Good write up as always, Franchise. As we all saw, there is such a huuuuge coaching and talent gap between us and Clemson, even though we've come so **** far from the abysmal Golden days when we were chasing OL rejects from Pennsylvania and fielding G5 teams. The thing that gives me hope is that we've got some very good, young players on our roster from the '19 and '20 classes. '18 was 50/50 but '17 turned out to be a disaster, and we are paying a little price for that now. Almost every position group has young talent that is far more promising than the upperclassmen in front of them, and they need to play:
- DL: JHH needs to start. Ford is nothing but a space-eating sub with cement feet.
- OL: Glad Hilllery and Herbert are out of the mix
- LB: Go with a rotation of Brooks, Cave and Huff. Period.
- WR: Play Smith, Payton and Restrespo
It is imperative we close strong on '21 and just keep stacking talent. But equally as important, we've got to upgrade our coaching staff. Lashlee will prove something to me one way or the other starting with Pitt. Baker, move to him LBs coach or move him on out because he's not a P5 DC. Year after year, Rumph can't recruit so he's got to go. Simple as that. Likens -- your receivers can't catch the **** ball.
Really curious to see how we respond the rest of the season.