This team accomplished a lot last year, they learned how to win and did it 10 times.
I wonder if they have now forgotten what it took to get there. Last year the focus was on winning, on team, on sacrifice. The team worked like they expected to have to earn everything they got.
How much of the problem is that they now believe they deserve to win without doing everything they had to last year to do it. Guys more worried about stats and press attention. They just don't seem as focused on doing what they have to do to win.
Maybe we can stop making baseless speculations and just consider that the team lost some talent and has had some poor bounces in two very close games. They could be 5-1 without much changing. Let's see if the coaches and players can make some improvements.
^^^^To answer the original question...Slow LBs and an offensive line that can't pass block and makes far too many mental gaffes.
What players say at a press conference, what they say in the locker room in private and what they think aren't always the same thing. Phillip Lindsay had a record-breaking night. Any other game (one without 100+ yards in stupid penalties) and Lindsay's performance might have been enough, even with the second string opposing quarterback playing out of his mind and body.That I noticed from the post game interview. Is that nobody seems to care about winning anymore. Philip Lindsay at the podium says ...
He is a small, inebriated, bear from another continent. His reasoning, es ehhhh, not so good.What players say at a press conference, what they say in the locker room in private and what they think aren't always the same thing. Phillip Lindsay had a record-breaking night. Any other game (one without 100+ yards in stupid penalties) and Lindsay's performance might have been enough, even with the second string opposing quarterback playing out of his mind and body.
But Lindsay can't talk about his incredible night, because it would not be humble or appropriate, when tied to CU's loss. “I’d rather not talk about that right now,” Lindsay said. “At the end of the day we didn’t get the win.”
So you assume Phillip Lindsay didn't have a winning attitude? How the hell did you reach that conclusion?
I blame my sobriety. I quit in 2006 and we've all suffered since.
it shall be done.Bring back the poop movie thread and all will be forgiven. Dumping that trophie thread stinks.
This is true but also confusing and deja-vuish. Didn’t we lose 2 OT games in 2014, and have several very close games in both years, and could have gone bowling with just one lucky bounce in several close losses? Yet we wound up with dismal W-L records. In 2016 we dominated most games we won - a lucky bounce v USC would have been nice-Maybe we can stop making baseless speculations and just consider that the team lost some talent and has had some poor bounces in two very close games. They could be 5-1 without much changing. Let's see if the coaches and players can make some improvements.
Actually we just pulled out the close games last year and I'm not sure why we can't this year.This is true but also confusing and deja-vuish. Didn’t we lose 2 OT games in 2014, and have several very close games in both years, and could have gone bowling with just one lucky bounce in several close losses? Yet we wound up with dismal W-L records. In 2016 we dominated most games we won - a lucky bounce v USC would have been nice-
I’d like to see a dominating win over OSU and enough improvements to win a few games without relying on incidents falling in our favor.
Seemed like the wins were easier...guess winning promotes optimistic memories.Actually we just pulled out the close games last year and I'm not sure why we can't this year.
41-38 at Oregon
10-5 at Stanford
20-10 over UCLA
27-22 over Utah
A great example of that the other night was the last 3rd conversion by Tate to end the game. 3rd and 7, he gets about 3 yards and Moeller comes from the outside and doesn't go for a tackle that would have given us the ball back with a minute to go down 3. How can a senior do that in that situation?
No.Bring back the poop movie thread and all will be forgiven. Dumping that trophie thread stinks.
We already lost to fUCLA.Actually we just pulled out the close games last year and I'm not sure why we can't this year.
41-38 at Oregon
10-5 at Stanford
20-10 over UCLA
27-22 over Utah
Yeah, and?We already lost to fUCLA.
'twas a joke....Yeah, and?
Teaching toughness without inflicting injury is the toughest thing I’ve grappled with as a coach. I’ve made mistakes as often as I’ve succeeded. The old school in me wants the fight. The pragmatist says I don’t want to lose a kid because I was trying to bring it out. I know colleges that use tire fights, and sumo drills to bring it out. I’m not sure there is a good answer, and it just may be inate. Regardless, I think you, as a very invested spectator, are at the heart of the issue.I gotta be honest and realize I have a bias and probably shouldn't be commenting since I've got an injured son on the team. I won't trash anyone in particular but I will say this. (I'm going old guy on you here) In my day, I guarantee I would have been in 2-3 fights as an O - lineman during pass-pro and 9-7 against the 1 D-line. I would see it as my duty to beat the MAN into those guys. WE NEED NASTY, NASTY, DIRTY, SMART LINEMEN. Win or lose, you are going to have to prove you are worthy and step into the ring every friggin' day until you figure it out.
I gotta be honest and realize I have a bias and probably shouldn't be commenting since I've got an injured son on the team. I won't trash anyone in particular but I will say this. (I'm going old guy on you here) In my day, I guarantee I would have been in 2-3 fights as an O - lineman during pass-pro and 9-7 against the 1 D-line. I would see it as my duty to beat the MAN into those guys. WE NEED NASTY, NASTY, DIRTY, SMART LINEMEN. Win or lose, you are going to have to prove you are worthy and step into the ring every friggin' day until you figure it out.