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Interesting write up, would love to see more. Your comments about the low turnover and lack of , consistency leads some credence to my jokes on another post about who is worse, FIFA or the NCAA. Definitely looking forward to future posts!
I'm sure EDP445 is happy
Edit: he is
I said schools, not preschools...
if it walks like a duck.....
This is a great write-up. It saddens me that the ACC league office is apparently turning a blind eye to quality improvement for officiating.
Reading through your review raised a question that may be more for French or Mason than you. You pointed out that the Linesman's view of his "key" was obscured by Hodges and his defender. So my question is this: Do coaches spend any time designing route trees around Official positioning and keys? It would seem prudent for coaches to be familiar with which refs are looking at which match-ups and where those refs are positioned. I wonder if it's worth adjusting routes to ensure the appropriate ref has a clear view of each match-up.
Pierson does not have a vagina!
I don't know, but something felt broken about the defense this year.
Obviously you're a full-time student in Blacksburg, but do you have any thoughts on how well the program accommodates working professionals at the NOVA campus?
Why was Mike London running onto the field next to Frank?
That entire 2004 freshman class (+Clowney) was special, and I think may have been one of our best corps (as a group). If they'd have had multiple years with Mike Vick, BR3, Tyrod or even Brewer...
This one against Texas Tech is probably the worst targeting call I've ever seen.
@SportsSturm same crew that called this targeting last week against Texas tech. https://t.co/DSEiApQzei— Connor Short (@cshor12) November 7, 2015
Yup, I think fournette will have the best career at the next level, of those three.
Patterson also reflected back on TCU's 2014 upset of Oklahoma, suspecting that Mayfield, who played under Frogs' OC Sonny Cumbie at Tech the previous season, was stealing TCU's signals for the Sooners.
From the Twitter post provided by the OP.
I think Fournette will be drafted higher than those other two guys. He is a physical specimen unlike any other.
Wondering if this is moving into parity to the Sith "rule of two" - when there is only a master and a student. Luke failed with teaching many and is now looking for one. And it's her.
That sentiment mirrors what I'm seeing on video; not following keys, poor signal mechanics, and the like. Just like the OOB play at the end of the Duke game, poor mechanics winding the clock. Yes, our coaches should've seen the clock turning. But the officials' mechanics were... dreadful. So the question then becomes, what's the ACC's motivation in maintaining status quo?
The old ACC days - where Lenny Wirtz gave every team NOT from North Carolina the business (Sampson-Worthy, anyone?), well that was actually what motivated me to become an official in the first place. I'm still irritated that Fred Barrakat (former ACC Director of Officials) didn't bother to answer the nicely written letter from a 12-year-old.
LSU for some reason is trying to pass against a terrible run defense, while also having the third best running back in the nation. Not really understanding the strategy here.
Apparently there is some reference to a biological father in the expanded universe, but that has all been declared non-canon at this point, so the canon narrative is that, to this point, Anakin has no biological father. I don't follow closely enough to know how much the expanded universe narrative might be used in developing the story, but it would appear (from some cursory Internet searching) that anything non-canon is basically rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and has no sway on the forthcoming storyline. The canon prevails.
I don't. Trubisky (sp?) is going to be good once he becomes "the guy" and gets all of the starter reps. Imagine how good their offense could be without William's frustrating inconsistency. Of course, all of that will be moot if they cannot figure out how to tackle a RB.
My understanding is that true-old school Jedi were like monks - therefore, no ladies, wives or offspring. No other Jedi appear to have families in the first 6 films and Anakin had to hide his marriage to Padme.
I'm thinking Rey may be related but not directly one of Luke's kids. I'm also not sure Luke knows who she is at this point and, similar to Vadar in Empire may have to find out about a unknown relative.
Also wondering if Finn is tied to Lando inthe next film, as its been said Billy Dee is coming back.
Anakin was conceived through the will of the Force. He has no father.
So is this confirmed anywhere, or just the quote from Anakin's Mother?
"There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him... I can't explain what happened."
This is a "the customer is always right" scenario. The coaching staff has to eat it with a smile. The recruits are always "right".
I think a place should be reserved in heaven for those that handle that without smacking somebody.
I find it rather refreshing when people speak their minds. There are too many people that try to put up a facade of political correctness. My question is why? The truth will be revealed at some point and it's always worse to be a fraud than an asshole.
Normally I'm of your opinion, but I think there's something wrong about a coach (who makes millions a year) publicly criticizing an amateur athlete and taking (unnecessary) shots at his family. Maybe his family is privileged, and it's a shame if they're rude people, but I just think Gary's comment was out of bounds. Even if Gary said 'Mayfield brought with him some baggage that we didn't want to deal with', I think that would've been fine. Calling his dad arrogant was where it went wrong.
That being said, I don't think his comments are that big of a deal.
This is... AWESOME. Few sites have anything approaching the football analysis of French, and I've never heard of any analyzing the officiating. (Analyzing, as opposed to bitching about.) And it's cool to learn a little bit more about how the job actually works... which has always been a blind spot for me (and, I think, many fans).
I believe he said wherever he goes he didn't want control of personnel, so I guess he learned his lesson. I want him to succeed - he's a fun coach. Titans seem likely.