SwissArmyFrog
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That's similar to what Phil Bennett stated publicly that Art Briles told him (Phil).
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That's similar to what Phil Bennett stated publicly that Art Briles told him (Phil).
Limey Frog
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I was there. I've been too traumatized to look at the box score, but this is pretty much what I remember actually happening.
TCU @ OU game footage:
TCU's defensive backfield:
Me in the stands:
fanatical frog
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Ypp and ppg are both good barometers and TCU is firmly in the middle one third of the conf in both measures. That is to say, I doubt JG has his house on the market, and he should have no legitimate reason to.
As much as I hate the soft coverage in the secondary and hardly any pressure on opposing QB's the on-field results don't justify a change.
Limey Frog
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The results do; the underlying stats may not.
I would agree with you to a degree but you have to admit, as much as it seemed like teams were marching up and the down the field on us at will this year, is it not surprising that seven Big 12 teams gave up more yards per play than we did? And OSU gave up half a yard more per play?
It's kind of like a baseball player who hits it hard but right at somebody over an extended stretch vs a guy that dribbles balls through the infield and gets a bunch of weak singles. The latter has better results but would you feel good about his chances going forward? Just saying, while results matter, you have to look at the total picture as well when making decisions, including who is available.
Frogfam4
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So you are saying the poor play by players/calls by the DC does not justify a change? I might be wrong, but there was a lot of complaints about the defense last year. The only difference is they had players on offense to bail the defense out.
Not the only difference -- 2022 the turnovers forced was 1.5/game (65th); this year, 1.0 (113th). 50% more turnovers in 2022.
And I'd say about half of turnovers are basically pure luck. Maybe more than half.
Sure, you can create some luck for yourself I suppose, but it still takes the offense making a mistake, usually unforced. How many INTs are thrown where the fans for the offensive team say, man that was a really good throw, but just great defense! It's 95% of the time "that was a dumb throw, how could our QB be so stupid", lol.
Limey Frog
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Yes, I would have thought our yards per play was worse than this. Which just shows how consistent we were at giving up scores when it mattered: we lost very efficiently, giving up many points in games where we scored many (CU, OU) and few when we scored few (WVU, ISU). Then there was K-State...
Unfortunately, in light of this being OU and Texas's last year and us all wanting to see them beaten on their way out, the Big 12 has overall been pretty poor this year.
Traveling Frog
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Sonny is working on his early buyout. As you get older and fail a year, why not tank with Gillespie for an early retirement. The tank is in. There is no other reason to keep Gillespie. We all watched the games.
tcudoc
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Froggy Style
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We don’t want to lose his Army transfer recruit.
Let this chump stay and we cement mediocrity and CSDs short tenure.
Let this chump stay and we cement mediocrity and CSDs short tenure.
Big Frog II
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Personally I think how many points you have given up is the ultimate statistic. Last year we were in 89th place. This year 80th place. That is pretty sad in my book.
HG73
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Luck and QB pressure. We must get more QB pressure.
Bruce Berry
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The good news is my expectations for next year-especially for the defense-are not high. Really not high.
Like I think even the Tuesday practices are going to suck.
Nobody practices like we do on Tuesdays. Nobody.
Like I think even the Tuesday practices are going to suck.
Nobody practices like we do on Tuesdays. Nobody.
Chongo94
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I have resigned myself to the fact that he appears to be staying. I highly doubt any improvement in the defense occurs next year. Pretty bummed.
TCU games will become like me playing old NCAA games….I’ll watch the offense and change the channel when the defense comes on the field.
TCU games will become like me playing old NCAA games….I’ll watch the offense and change the channel when the defense comes on the field.
Sangria Wine
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Don’t tune away too long as they give up touchdowns rather quickly.
Land Frog
Darn baylor!
I don't settle for middle of the pack. We can do better. Much better.
