Post#1918 » by UCFJayBird » Thu Dec 29, 2022 5:03 pm
I was listening as I was driving home (Ft Myers) from Orlando during the game. Uninspiring is how I would put it. The defense played better than expected quite frankly, especially in the second half. If the offense showed up, I think we win that game. Not sure what happened but they just sounded out of sync and like bad play calling.
To that point, when Gus hires an OC he needs to give up play calling. He is far too busy managing the program. That's what OC's are for. He has hinted in recent weeks that he's open to it, so i'm hoping that comes to pass. Too many broken trick plays and screens. For the love of god throw a slant every once in a while, lol.
We really need to bolster the lines though. Defensive line got no pressure all season long (22 sacks over 14 games is horrendous), and the offensive line gave up too many sacks (6 yesterday!), especially in key moments.
Thankfully it looks like the recruits and transfers coming in are heavily focused on those areas. Transfers should provide immediately assistance. Maybe a couple recruits see the field early (Walker), but most will probably need a year, though we're so weak there i wouldn't be surprised to see multiple freshman burning redshirts on the DL.
Looking ahead to next season, bowl eligible will be a successful season IMO. Going to be a really tough schedule going from AAC to Big12, so tampering expectations.
