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FUIAP: Barry Jackson says we suck

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I think his sentiment is pretty accurate, our defense may take a hit unless a number of things go our way. I’m curious why he repeatedly highlights the fact that our recruits have said they had a good visit somewhere else. What the heck else does he expect a recruit to say after he visits a school? The place sucked, I’m not going there, the coaches are jacka$ses? C’mon man


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The Herald's News, Local, and Sports is roughly 85% negative...It's the the last gasp strategy traditional media (Mimicking NYT/WaPo) is taking. Right now it is working, but come about 2022, it will backfire.
 
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It's not time for hand wringing, but he's not wrong about the situation. We have holes. Time will tell if they're adequately filled but no amount of homerism makes them not real.

Neg away.
 
The article comes across a bit more negative than I'd expect when it comes to recruiting, but we do lose a lot on defense. There's no mention of the Illinois DT transfer for depth, but he's going to mention the loss of Fines? C'mon, man. And what did Gordinier ever contribute? It was definitely slanted.
 
lol... what team doesn't have holes... It's about adjusting your team to play to their strengths and hide your weaknesses.....
 
The talent on the offensive side of the ball should be lethal in the ACC coastal. We need good QB play. Bottom line.
 
What’s the issue with this article? It’s the same things discussed here all day every day.
 
Poptimus said:
The article comes across a bit more negative than I'd expect when it comes to recruiting, but we do lose a lot on defense. There's no mention of the Illinois DT transfer for depth, but he's going to mention the loss of Fines? C'mon, man. And what did Gordinier ever contribute? It was definitely slanted.
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The Illinois transfer was mentioned in the article.
 
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The article was unfortunately very accurate. Sobering, but true. And it’s nothing we haven’t been saying repeatedly on this forum - that attrition is killing us. Don’t know why anyone is mad at Barry for that.

I never thought of Redwine moving back to corner, but it makes sense (I might be the biggest Redwine hater on this board, but we need swingin’ ****s at CB). I suppose Red’s “versatility” gives us options in the secondary - see who steps up out of Smith/Amari/Dean and the incoming guys, get the best of that pack on the field, and put Redwine in the open position. Looks like Red is going to be a key player for us, one way or the other.

Another thought I had was that the CB issues might have an effect on Manny’s overall philosophy. We know he was leaning towards a 4-2-5, or some kind of nickel based package. I think most of us would agree that, at least in theory, this made sense, considering the pass first nature of CFB, and our iffy LB situation. But losing Young and lackluster secondary recruiting leave a numbers issue there, as well. I don’t know that our defense has an identity right now.

Some of that stuff will play itself out in spring practice, but our coaches are going to have to earn their paycheck. January 2018 threw them a nasty curveball.


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Jackson is the only one at the Herald that I read. Cote has decided that being a progressive hack then excelling at sports is more important to him. The rest of the paper is so obsessed with bashing Trump that it has ceased to be a source of reliable news. I used to subscribe to their internet offering but got sick of pop up advertising interrupting my reading.
 
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