Beamer was 6 years into 9 win seasons when Vick came along.
Jim Drunkenmiller
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Beamer was 6 years into 9 win seasons when Vick came along.
he had a chance to do just that.I think if Frost somehow got Mckenzie Milton to play for a year we'd easily make a bowl and have good odds at winning the division. Our schedule is pretty brutal and somehow Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin always draw easier schedules.
hard to see easier schedules for any of those 3. Minn. gets Ohio State and Indiana. Wisconsin,: N. Dame and Penn State; Iowa gets Indiana, Iowa State (not OU, but close) and Penn State. Tough schedules all around. Looks like Big 10W will likely have a 2 loss team in the CCG. Good luck.I think if Frost somehow got Mckenzie Milton to play for a year we'd easily make a bowl and have good odds at winning the division. Our schedule is pretty brutal and somehow Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin always draw easier schedules.
Mostly talking about the part of the schedule controlled by the Big Ten. Out of conference strength of schedule is on the individual teams.hard to see easier schedules for any of those 3. Minn. gets Ohio State and Indiana. Wisconsin,: N. Dame and Penn State; Iowa gets Indiana, Iowa State (not OU, but close) and Penn State. Tough schedules all around. Looks like Big 10W will likely have a 2 loss team in the CCG. Good luck.
Indiana had a good year last year but are not on the level of OSU, Mich, or PSU.hard to see easier schedules for any of those 3. Minn. gets Ohio State and Indiana. Wisconsin,: N. Dame and Penn State; Iowa gets Indiana, Iowa State (not OU, but close) and Penn State. Tough schedules all around. Looks like Big 10W will likely have a 2 loss team in the CCG. Good luck.
Indiana is a prime example of what really good QB play can do for a team.Indiana had a good year last year but are not on the level of OSU, Mich, or PSU.
This is exactly right. Which is why our season will rise or fall on the health of Amart and on whether or not he improves.Indiana is a prime example of what really good QB play can do for a team.
Mario is all but screaming for Adrian to just play within himself and limit dumb plays. If they don't have each and every play where he made a dumb decision and play it on loop for him, they should. He improves when he stops thinking every play can be 6.This is exactly right. Which is why our season will rise or fall on the health of Amart and on whether or not he improves.
Why believe (or care about) anything Alvarez says? Of course he's not going to admit he was wrong, and do we expect him to say that Frost is not a good coach?Ha! Indeed he did and in the interview he mentions that. But he never admits that it was a mistake. I am not saying that we need to follow Barry's advice on Frost, as I hope I made clear. However, the counsel to patience seems wise to me, but with the caveats I mentioned. We are in a bind as a program if Frost fails again this year.
Pennsy, I am not certain of Barry's exact quote on Frost but if he used the word "good" that would put him in the category of a lot of coaches who are good, but not great.
Pick a sport, pick a level and you will see the differences between the good coaches and the very good ones. That extreme attention to detail in every phase of the game, each position, epitomize the truly great coaches. They can see and correct mistakes before they even happen. We simply do not have that on our staff in spades. How else do you explain why we continually make the same mistakes, same poor technique, same results.
Special teams is a picture of this team's overall success. How in the world can we be through year 3 with such lousy (and that is being kind) special team play? We have 160 players on the team but yet can't find guys to play ST? No, we are being completely out coached, out prepared and outsmarted.
The margin in the B10 is very small so every misstep by a lineman shows up big, every peek into the backfield, goes over your head, etc. Good teams, not even great teams, take advantage of mistakes in technique.
Until Frost sees where the constant mistakes are coming from and is willing to address them, we will see this same page over and over like we have the past three years. This staff is going to eventually be shaken up, it just inevitable to me but I could be wrong.
I also don't completely buy into the line that Riley is the fault of all of this. If you are a good coach you will see what you have coming up and work like heck to fix it. Either poor evaluation of who you have or poor coaching of the same. Where was the portal used to fix all these problems the last three years?
