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Tony White and the 3-3-5 LMAO 🤣

They show us right off the bat by going right after Hartzog. When we play him, there's not much we can do about it.
Play somebody bigger even if they’re not as assignment sound. It was just too easy. They constantly got a 6’5” receiver matched up with him. That matchup alone was a major factor in the loss. Multiple first downs and a TD.
 
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To be fair, USC has outstanding skill guys on offense and their QB’s run threat hurt us immensely. Hartzog had no chance against their 6-5 receivers.
Then why does Matt continue to match him up with them? If MH is the best we have, then we are in serious trouble. And we are.
 
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It’s not all the players. We have a couple of weak players. We’re playing one guy who looks like a 7th grader. Team after team finds our weakest guys and exploits them.
I don't like bashing players but that LB Thompson had a play where the back went through the line in front of him. Not only did he not fill the gap, but he let the guy run past him. Then he trips on his own two feet while he was jogging after him. Not long after that, he actually made a tackle-- albeit 5 yards out of bounds on the UCLA sideline.
 
Then why does Matt continue to match him up with them?
Matt doesn't match any DBs up with anybody else. It's the other team's OC who tries to get the right match ups.

I'm hoping that with Holgorsen, we're able to start getting identifying the other team's weaker players and go after them like other teams do to us.
 
Watch the draft. You will see what kind of athletes we have. Combined with a horrible .500 coach, you see the results. And it sure as hell isn't going to get better next year even with an easier schedule. Matt's magical 3rd season is not happening and should be quite comical to watch as this season has been. ( minus the Colorado game when the players and Matt actually seemed to give a shit.)
 
They’re double teaming the hell out of him. It’s obvious as well that he’s playing through a knee injury.
I know that we don't have much depth in the DL when it comes to run stuffers, but for these last two games I would like to see us play an extra big guy in the middle. Two many LBs are not filling their gaps against the run. Just as well put a bigger body in that gap instead.
 
His size has always been a problem.


Holla
When he was hurt, we were even worse. There is no in-season fix available. It’s been an issue all year. Illinois showed teams how to beat the zone. We can’t play man.
 
When he was hurt, we were even worse. There is no in-season fix available. It’s been an issue all year. Illinois showed teams how to beat the zone. We can’t play man.

I'm not disputing that. Just saying it's been that case since day 1. Dude plays hard and has gotten his hands on a few bad passes for interceptions. But you can't fix 5'8. It's just a mismatch for smart OCe with big WRs and semi accurate QBs. Always have and always will be


Holla
 
The trend seems to be that when the defense needs to have a stop they can’t get one. The Ohio State game, UCLA, there are plenty of examples. The score was indicative of the game yesterday. USC is as poorly coached as Nebraska is.
 
The trend seems to be that when the defense needs to have a stop they can’t get one. The Ohio State game, UCLA, there are plenty of examples. The score was indicative of the game yesterday. USC is as poorly coached as Nebraska is.
Same as last year. A hallmark of White’s defenses since he’s been here.
 
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