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It is and will always be coaching

Insanecane said:
People say it is better players, who researches, contacts, and recruits the players?
People say it is player development, who is responsible to develop the players?
People say it is execution, who teaches execution?
People say it is discipline, who sets the tone and enforces discipline?
People say it is play calling, who does that?

There was one telling quote from the Bama players that told me they were ready for this game. “We are tired of hitting each other and can’t wait to hit another team”. Saban’s practices are brutal. He believes in hard hitting hard working puke in the middle of it practices. Full tackling full contact full everything.
I heard a very similar quote 20 years ago from a Butch Davis led team. I know for a fact his practices were brutal. And while his gameday coaching left something to be desired, the team was physical a d chomping at the bit by the time game 1 rolled around.

It is coaching. Period.
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Coaching matters, absolutely

And getting the right one is vital

And it's not just about X-and-O's

It's about making the tough decisions, being a hard-*** when you have to, realizing it's not a popularity contest

and the right ones, pay for themselves ten-fold
 
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Watch poor D’Eriq try to cover Trashlee’s incompetence. Just watch the first three minutes.

 
dycane said:
No, it’s talent. Now, if you don’t have talent — and we don’t — then you get super *** raped by good teams unless you have good coaching. If you buy top 5 talent, you will be top 5 most years no matter who your coach is. That’s a fact.
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If the exact rosters switched teams… Nick Sabans Alabama team would still beat the Manny Hurricanes 9/10.
 
dycane said:
No, it’s talent. Now, if you don’t have talent — and we don’t — then you get super *** raped by good teams unless you have good coaching. If you buy top 5 talent, you will be top 5 most years no matter who your coach is. That’s a fact.
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I do agree that talent is more important than experience.
 
College Football is broken. The only way to fix the overall product is something close to parity, and that is only achieved by reducing scholarships. Start by dropping from 85 to 75, 15 a year maximum. This would take 50 players off Bama, UGA, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma and disburse them to other teams. Yes, the top players may still sign with the usual suspects but the talent level of the other teams rises. The G5 schools and FCS improve too, as they have more talent.

I simply don’t believe a 4-deep is needed for a 12 game season, plus a few more games for playoffs and NC.

Expanding the CFP from 4 to 8 or 12 does nothing if the same 3-4 teams dominate. It might make more money, which certainly matters, but if the goal is to improve the game something approaching parity is needed.
 
dycane said:
No, it’s talent. Now, if you don’t have talent — and we don’t — then you get super *** raped by good teams unless you have good coaching. If you buy top 5 talent, you will be top 5 most years no matter who your coach is. That’s a fact.
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Mercer University technically scored more on Alabama than Miami did. App St hung with Miami until the end. I wouldn't be surprised if CCSU put up 30 on the team. The talent argument is nonsense.
 
dycane said:
No, it’s talent. Now, if you don’t have talent — and we don’t — then you get super *** raped by good teams unless you have good coaching. If you buy top 5 talent, you will be top 5 most years no matter who your coach is. That’s a fact.
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We have four coaching staphs full of proof that talent alone doesn’t win in today’s cfb. We’ve had top 20 talent for 15 years and far from top 20 results.
 
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Insanecane said:
People say it is better players, who researches, contacts, and recruits the players?
People say it is player development, who is responsible to develop the players?
People say it is execution, who teaches execution?
People say it is discipline, who sets the tone and enforces discipline?
People say it is play calling, who does that?

There was one telling quote from the Bama players that told me they were ready for this game. “We are tired of hitting each other and can’t wait to hit another team”. Saban’s practices are brutal. He believes in hard hitting hard working puke in the middle of it practices. Full tackling full contact full everything.
I heard a very similar quote 20 years ago from a Butch Davis led team. I know for a fact his practices were brutal. And while his gameday coaching left something to be desired, the team was physical a d chomping at the bit by the time game 1 rolled around.

It is coaching. Period.
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It's actually a combination of the two. You need good coaches, good players with a few great players mixed in to be in the playoffs in 2021. Quite frankly, UM should build a small 30-35,000 seat stadium, drop down to FCS level and with the abundance of 2nd Tier talent in Florida, become the dominant team at that level. Forget FBS, UM isn't going to start paying players like the SEC. Even Tennessee is handing off cash in McDonalds bags to get to 4-8, 5-7. Thanks largely to the poster boy for incompetence, the NCAA President, college football is a game for rich cheaters and poor academic schools. The NCAA has ruined College Football with they destroyed the Enforcement Division, didn't allow players some outside income or compensation.
 
Insanecane said:
It is coaching. Period.
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