No doubt QB play is killing us. No doubt there has not been a supporting group for him as well. Why hasn't there been more development of players? That's my beef, just pick a position and ask yourself why. DB comes as close as any I suppose.
This team needs to play up to their star ratings which they have not come close to so far. This is concerning, especially in year three going on four. Where is the QB to back up Adrian this year WHEN he goes down and for that matter, next year when he may be gone? That is both poor player development and roster managment.
Covid has been blamed as a reason our young team.has not developed but in the other hand, we have an experienced D coming back because of it.
The heat is clearly on Frost and his staff as well it should be. You are seeing the results in recent recruiting so the signs are there. I would fully expect if this isn't as good as expected some assistants will be on the block. Frost is here to stay, sink or swim.
Hasn't Mario been his coach for 3 full years?Mario is all but screaming for Adrian to just play within himself and limit dumb plays. If they don't have each and every play where he made a dumb decision and play it on loop for him, they should. He improves when he stops thinking every play can be 6.
Coming out of the spring, I saw three backs that can play: Ervin, Scott and Yant. If Stepp get's the foot situation resolved, he adds another big back presence and has three years in P5 football. Ervin may have the makings of an every down back.
If AM has a backfield he can trust, I think things open up for him a bit.
One thing that we can see as a a positive sign is the quality depth this team should have for the next two seasons. Also the team is bigger and stronger than it's been in years.I agree with waiting but we need something positive. An upset, clean play, great recruiting, something.
If the entire coaching staff got let go, how many would get scooped up and hired at Power 5 programs?
There is your answer.
I also think we may have won a few more home games if there had been a full stadium and the usual game day atmosphere. Illinois leaps out as an example. We played so emotionally flat in that game it was unbelievable. Fans in the stands may have changed that.One thing that we can see as a a positive sign is the quality depth this team should have for the next two seasons. Also the team is bigger and stronger than it's been in years.
Frost coached his first game at NU with his only option at QB being a true freshman who missed his senior season in HS. Even though the record was poor in 2018 he did a good job coaching with what he had. AM lost his 3 best playmakers on offense (Spielman, Morgan, and Devine) in 2019 which handcuffed him and was a significant reason for his regression. Still, Frost improved his record to 5-7.
Last year might have been another improvement in his record if he had stuck with Martinez throughout the season. This has been his biggest blunder so far. I don't see any others that he has made with the cards dealt him.
I also think we may have won a few more home games if there had been a full stadium and the usual game day atmosphere. Illinois leaps out as an example. We played so emotionally flat in that game it was unbelievable. Fans in the stands may have changed that.
Agreeed.I also think we may have won a few more home games if there had been a full stadium and the usual game day atmosphere. Illinois leaps out as an example. We played so emotionally flat in that game it was unbelievable. Fans in the stands may have changed that.
Needed a full and raucous crowd to maybe not get rolled by Illinois. VERY promising.I also think we may have won a few more home games if there had been a full stadium and the usual game day atmosphere. Illinois leaps out as an example. We played so emotionally flat in that game it was unbelievable. Fans in the stands may have changed that.
We? Get a life tool.Yes, patience. We gotta give Scotty at least 10 years to implement his plan.
Yes the team around AM is much deeper and better, but AM has always been the weak link and will continue to be until proven otherwise.One thing that we can see as a a positive sign is the quality depth this team should have for the next two seasons. Also the team is bigger and stronger than it's been in years.
Frost coached his first game at NU with his only option at QB being a true freshman who missed his senior season in HS. Even though the record was poor in 2018 he did a good job coaching with what he had. AM lost his 3 best playmakers on offense (Spielman, Morgan, and Devine) in 2019 which handcuffed him and was a significant reason for his regression. Still, Frost improved his record to 5-7.
Last year might have been another improvement in his record if he had stuck with Martinez throughout the season. This has been his biggest blunder so far. I don't see any others that he has made with the cards dealt him.
Preach Brother!Yes the team around AM is much deeper and better, but AM has always been the weak link and will continue to be until proven otherwise.
