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Actually, we went 5-6, North Carolina dominated Cincinnati (yeah, not the greatest argument). And also remember while losing, Duke hung 48 on aTm, and was leading up until the final 4-5 minutes. So I feel like the conference did a little better than its record suggests.
Speculation, but I think this year Loeffler's goal was to tweak his system to match our personnel. I'm not sure we have enough talent to rely heavily on the I.
The defensive 2 deep looks like it could also be the 2014 season if we loose a couple to the NFL. I also think DVD is more of a MLB, with Clarke a Backer.
Thank you for posting the rule. I did not realize the "just after throwing a pass" bit was in there. On further review, the call should have been "targeting" and the player should have been ejected.
I dunno about this. I don't put anything past NFL teams these days. From Antonio Gates's Wikipedia page:
After being told by scouts that he was too much of a tweener to make the NBA, Gates (64) arranged a workout in front of NFL scouts. Despite never playing football in college,[7] as many as 19 teams were believed to have contacted Gates about a tryout. Gates chose to work out first for the San Diego Chargers. Recognizing his potential, the Chargers immediately signed him to a contract as an undrafted free agent.
I think someone would be willing to take a mid round pick on him if their intent was to work him out at TE. I just wonder how Logan will approach it. Would he be willing to transition positions? Or would he be more like Tebow with the attitude that it's QB or bust?
One down, two to go!
Whoa 216 Zimas what are you doing, trying to get all of UVA's spring game attendees wasted?
Yeah but he actually announced that he is transferring now. When we first got Scot he was still at Florida.
Also, this breakdown actually has me much more confident in Leal than I was in the past. I feel like a lot of these issues are fixable, and a result of Loeffler putting most of his attention on Logan.
Anyone know why Loeffler insists on not using the I?
We'll, at least they'll have UVA to compete with.
A coaching staff that has a vision with what the offense wants to do. Also we have these things/animals/beasts called Bud Foster and Scott Loeffler
Wow - I was dead last of anyone who actually made picks - Fudge. Listed at 81st with 15 of 35 correct.
I completely forgot to go in and adjust my confidence points - I dont think I moved any teams from the initial pick.
Can't say it's too surprising. But it looks like I'm not the only one who is qualifying how supportive his athletic department is at Louisville.
This.
When you say he's gonna be Kam I hope you mean the Kam of his sr season and the NFL and not the Kam of jr season and before.
Uhh...I don't remember doing that. Shut up! None of your business!
I think if they would the games that are certainly winnable then there would be more ponying up from alumni and donors.
Hold on. Do you realize that JW did something MV7 never did!? How does that make you feel now? I for one am absolutely pissed.
Haha, "I'm so not a raper!"
So the two most dominant conferences (sec pac12) combined for a whopping 0 Bcs victories.... Seems legit
Uh oh, the infamous "Clearinghouse." I know every kid has to go through it, but it seems that if it is ever mentioned that a kid has to make it through the "Clearinghouse," its the first step to them not qualifying.
He did say on there that his twitter was hacked.
And even some that are not alumni but recognize a good program when they see one.
Thanks for the write-up. I understand what you say about not benching Logan due to performance and the lack of playmakers, I may not entirely agree, but I understand. This analysis, though, make it pretty clear that it's not as cut-and-dry as people want it to be, and that the UCLA performance isn't as much of an indictment of Leal as some people want it to be (which really, it shouldn't be just based on basic logic).
I think my issue was always that Logan wasn't where he should be as a R-SR. Almost all of your critiques of Leal, his mechanics, his footwork issues, holding onto the ball too long, inconsistency under pressure. These were all the exact problems with Logan. The reading defenses thing is probably similar, but if anything three entire seasons of game experience was the difference there. The biggest difference between the two was that Leal isn't a 6-6 250lb battering ram of a human being. But that's what was so frustrating. The differences between the two was largely genetics and that's it. After 3 years of starting experience and 5 years in the sytem, the gap between your R-SR starting QB and your career backup should have been SO MUCH bigger.
So, given all that, and the fact that the offense this year was geared around Logan's specific natural talents, it seemed like there was a self-reinforcing bias here. Why is logan starting? Because he gives us the best chance to win. Why? Because he literally *is* the offense. Why? Because we designed the offense around him. Why? Because he's the starter. It's kind of like an Ouiborous of logic here. I'm still not entirely convinced that Leal, given starter reps for an extended period of time in an offense designed around what he does well would have ended in a much different result than we saw this year. This article only really confirms that for me.
Does that mean I think he's going to start next year? No. I still think it's going to be Ford. I think he's the best passer out of all of them, and I think he's the one who is going to give Loeffler the best chance to run the offense he wants to run for the rest of this grand experiement (i.e. until beamer retires in...2016?). That said, like the end of your piece here, I think either way the choice this season is going to be based on who wins the job in an open comepetition, which is the way it should be.