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Lance Guidry, the University of Miami's defensive coordinator, held his weekly press conference today where he offered his analysis of the Hurricanes' recent game and his thoughts on the team's future.
Guidry began by analyzing the team's recent defensive challenges. He said mental mistakes were a common theme: "There was the one play where they ran they threw a throwback to the tight end on a sprint out look... We just got caught with bad eyes and we cut the tight ends loose a couple of times where we had guys covered on them in man-to-man but just, we had bad eyes for whatever reason." This honest assessment highlights the small yet crucial errors that impacted the game's outcome.
Despite the loss, Guidry remained optimistic about his team's resilience: "One game doesn't define you, so I think we'll bounce back... but I'm proud of them; it wasn't our best game but we got to play better this week." His confidence in the team's ability to learn and improve from their experiences was evident.
Guidry was asked about going head to head with a play-caller such as Jeff Brohm: "It's not really the play calling as much as people think it is when you cut guys loose and you're not playing with good eyes, it makes the play caller look better." He acknowledged the talents of opposing play-callers like Brohm, Mike Norvell, Bobby Petrino, and mentioned Clemson’s OC as well, but emphasized that his team's performance was a more significant factor than the opponents' strategies.
Addressing rumors about his potential move to other prestigious programs, Guidry expressed his dedication to the Hurricanes: "I love Miami, I love our players, and we're recruiting some really good players, and I want to be here at Miami because it's the job that I do have."
Looking forward, Guidry acknowledged the challenges posed by Boston College and their quarterback Thomas Castellanos. He detailed the importance of adapting the team's defensive strategies to counter Castellanos' mobility and elusiveness, as well as the physicality of Boston College's offensive line.
Guidry concluded with a reflective note on the team's development and the importance of learning from close games: "You're building character, and especially the guys that are going to be coming back next year, they going to have all those memories... Hopefully the next year you win a lot of games and you win them by bigger margins."