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If I compliment Sark for hiring Wilcox, am I a Doog?
Auburndawg
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Because what Wilcox has accomplished is pretty amazing.
In 2011, Holt's defense gave up 467 points, 36 per game.
Last year, 314 points, 24 per games.
When you look closer the picture is even more impressive.
In 14 games, Wilcox’s defense has held the opponent under 20 points 9 times. (USC scored a TD on a blocked punt). Let me say that again: under 20 points nine times.
In the Apple Cup and the Vegas Bowl, turnovers and kick returns gave our opponents short fields, or we may have been under 20 in those games.
Against Oregon, we gave them a TD after a fumbled punt, they got a pick 6, and we gave them a short field after a Price fumble, all in the first half. While the game was still competitive, the defense wasn’t the big problem.
Only twice has our D looked really bad, against LSU and Arizona.
Hiring Wilcox and the rest of that D staff is the best decision Sark has made so far.
In 2011, Holt's defense gave up 467 points, 36 per game.
Last year, 314 points, 24 per games.
When you look closer the picture is even more impressive.
In 14 games, Wilcox’s defense has held the opponent under 20 points 9 times. (USC scored a TD on a blocked punt). Let me say that again: under 20 points nine times.
In the Apple Cup and the Vegas Bowl, turnovers and kick returns gave our opponents short fields, or we may have been under 20 in those games.
Against Oregon, we gave them a TD after a fumbled punt, they got a pick 6, and we gave them a short field after a Price fumble, all in the first half. While the game was still competitive, the defense wasn’t the big problem.
Only twice has our D looked really bad, against LSU and Arizona.
Hiring Wilcox and the rest of that D staff is the best decision Sark has made so far.
Comments
Yeah, this is the kind of pressing I have only read about since IMALOSER got ran.
The bad part is that he kept Holt for 4 years...and still keeps cozzetto.
Thoughts on the center Romar signed today?
As a DC, Holt was worse than any clown Brown just fired at Texas and it took Sark three seasons to live up to his responsibility and correct his severe and obvious defensive coaching problem. We don't know if Sark might have been constrained by pool boy from firing Holt (the highest paid college assistant when hired) because of the wasted money, but that does not yet release Sark from committing the Holt mistake in the first place.
We should be thankful for Sark correcting his error with the hiring of Wilcox. However, it is premature IMO to compliment a head coach for doing the minimum expected in arriving at the point on his head coaching learning curve where he could realize that defensive changes were imperative. Wilcox is prime head coaching material himself and may not be around long...... let's see how Sark does with his next DC hire.
Wilcox's defense allowed drives of 75 yards, 47 yards, and 42 yards against WSU when one stop would have sealed the game. http://espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=323280265
The touchdown drives in the Vegas Bowl were 79 yards, 88 yards, and 74 yards. http://espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=323570068
LIPO with Wilcox a bit more. 13 games isn't enough to crown his ass.