It is still a bit early, but note that we have now hired our second "big-named" defensive coordinator in a row. The fact that he even coached a Pac-10 squad tells me he might not be the man for the job at YSU. Speed Kills. Yes your chances of winning. Why did we beat NDSU? A vanilla defense. Additional man in the middle enabled us to sack their QB 4-times. How did beat JMU in our last year in the play-off? We stopped them on 4 & less than a yard. Who still holds the I-AA record for fewest points allowed in a season? YSU, 1994, and it was a 15-game season. We waltzed over Boise St. because they had never defenses like ours. We complained about lack of firepower under Tressel, now we have the opposite problem ...not enough stopping-power. Also, we have an arsenal of huge offensive weapons, and we were scoring so fast that our young defense could not find enough time to catch their breaths. Against NDSU, Montgomery shuffled the ball around & our time of possession was at almost 38-minutes ...the best all season, and still not as good as we need. I hope we build on that. Bottom line for 2011:
RED-ZONE SCORES (42-47) 89% (34-40)
85% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (39-47) 83% (29-40)
73% Terrible numbers in the red zone. How does a YSU team allow their opponent to get into the red-zone so many times in the first place?
?? Factor in giving up almost 6 TD's per game, this means we were beat by the big play as well.
Sorry to be so harsh on a DC that has left, but this year we need to let Tresey know this is not UCLA, South Florida, or Cinci. We expect huge/fast defenses that can produce (and take away) points.
GO GUINS!!!!! Remember, we go a week early this season.
