to the Arkansas/Ole Miss game and had planned on wearing SMU gear. Getting a little afraid to now.

Nah Mark, wear it...What's the worst that could happen?

[peruna81]

They have the same problem they had at SMU. I watched the game off and on, and they rolled chunks of yardage on the ground when they spread the field, defense had to respect the pass, and they ran a delay or misdirection. Same stuff they were effective running the ball on here.

When you get in short yardage and end of game situation, you have to run power behind the big uglies. He was always unwilling to do that here, and he has the same problem there with a slimmed down line.

Remember Daryl Royal's comment from years ago?
"All that offense between the 20s doesn't mean very much..."

[SMU Pom Mom]

...Last years team wins 2-3 more if it had a defense that isnΓÇÖt laughable...

Yeah, that's a pretty big if.