Also, Derrick Mason has been terrible at Vandy and should be fired.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Assembly Hall (11-28-2020),dabvu2498 (11-29-2020),Revering4Blue (11-28-2020)
At full strength Alabama and Clemson just look like they're on a whole 'nother level. Never know what'll happen going forward, but that's my eyeball analysis.
adkindo (11-29-2020),GAC (11-29-2020),Revering4Blue (11-29-2020)
A&M is at Auburn next week. Coming off an Iron Bowl beatdown, I'm hoping Auburn are fired up and give the Aggies another loss.
What would you say.....ya do here?
What would you say.....ya do here?
Revering4Blue (11-29-2020)
I vote for Kansas...and like I said, my response is not related to her or anyone on the field. The responses in the media just felt over the top and fake. Calling it a huge moment for women in sports is silly. We have all seen Jackie Joyner Kersee, Serena Williams, Mia Hamm, Lisa Leslie and Simone Biles among many others amaze us in sports and raise the bar for all that came after. I have even seen Danika Patrick strap herself into a 750 HP machine and win the pole in an otherwise all male field....and go hundreds of laps against those men and finish in the Top 10. American women have had great moments in sports that have clearly moved the needle....yesterday, not so much.
I hope the young lady gets a chance to kick a FG...I have little doubt that she has a good chance at hitting one with her leg strength. I also know as someone that has helped a kicker train for a period, and who would take a few wacks in downtime myself.....very few guys on a P5 roster can nail a 25 yard FG on a consistent basis. It looks so much longer in real life compared to on tv.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Totally agree about the difficulties of field goals. I have always felt they should show a side angle to show how far it is. They show that angle from either behind the kicker or behind the FG and it makes everything look like a chip shot. They actually showed a side angle during one of the games yesterday and it’s pretty crazy it’s even possible to hit a 50 yard field goal somewhat consistently.
What would you say.....ya do here?
I think Ohio State has the talent to get there, but I think they may need to scheme a little different on defense. It seems like they are still playing as if they have Chase Young rushing the passer and a veteran secondary. In the past that has allowed them to be very aggressive in man coverage underneath with 3 DB's and 1 Safety over the top. This season, the pass rush is not as dominant and the DB's are having to cover for longer periods....on top of that I think Wade is the only full time returning starter? All of this has led to their coverage breaking down often. It would seem without some changes, guys like Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones would have a field day. I am not sure of the answer, but I would think it would either bring more pressure from the second level to improve the pass rush, or have the DB's play less aggressive in a bend but don't break style.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Doesn’t look like it did anything to save Masons job.
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...h-0-8-campaign
GAC (11-30-2020),RedTeamGo! (11-29-2020)
And he only needed 2 more wins to move into a tie for 4th.
I can remember my freshman year at VU, walking through Vanderbilt Stadium on my way to class as Gerry DiNardo was giving some recruits a tour. He was telling them about this upgrade and that upgrade and the stadium would look totally different by their senior year and 26 years later, there’s a new scoreboard and the seating capacity is actually smaller. Some of the indoor and supplemental facilities have improved, but they’re still third rate by D1 standards and third world compared to the rest of the SEC.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Any coach that has any success will bolt for the next best job. Best thing to hope for is that they can get another James Franklin and then once the coach leaves promote a coordinator or keep hiring someone outside and hope you bat a thousand.
That said I expect Vanderbilt to go outside the box. Trent Dilfer wouldn’t be a reach IMO.
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