TVRC likes to take an extra day to reflect before commenting so I can at least pretend to not be emotionally reactive. Here it goes.
The eye-popping numbers that Arkansas put up are very concerning. 644 total yards of offense against our D? Wow. Credit to the Razorbacks, but our D played AND schemed terribly. We lose a lot of games when that happens. The 350+ passing and 250+ running against us showed that we couldn't ever really stop them.
I am wondering about the ceiling our D can reach. Right now it seems very low. This D will get destroyed week after week in the Big12 without serious change. I'm not one to call for firing someone, but some change is needed. If we want to be competitive in the Big12 we will have to invest in a more seasoned Defensive Coordinator, period. I am even just great if Coach T is retained in a different position of coaching. But to get to that next level where our D can hold these kinds of good teams in the 20s, and give our offense at least a shot to outscore, I do think a change is needed. Tall order to ask the BYU offense to outpace what the Arkansas offense did to us.
Splitting the big 4 into a 1-3 now makes the schedule look that much more daunting. Kalani mentioned in the post game how he bets Hugh Freeze is licking his chops with this film. Any coach would be. I predict two more losses at least before the season is done. I think Liberty scored 35+ on us, and then the calls for change will be getting louder. I think we still make a bowl, but yikes. Maybe this is an 8-5 year.
Biggest takeaway for the administration is that with the current system we are only capable of knocking off a team like Baylor every once in awhile, but certainly not able to do it consistently. This spells several 6-6 type seasons as the ceiling in the years to come.Statistics: Posted by TulaneVandyRiceCoug — Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:24 am
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