Comments on: Smart Links 12/9/2009

By: Hor

Hor — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:54 +0000

I think the barking carnival post was about what routes Texas should have run to try and beat Nebraska coverage not what Texas actually runs.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:10:49 +0000

I wonder how much of this at UT is due from Kiffin’s aggressive nature in the press towards other coaches and Slive especially.

The Hosstesses by themselves are not a problem nearly every team has them and they can legally escort players around/near campus during official and unofficial visits even to prearanged parties. None of the previous constitutes a recruiting violation. The problem UT faces is the report these Hosstesses traveled hundreds of miles to visit games take players out to eat and that one received a university credit card.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:06:41 +0000

Before UF, Strong did a great job at South Carolina under Holtz without UF level talent. He came in under Holtz in 1999 and turned one of the worst defenses in the SEC around, finishing in the top 20 nationally in total defense. He then moved to the 3-3-5 scheme to cover for lack of DL depth, get additional playmakers on the field in the secondary, and moved Kalimba Edwards from DE to OLB where he could make big plays; Carolina continued to finish near the top of the SEC in defense through his tenure. Louisville should be fine defensively.

By: Spy Scheme

Spy Scheme — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:03:35 +0000

For Charlie Strong bringing the multiple “4-3 under” scheme is one thing.

Bring Florida caliber players is another. He will be challenged.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:05:01 +0000

Chris- Thank you for mentioning my blog. I’m honored to have it mentioned on a website that is so well written and popular as yours. Take care
Kyle

By: James

James — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:02:29 +0000

Potent offenses are potent because of players. I doubt that Louisville has anyone explosive on offense so it really doesn’t matter what they run immediately. The blame on Addazio is pretty unfair considering the loss of Percy Harvin- he was clearly Florida’s best offensive player.

I’d posit that the blame on Shawn Watson at Nebraska is pretty unfair as well. He isn’t exactly working with great talent at quarterback, although I suppose you can blame him for poor quarterback development. NU chose to reduce variance and ride their defense to a great season

I think it’s extremely unfair to paint him as just “another guy.” I mean, NU’s offense was pretty awesome a year ago. They just don’t have very much talent on offense right now.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:02:04 +0000

I think he may be the most dominant player period. Not just defensive. Who else has changed games single handedly. You might make a case for Gerhart with his power running style.
I haven’t seen a college player, especially at DT, be in on every play like Suh was on Saturday. If he played the whole year like that then he should get all the first place votes for the Heisman and most of the second place votes too.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:01 +0000

I can’t agree more with the Suh pick, he is the most dominant defensive player I have ever seen. His stats are ridiculous and he faces constant double-teams. He actually returned two picks for TDs last year. Unbelievable. Too bad Nebraska’s offense is such an embarrassment, causing them to lose to Texas, Va Tech, and Iowa State by a combined 4 points. If they had last years offense (35pts 450 yards per game average, 2nd in the country in time of possession) they would be playing for a national championship.

By: Marinelli

Marinelli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:39:57 +0000

or not..
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/gatorbytes/2009/12/09/charlie-strong-heading-to-louisville-and-billy-gonzales-says-hes-not-going-with-him/

By: Marinelli

Marinelli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:38:46 +0000

Coach Strong will be bringing Coach Gonzales with him to L-Ville to run the offense.