I love crowd noise and always yell loudly when the D is on the field to support the Blackshirts and hopefully make it hard for the opposing O to communicate. Loud, rocking stadiums are fun to me.I also think we may have won a few more home games if there had been a full stadium and the usual game day atmosphere. Illinois leaps out as an example. We played so emotionally flat in that game it was unbelievable. Fans in the stands may have changed that.
I agree that AM isn’t a great QB. But the rest of the O has been terrible too. Center: can’t snap the Freaking ball. Other linemen act like statues or matadors. RB’s haven’t been great, definitely no break-away speed. WR’s don’t get separation or catch consistently.Yes the team around AM is much deeper and better, but AM has always been the weak link and will continue to be until proven otherwise.
He did play a decent game at Rutgers last year to close out the season (sans a bowl game). He also handed the ball off a lot to Mills. He passed for 255 and Mills ran for 191 and we won by 7 points.I agree that AM isn’t a great QB. But the rest of the O has been terrible too. Center: can’t snap the Freaking ball. Other linemen act like statues or matadors. RB’s haven’t been great, definitely no break-away speed. WR’s don’t get separation or catch consistently.
I think there is better talent at all positions other than QB. Obviously a great QB makes a difference between playing and not playing for championships. But if the O can snap the ball and not throw off AM’s timing and actually block somebody so he doesn’t panic, that would be a significant improvement. Opening up holes and RB’s that can hit a hole and pick up big chunks of yards will help. And a WR or 2 that can stretch the field will help. That can be the difference between >6 wins and sitting at the house in December.
That’s where we need to start.
5 TOs probably made the game closer than it should have been… take even two of those away and the win looks a lot more comfortable. I think we outgained them by something like 300 yards…He did play a decent game at Rutgers last year to close out the season (sans a bowl game). He also handed the ball off a lot to Mills. He passed for 255 and Mills ran for 191 and we won by 7 points.
I get that is a starting point, and the theme seems to be hand the ball of and limit his running.. make him a game manager, but that barely squeaked us by Rutgers.
If we can squeak by 6 this year I guess we get a bowl game and call it good right?
yay!
Yes. It's yet another excuse for a team that, time and time again, hasn't been prepared or coached up. We've got good talent, but lacking in leadership. It looks like the D may, collectively, be the guys that can at least help light a fire on Saturdays. But, still very much a question as to what in the hell is going on Mondays thru Fridays.I love crowd noise and always yell loudly when the D is on the field to support the Blackshirts and hopefully make it hard for the opposing O to communicate. Loud, rocking stadiums are fun to me.
But if the team is emotionally flat, then they’re simply not competitors. They should be sick and tired of losing and not making it to a bowl game. If they have any pride at all, they don’t need a F’n crowd to get up for a game, period. That’s on the coaches as much as the players.
It’s the sad reality of where our football program is right now.He did play a decent game at Rutgers last year to close out the season (sans a bowl game). He also handed the ball off a lot to Mills. He passed for 255 and Mills ran for 191 and we won by 7 points.
I get that is a starting point, and the theme seems to be hand the ball of and limit his running.. make him a game manager, but that barely squeaked us by Rutgers.
If we can squeak by 6 this year I guess we get a bowl game and call it good right?
yay!
Again, play that game without the turnovers and it’s a blowout. Get some discipline and our program is in a much better place.It’s the sad reality of where our football program is right now.
of course.Again, play that game without the turnovers and it’s a blowout. Get some discipline and our program is in a much better place.
I know I’m stating the obvious, but some of you are acting like we barely competed with Rutgers and were lucky to win.
Rutgers. LolHe did play a decent game at Rutgers last year to close out the season (sans a bowl game). He also handed the ball off a lot to Mills. He passed for 255 and Mills ran for 191 and we won by 7 points.
I get that is a starting point, and the theme seems to be hand the ball of and limit his running.. make him a game manager, but that barely squeaked us by Rutgers.
If we can squeak by 6 this year I guess we get a bowl game and call it good right?
yay!