He wasn't kidding (re: recruiting)

[Mango028]

1 hour ago, Cubanbull said:

If your DLine is getting manhandled one on one as ours was, then it allows blockers to get to Linebackers and block them. We couldn’t put pressure on passer and we couldn’t stop the run. Our main issue was DLine and that affects the rest of defense. At the end we had to move Hanford at 250 to play DT. 
 

if our DLine improves, you will see improved LB and DB stats

Exactly. We were dead last defensively with who people are saying were “good” at their position. Noone was good on the worst defense in the country. Literally anyone freshman we swap in or transfer can do no worse than the last ranked defense in country. So we will take any and all who want to come. Take a guy off street who is big body and teach him how to play. We are literally terrible so i would start as many new players as possible in his first year. 

[USF968]

Looks like an unrated player committed today.

[Dave_Glaser]

1 hour ago, USF968 said:

Looks like an unrated player committed today.

Gonna have to trust the staff on this one that they found a diamond in the rough. Looks like his only other DI offer was from FAU. Offers from Clarke University? Iowa Wesleyan? Thiel College? Gannon University? Norwich University? Could this kid be a preferred walk-on?

Edited December 26, 2022 by Dave_Glaser

[Grateful Dad]

On 12/24/2022 at 12:42 PM, Mango028 said:

We are literally terrible so i would start as many new players as possible in his first year. 

That would require a level of patience rarely tolerated on this board.  At the first loss, it would be Coach's fault for not getting seasoned players from the portal ready to win at least six games and maybe a NY6 bowl.  You've seen the posts.  We have some fans believing that we could compete for a CC first year and we don't even have a full staff or full team.  The rants and Fireveryone.com websites would cap off that decision.  Good idea, but not sure that this is the time that our fan base would be satisfied with an obvious long term project. 

"I want it now, I want it now, I want it now, and I want it all" - Queen

[Bull Matrix]

2 hours ago, Grateful Dad said:

That would require a level of patience rarely tolerated on this board.  At the first loss, it would be Coach's fault for not getting seasoned players from the portal ready to win at least six games and maybe a NY6 bowl.  You've seen the posts.  We have some fans believing that we could compete for a CC first year and we don't even have a full staff or full team.  The rants and Fireveryone.com websites would cap off that decision.  Good idea, but not sure that this is the time that our fan base would be satisfied with an obvious long term project. 

"I want it now, I want it now, I want it now, and I want it all" - Queen

We are getting there. We are patient while we watch USF get there 

[Cubanbull]

3 hours ago, Grateful Dad said:

That would require a level of patience rarely tolerated on this board.  At the first loss, it would be Coach's fault for not getting seasoned players from the portal ready to win at least six games and maybe a NY6 bowl.  You've seen the posts.  We have some fans believing that we could compete for a CC first year and we don't even have a full staff or full team.  The rants and Fireveryone.com websites would cap off that decision.  Good idea, but not sure that this is the time that our fan base would be satisfied with an obvious long term project. 

"I want it now, I want it now, I want it now, and I want it all" - Queen

Correct. That’s why on the DLine. We need transfers that can play right away and let our HS recruits beef up before moving in to play. Is no surprise that as bad as we were at DT last year, our HS recruits were redshirted. That’s the one position were very few freshmen that USF can get would be big and strong enough to compete from get go.

[Skingraft]

I expect absolutely nothing more than the same next year..... 

 

I look forward to being surprised 

[Friscobull]

4 hours ago, Grateful Dad said:

That would require a level of patience rarely tolerated on this board.  At the first loss, it would be Coach's fault for not getting seasoned players from the portal ready to win at least six games and maybe a NY6 bowl.  You've seen the posts.  We have some fans believing that we could compete for a CC first year and we don't even have a full staff or full team.  The rants and Fireveryone.com websites would cap off that decision.  Good idea, but not sure that this is the time that our fan base would be satisfied with an obvious long term project. 

"I want it now, I want it now, I want it now, and I want it all" - Queen

I would disagree, most of us want to watch a competent Defense that isn’t the worst in all of college football.  If they are as bad next year as this year then I won’t watch them much, not because I am spoiled but because they aren’t even remotely competitive and I find no enjoyment in watching trash.

[Triple B]

2 hours ago, Skingraft said:

I expect absolutely nothing more than the same next year..... 

 

I look forward to being surprised 

This is the smart play ....

[Triple B]

6 hours ago, Grateful Dad said:

That would require a level of patience rarely tolerated on this board.  At the first loss, it would be Coach's fault for not getting seasoned players from the portal ready to win at least six games and maybe a NY6 bowl.  You've seen the posts.  We have some fans believing that we could compete for a CC first year and we don't even have a full staff or full team.  The rants and Fireveryone.com websites would cap off that decision.  Good idea, but not sure that this is the time that our fan base would be satisfied with an obvious long term project. 

"I want it now, I want it now, I want it now, and I want it all" - Queen

Bottom line, as bad as the defense was last year, if nothing else it gave younger players experience,  which we hope turns into better play. We're rarely getting players you can just plug'n'play so thinking replacing all the players on defense is some kind of a strategy is kind of silly.