Going against the grain

[ball915]

What happened in the Bowl Game might be the best thing that could have happened to us. Mario prides himself on being physical and bullying opponents as part of his philosophy. Rutgers embarrassed us in this and believe our staff will hold this over our players heads for the next 7-8 months. We saw the significant strides made in our mental toughness by competing in every game closing the gap from 21 points per loss in 2022 to 7.5 per loss in 2023. To take the next step the lack of physicality was exposed by an average B10 team and believe the same way we saw the mental side improve that this will light a fire that we aren't nearly as tough as we thought we were.

Obviously, this wont' fix all of our problems but steps are necessary in a rebuild process. The improved mental toughness this year put us in every game this year and that by no means could be said last year. Still too much finesse on this team and fake tough guy nonsense that needs to be addressed and toughening these boys up would be a huge step in the right direction. Having a 5'8 RB bouncing off our guys for 14 missed tackles needs to be on repeat inside our weight room.

 

[Ispyin]

 

[cway313]

What happened in the Bowl Game might be the best thing that could have happened to us. Mario prides himself on being physical and bullying opponents as part of his philosophy. Rutgers embarrassed us in this and believe our staff will hold this over our players heads for the next 7-8 months. We saw the significant strides made in our mental toughness by competing in every game closing the gap from 21 points per loss in 2022 to 7.5 per loss in 2023. To take the next step the lack of physicality was exposed by an average B10 team and believe the same way we saw the mental side improve that this will light a fire that we aren't nearly as tough as we thought we were.

Obviously, this wont' fix all of our problems but steps are necessary in a rebuild process. The improved mental toughness this year put us in every game this year and that by no means could be said last year. Still too much finesse on this team and fake tough guy nonsense that needs to be addressed and toughening these boys up would be a huge step in the right direction. Having a 5'8 RB bouncing off our guys for 14 missed tackles needs to be on repeat inside our weight room.

Would you have written this for Manny?

 

[caneworld]

What happened in the Bowl Game might be the best thing that could have happened to us. Mario prides himself on being physical and bullying opponents as part of his philosophy. Rutgers embarrassed us in this and believe our staff will hold this over our players heads for the next 7-8 months. We saw the significant strides made in our mental toughness by competing in every game closing the gap from 21 points per loss in 2022 to 7.5 per loss in 2023. To take the next step the lack of physicality was exposed by an average B10 team and believe the same way we saw the mental side improve that this will light a fire that we aren't nearly as tough as we thought we were.

Obviously, this wont' fix all of our problems but steps are necessary in a rebuild process. The improved mental toughness this year put us in every game this year and that by no means could be said last year. Still too much finesse on this team and fake tough guy nonsense that needs to be addressed and toughening these boys up would be a huge step in the right direction. Having a 5'8 RB bouncing off our guys for 14 missed tackles needs to be on repeat inside our weight room.

Mario never changes.... back to "need to work harder"... bro ball

 

[Mansa Musa]

"Moral victories are for minor league coaches."
- JAY Z

 

[Miami[]_[]Smoke]

So he’ll double down on toughness and physicality being the missing link? Awesome…..

 

[casualcane]

Mario sucks

 

[ball915]

Would you have written this for Manny?

No, because he didn't have an identity or a clue. I'm not here to to defend Mario as a gameday coach as it's well below what he earns and concerning he hasn't shown progress in this area over all his years as head coach. He is a process oriented builder with visible results in areas with plenty to go. He always has been and physicality is one of the next steps.

 

[Firesite]

I can understand not having the players but why does it always feel like he gets out coached continuously.

 

[cway313]

No, because he didn't have an identity or a clue. I'm not here to to defend Mario as a gameday coach as it's well below what he earns and concerning he hasn't shown progress in this area over all his years as head coach. He is a process oriented builder with visible results in areas with plenty to go. He always has been and physicality is one of the next steps.

Our best hope is Mario becomes Ed O. We are missing quite a bit to get there.

 

[cway313]

I can understand not having the players but why does it always feel like he gets out coached continuously.

Because you are watching the games with your eyes open.

 

[caneworld]

I can understand not having the players but why does it always feel like he gets out coached continuously.

Because he is running up and down, clueless on the sidelines...
...Bobby Bowden in his last years had more awareness of what's going on..

 

[JustWin]

Would you have written this for Manny?

I laughed at op too but it’s not Manny bad. Diaz signed 6 top 100 players over 3 years, Mario signed 6 this year and 13 in 3 years.

 

[cway313]

I laughed at op too but it’s not Manny bad. Diaz signed 6 top 100 players over 3 years, Mario signed 6 this year and 13 in 3 years.

Brother Jumbo was a recruiting legend at AtM. The juice aint always worth the squeeze.

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

Mario doesn’t care how he loses and in what fashion. He also doesn’t care about how he wins. He could go undefeated throwing the ball all game and his motto would still be you have run and chew clock. He has his way and won’t deviate

 

[JustWin]

Brother Jumbo was a recruiting legend at AtM. The juice aint always worth the squeeze.

True, but how many more years do you think Mario is guaranteed before the program would move on?

 

[NC_Canes_11]

So he’ll double down on toughness and physicality being the missing link? Awesome…..

This right here. You really think after decades of being a coach he’s all of the sudden gonna say, “nah I don’t wanna physically dominate in the run game anymore. I now wanna open it up and use the whole field.”

No ******* shot.

 

[BoxingRobes]

You huffing copium from a paper bag behind the Hot Topic at Westland Mall like a true sicko, OP.

 

[cway313]

True, but how many more years do you think Mario is guaranteed before the program would move on?

Sadly at least 3.

 

[UMiamiAlumTN]

Mario can recruit all he wants but he will always be out coached in any playoffs he makes. That’s the problem.