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Hot Fact: Mike Leach has had three 3rd year starting QBs. Those teams won at least 9 games. All three QBs threw for over 5,000 yards in those seasons.
I highly recommend you guys watch the entire video. It's good stuff.
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https://youtu.be/p1qqiv_hnvg
Hot Fact: Mike Leach has had three 3rd year starting QBs. Those teams won at least 9 games. All three QBs threw for over 5,000 yards in those seasons.
I highly recommend you guys watch the entire video. It's good stuff.
But are they aware of the Indian burial ground under Scott Field?
Or they play in the SEC west not the PAC 12 north.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
One thing to know about the pac 12, WSU was the smallest budget, poorest team in the conference with the worst recruiting radius and Paul Wulf had left that program at div two level. Leach built them into a strong program that regularly whipped Oregon/Nike and handled usc pretty well.
That same scenario was pretty much at Texas tech as well when it came to Oklahoma, Texas and tamu.
Leach if nothing else is a guy that builds up David programs to compete with Goliath.
I think they are pretty accurate on our team and season. Of course they spin every team that way for clicks. The national polls and such just show how lazy most are not realizing what MSU is and has this year. The same was also going on in 14 preseason too. If we put a beat down on Memphis, I think that will give a few some insight into what everyone missed - kinda like beating USM 49-0 did in 14.
There is a real shot we are 7-0 going into Bama. That has happened what 3 times the past 13 years - 99, 12, 14.
Bulldog nation, it is put up or shut time in Starkvegas.
WE BELIEVE!!!
Well Its next year and "Lets win Something Today'Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
How'd he do with Washington?
1) Bama 3) Georgia 5) A & M as per lindys ranking
There’s 3 losses. If you drop one to LSU, Arkansas or UK you are at four losses.
Could be a very good team and drop four even five. It also depends objectively IMO how they play these teams. Play them close, play them tough and you could have a team that goes 8-4 and be a top ten team.
UW was coached by Chris Petersen a solid coach who had UW playing at a high level with a lot of nfl players especially on the d line. Leach took over Wulfs mess of a program that could not beat big sky teams. Leach had one team in his tenure that could match up with and beat UW, that was Minshews year. Blizzard hit before kick off, and that was that. No passes could be thrown, zero visibility and howling winds. UW was a power run team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltydog
So no WSU was not able to beat UW but they were hardly on even terms......it’s about like taking over Miss State and expecting Leach to dominate Alabama.....it will take a while and to be honest WSU does not have the resources to compete with UW especially when Oregon, USC and UW collaborate to hire away your o line coach, top recruiter, d line coach and d coordinator. It’s the haves or have nots.
I'm not willing to concede A&M at home just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskeyPirate
I’m not either, we beat them on the road and Leach has a and m’s number. The question is are they really a top five team and capable of winning the sec....which is what this guy was predicting.....or are they typical tamu.Quote:
Originally Posted by KOdawg1
Omg noQuote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
We got way more talent than that team. Bad take my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
^^^^^this guy gets it.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskeyPirate
8-4 will be a whale of a season considering we have to play UGA. Ark, UK, the Barn, LSU and UM all have equivalent talent to us or better. My pick is 7-5 and that will be a good year considering our schedule.
7-5 will be very underwhelming
Especially if one of the losses is to a rebuilding OM team for the 3rd year in a row. Also those calling for a 6-6 floor should realize in today's scheduling that probably means 4-0 OOC and a bottom feeder 2-6 in the SEC! To me, this a terrible season any year/any coach. However with 6-6, we keep our bowl streak alive by playing in one of the "105" bowls available today. Anything less than 8-4 including a win over OM with what we have returning is a total failure in Year 3 under Leach. BTW, everyone has a tough schedule in the SEC West, Hail State!Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
TAMU will do what they always do. 8-4.
You go to any SEC team sites (except Vandy maybe) and you will get the same type reports of how O, D,ST, certain players have improved, stepped up, etc. Heck, I used to go Spring games and get exited. Haven't been to one in many years. No one will really know a lot about their 22 teams until they play someone else. I played at small NE MS school, TE, SE, & DE at 140 lb my SR year. We looked great in practice against the 2nd team, but only had about 23 players, grades 9-12. We went 1-9, but saw more pretty girls in corvettes at various HC games than probably anyone!**** I do think we have a good year in Leach 3. Hail State!
