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I’m guessing they will have a plan to rattle Retzlaff. If it works, it will look great. If not, he will probably beat us for some big plays. On offense, I am guessing we will see a shakeup of the O-line, and a focus on running the ball hard. Control the ball, control the clock, have a chance to win something like 14-7 at the end. Or, maybe we…[Read more]

I’m for whoever is the best QB available next year. If that is Cam, I am for Cam. This team needs a viable QB2, and it needs an offense that can work for a quarterback who has not been in the system and/or sitting in the booth with the OC for years. I am mostly worried about our O-line and RB rooms.

I think the defense really went in its current direction under John Pease, and Scalley has more or less stuck with the general philosophy. Scalley blitzes a bit more that Pease did, but not overwhelmingly so. Getting pressure with just the front 4 is the goal, but that only works if the front 4 are able to consistently beat the opposing line.…[Read more]

Too close to New Orleans…

Whatever resurgence the offense is going to have for the second half of the season will need to start with the O-line. I hope they are up to the task, because if not, this offense is going nowhere.

I would like to see us have a plan for when Houston blitzes the $@$@# out of us, because they will. The ball needs to come out of Wilson’s hands much faster. We could use more quick screens (I saw two on Saturday, and they worked pretty well), a reliable “hot route” that the defense hasn’t already taken away, etc. We need a game plan that is…[Read more]

Ludwig’s system could be good under certain circumstances. His offense was built around using formations and motions to show the QB certain things about the defense. The QB then needs to make a few pre and post-snap reads, and hopefully exploit weaknesses and mismatches. It worked pretty well with a QB who could do all of that reliably (Huntley…[Read more]

It was great that the first game set the record for beer sales at The Delta Center. I hope someone remembered to pour one out on a TDS fan.

I also thought it was kinda funny that he didn’t/couldn’t skate out to drop the puck for the ceremonial first face-off. It is weird that he wanted a hockey team, but whatever, I love hockey, so having a…[Read more]

I’m excited to see what happens when Wilson is 100% THE guy. I also think our “win the time of possession” strategy probably plays a role in the points-scored issue (which falls under coaching).

From what I hear, they (Rose and Huard, but especially Huard) are not as good as Wilson at identifying defenses based on pre-snap reads, and dealing with pressure in live situations. These things are also why Rising was thought to be a good option in spite of his injury status. Obviously, Huard can throw a great ball, but if he can’t understand…[Read more]

yeah, right? We have had a great run with Huntley, and then Rising. Hopefully Wilson will step up and keep things going. Rising has been a great quarterback, and a warrior, and I wish him nothing but the best.

The biggest thing is finding a way to handle blitzes with Wilson as QB. I think a big part of why they let Rising play is because he is great at making opposing teams pay for being too aggressive. When defenses dial up the pressure, Wilson tends to take sacks or throw interceptions. Wilson, and the offense in general, need to figure this out…[Read more]

Cam can’t hold the football anymore, so they moved him to linebacker to add more depth. He is now starting in place of Reid.

I heard they made a special latex mask and a wig, and put them on Brandon Rose to make him look like Cam during practice to fool ASU spies and journalists.

Frankly, I think it will be hard without a rich benefactor like Ryan Smith, or Phil Knight. I’m working on getting there… 🙂

<furiously scratching lottery tickets>

Wild conspiracy theory: Cam’s gonna play, and Whit has instructed everyone associated with the team to hint that Isaac Wilson will be starting this week.

It’s nice that we have a semi-competent offense with Cam out this year, at least.

As long as you enjoy Cam’s mustache as much as I do, I’m in.

Yeah, we have the second best (in college) quarterback to ever wear a Utah jersey, and a serviceable true freshman with a very bright looking future backing him up. The negativity toward this situation boggles my mind. I’d recommend watching highlights of guys like Jonathan Crosswhite and T.D. Croshaw to put things in perspective. Lance Rice,…[Read more]

We didn’t score a ton of points, but the offense still controlled the game, and that had a lot to do with OSU’s lack of scoring. We picked up a lot of first downs between the 20’s, and held the ball for almost the entire first half. I’m mostly concerned because it only takes a quick score or two from the other team to negate that time of…[Read more]

Hmmm, it would be a great week for a Munir McClain breakout performance.

It’s always good to see guys get back on the field healthy again and play with their hair on fire.