Time to admit it: I was wrong about this year
An "extra" win due to a weak non-conference schedule. Check.
The defense would be solid. Check.
Petersen would bring immediate improvement in terms of execution and effort. Yes and no. The execution on defense is better; we rarely give up big plays. But the execution on offense is worse. And this team has looked flat at times.
The offense would be adequate because our experienced Oline would be dominant, making life easy for our new QB, RBs, and WRs. And I expected one of the QBs to perform at an adequate PAC-12 level Wrong. Really, really wrong.
I expected an Oline of Riva, Hatchie, Tanigawa, Charles, and Criste. Wrong, No Riva, no Criste, and last night, no Charles. I thought we would have the best line in the league. In reality they have been average, at best.
The QB play has been very uneven. Lindquist was terrible against Hawaii. Williams was terrible last night. Miles is clearly our best option this year. He is fine when given time, but can't handle pressure.
And the most surprising thing to me is how confused the coaches clearly are about this offense. They are struggling to find something that works and establish an identity. To me the answer is clear. This offense has looked the best when we run the ball straight ahead consistently, and use that to set up the pass. Think about the long drive at Cal, and the one good drive last night. Pound, pound, pound, pass. That is what this team can do.
But Smith/Petersen keep trying to be too clever. Too many weird calls. Too many reverses. Too many screens. And too many mistakes. Penalties, Drops. Missed blocks. And last night, three turnovers.
Part of this is due to years of bad Oline recruiting. Hatchie is the one and only 4 star recruit in the program.
But the rest lies with Petersen. He and Smith need to make some decisions and settle on what they want this offense to be.
I still have confidence we hired the right coach. The future is bright. But this is going to be another year of mediocrity, and I did not expect that.
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What's changed?
You're wrong every year. Why would we have expected anything different this year? -
Why Is Miles the best? Give Williams 7 games.
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Bolded part was fucking delusional even during your latest off season national championship run.Auburndawg said:said 11-2 based on some key assumptions:
An "extra" win due to a weak non-conference schedule. Check.
The defense would be solid. Check.
Petersen would bring immediate improvement in terms of execution and effort. Yes and no. The execution on defense is better; we rarely give up big plays. But the execution on offense is worse. And this team has looked flat at times.
The offense would be adequate because our experienced Oline would be dominant, making life easy for our new QB, RBs, and WRs. And I expected one of the QBs to perform at an adequate PAC-12 level Wrong. Really, really wrong.
I expected an Oline of Riva, Hatchie, Tanigawa, Charles, and Criste. Wrong, No Riva, no Criste, and last night, no Charles. I thought we would have the best line in the league. In reality they have been average, at best.
The QB play has been very uneven. Lindquist was terrible against Hawaii. Williams was terrible last night. Miles is clearly our best option this year. He is fine when given time, but can't handle pressure.
And the most surprising thing to me is how confused the coaches clearly are about this offense. They are struggling to find something that works and establish an identity. To me the answer is clear. This offense has looked the best when we run the ball straight ahead consistently, and use that to set up the pass. Think about the long drive at Cal, and the one good drive last night. Pound, pound, pound, pass. That is what this team can do.
But Smith/Petersen keep trying to be too clever. Too many weird calls. Too many reverses. Too many screens. And too many mistakes. Penalties, Drops. Missed blocks. And last night, three turnovers.
Part of this is due to years of bad Oline recruiting. Hatchie is the one and only 4 star recruit in the program.
But the rest lies with Petersen. He and Smith need to make some decisions and settle on what they want this offense to be.
I still have confidence we hired the right coach. The future is bright. But this is going to be another year of mediocrity, and I did not expect that.
Oh, and your future has been bright for over half a decade now that you are blinded by that false light, Mr. Iron Laws.
You repeatedly rely on players getting magically better with experience. You should know by now, from your own history of failed predictions if nothing else, that experience without talent amounts to shit. -
So to sum up:
You once again (how many years in a row? 10? 11? ) think the dawgs will be 'back'......but as it turns out they aren't.
The post you made above is loaded with shit that when its not an attempt to ingratiate yourself here, wreaks of 'i may have been wrong before but I have figured it out now'................which is basically all that you do online.
Speculate, speculate and then speculate some more. -
Players do get better with coaching which is why it is stupid to make pronouncements about the future. Yes we were too optimistic about the time it will take.Canard said:
Bolded part was fucking delusional even during your latest off season national championship run.Auburndawg said:said 11-2 based on some key assumptions:
An "extra" win due to a weak non-conference schedule. Check.
The defense would be solid. Check.
Petersen would bring immediate improvement in terms of execution and effort. Yes and no. The execution on defense is better; we rarely give up big plays. But the execution on offense is worse. And this team has looked flat at times.
The offense would be adequate because our experienced Oline would be dominant, making life easy for our new QB, RBs, and WRs. And I expected one of the QBs to perform at an adequate PAC-12 level Wrong. Really, really wrong.
I expected an Oline of Riva, Hatchie, Tanigawa, Charles, and Criste. Wrong, No Riva, no Criste, and last night, no Charles. I thought we would have the best line in the league. In reality they have been average, at best.
The QB play has been very uneven. Lindquist was terrible against Hawaii. Williams was terrible last night. Miles is clearly our best option this year. He is fine when given time, but can't handle pressure.
And the most surprising thing to me is how confused the coaches clearly are about this offense. They are struggling to find something that works and establish an identity. To me the answer is clear. This offense has looked the best when we run the ball straight ahead consistently, and use that to set up the pass. Think about the long drive at Cal, and the one good drive last night. Pound, pound, pound, pass. That is what this team can do.
But Smith/Petersen keep trying to be too clever. Too many weird calls. Too many reverses. Too many screens. And too many mistakes. Penalties, Drops. Missed blocks. And last night, three turnovers.
Part of this is due to years of bad Oline recruiting. Hatchie is the one and only 4 star recruit in the program.
But the rest lies with Petersen. He and Smith need to make some decisions and settle on what they want this offense to be.
I still have confidence we hired the right coach. The future is bright. But this is going to be another year of mediocrity, and I did not expect that.
Oh, and your future has been bright for over half a decade now that you are blinded by that false light, Mr. Iron Laws.
You repeatedly rely on players getting magically better with experience. You should know by now, from your own history of failed predictions if nothing else, that experience without talent amounts to shit.
You still sound scared and stupid claiming failure after 8 games
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Scared and stupid?
I'm just staking an early position that your AD has cocked it up yet again. -
A scared and stupid positionCanard said:Scared and stupid?
I'm just staking an early position that your AD has cocked it up yet again. -
RaceBannon said:
A scared and stupid positionCanard said:Scared and stupid?
I'm just staking an early position that your AD has cocked it up yet again.
Track record and history are on my side until proven otherwise.
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You're not the only one Aubbie. Enough with the fucking excuses though. Winning 4 of the next 5 should be the minimum expectation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QldAcZBOQZ8