Let’s say LSU is pretty good this year under BK and we lose by 3 on the road, close game. Now we play Arkansas who is also pretty good ranked top 20 most of the year...and we lose in overtime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
That is 7-5 and that is assuming losses to Bama, Georgia and Tamu....ranked 1, 3 and 4.
I disagree that is a “total failure”. Maybe not great but it’s certainly not a horrible season.
Assuming the spirit world doesn't grab us by the balls, the success of this year's team will depend on the coaching staff and their motivational skills. Player experience and talent is there. If the coaches can amp the confidence level up
we will be a load to handle. I think we need to skull drag Memphis and Arizona for the Leach train to build the momentum to plow through the season.
The success of this team depends on the left tackle and the right tackle. We should be good on defense. We are good at the skill positions. Leach is going to run his scheme. So it comes down to protectionQuote:
Originally Posted by TaleofTwoDogs
It will depend more on how our tackles BLOCK.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaleofTwoDogs
This all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Agreed, it's whether these tackles can do it or not. I think they can. I know Leach has recruited well since he as been here along the OL but those guys are young. OL guys can take 2-3 years before they can handle the SEC. Even top JuCo's OL that end up in the NFL take a year of seeing it to get up to speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by parabrave
One good thing, these OL are seeing good DL in practice all during the spring and fall camps. They won't see the next level talent for a few more weeks and by then maybe they will be better prepared.
And if Leach incorporates a running game, esp inside the 20. Like he did in the KY game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Rock
Steve said on one of the Bone Yard podcasts that Leach has talked to Riley and Kingsbury about how they utilize the run game in their version of the AR.Quote:
Originally Posted by parabrave
Again, the offensive line will be key here as well, can they pass block for 50 plays and run block for 25 and be successful? 1 thing is for sure, with this offense we cannot average 24 points per game and expect to go 9-3 or even 8-4. This offense has to average in the 30?s for that kind of success, regardless of how good our defense is. In this league, there are a lot of good offenses that will make plays against good defenses. Even Forbes and Emerson got beat last year several times.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapGame
Pass Rush! Pass Rush! Pass Rush! That is the other key. So as always, it comes din to how good your lines are on both sides of the ball.
8-4 would be a very good season. We don?t play in the No Defense Big 12 or the Top Heavy PAC 12. 8-4 would be equivalent to 10-2 in those leagues.
I'm not sure what there was to talk about. Riley doesn't use the wide splits. And Kingbury has a mobile QB. If Leach doesn't tighten the splits, we won't have much of a run game other than what we've seen the past 2 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapGame
All we need is average LT play to have a good season. I understand this is the hill the haters have decided to die upon.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
Leach ran the ball more at Tech b/c he had Baron Batch. Splits didn't matter. Batch could tote the rock. We've got two experienced backs in peak physical shape. We're going to run the ball more. Everyone needs to revisit the Texas Tech 2008 season. They ran the ball a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
It will be underwhelming but not necessarily terrible, depending on how we compete in the losses. I really think we're a 10 win team except for an Achilles heal at the OT spots. That and a ridiculous schedule could mean 7-5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Defenses, especially personnel have changed a lot since 14 years ago. Washington created the blueprint and Leach hasn't adjusted. The SEC has the most athletic Dlinemen in the county. Gotta be able to block 3 with 5. We'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapGame
I hope all the off season work that Dolla put in in the off season pays off. He was often a penalty machine last year. With him at LT and Jones at RT, that is two seniors starting. That is about the most experience you can put on the field except for someone else's grad transfer. We will need a few younger players to step up quick for depth. Remember, Lashley didn't sniff the field at bama except or ST and a little backup duty, yet he transfers to us and was an immediate starter. Didn't say much to OT readiness last year. Hail State!
Texas was dropping 8 and rushing 3 in 2008.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
??? OT play killed us against Ole Miss. We struggled with false starts all year, I think primarily because Lashley had trouble handling decently quick DEs that he was always on a hair trigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
What you think dropping eight is a new blue print ?Quote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
Teams are much more comfortable playing with extra DBs. Nobody runs a 4-3 anymoreQuote:
Originally Posted by WhiskeyPirate
With our talent level, with Leach as our coach (he always loses one he should win), in the SEC, with our schedule - 6-6 is very realistic and 7-5 should be considered a major accomplishment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
.......andQuote:
Originally Posted by HoopsDawg
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For LSU it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskeyPirate