Hudspeth: Jennings did what was asked vs. Mountaineers

[Just1More]

Last season, we were 4-4 on the road at South Al.

All week, Hud goes on and on about how we HAVE TO create turnovers. During game, all you see are Cajun defenders relentlessly trying to strip the football while the South Al guys get boatloads of yards after contact because of this. It LITERALLY cost us that game and any chance at a Bowl.

This is a sickness with this man.

So, this year, instead of foolishly trying to create turnovers for the sake of turnovers, we will go into a shell playing keep away.

Coutts better warm up real good Saturday.

There are technical skills in coaching football... kind of like Ricky Bustle had with blocking kicks. You can coach certain exceptional skills to a player or group of players. You cannot teach a player or group of players how to win the "turnover battle". And winning the turnover battle at the expense of losing the scoring war... is teaching how to politely lose.

Hud has lost the mojo of "Don't let go of the rope.". He has replaced it with "Don't bring the rope to the game or they'll take it away from us".

[CajunPride]

You want to focus on the positive(get the ball across the goal line) AND
Not the negative( don't turn the ball over)
Usually you get what you focus on. This is basic psychology.
We are creating a team of headcases. IMO

[Boomer]

You want to focus on the positive(get the ball across the goal line) AND
Not the negative( don't turn the ball over)
Usually you get what you focus on. This is basic psychology.
We are creating a team of headcases. IMO

---Worst TO is probably the one where you are going to score and they use it to score on that pic or fumble recovery (14 point turnaround)----TO that they use to score from inside our red zone (7 points)------TO inside their red zone where we don't score (possible 7 points)----Hawk could probably chip in with some stats on this, but the field position aspect is certainly involved in game momentum and scoring----also as I think was mentioned, is the time of possession aspect----no doubt many more angles to the discussion!!!

[Just1More]

The worst injury is the one that happens to your best player. You should therefore avoid playing him? Nonsense. (An analogy to avoiding risk to avoid turnovers)

No one on this planet disputes the damage potential of a turnover. Unless you completely own an opponent, talent wise... I know of no means to avoid the times where risk must be deployed... and thus a risk of turnover. I wish our QB could just pick up the ball... to avoid the snap from center (a risk) and not handoff or throw (a risk) and walk not run (a risk) and go all the way to the end zone without contact. If you don't totally dominate your opponent, you must take risks. And as you teach wisely, you mitigate some risk, even in high risk aspects of the game. But you cannot win, unless you're overwhelming more talented, without taking numerous risk laden chances.

[CajunNation]

Hudspeth coaches football like Savoie runs an athletic department.

Peas and carrots.

[Boomer]

Hud has to know there's a correlation between Jennings being limited in play options, less turnover potential, AND no points scored. Hud has an unhealthy obsession with turnovers. Does Hud realize that the " turnover battle" gets awarded nothing at the end of a contest?

---Hitting some different sites and the Tech deal had Holtz's article about not being afraid to bench starters for turn overs---said Stats are good for individuals and T Os are bad for the team!!! the Guy must be a pretty good coach!!! He could win the Championship of the worst conference in the country!!!

[Oiler]

---Hitting some different sites and the Tech deal had Holtz's article about not being afraid to bench starters for turn overs---said Stats are good for individuals and T Os are bad for the team!!! the Guy must be a pretty good coach!!! He could win the Championship of the worst conference in the country!!!

I'd take where Holtz has taken Tech's program over where Hudspeth has taken ours. I can say the same thing about several other coaches in the SBC and CUSA. It's pathetic that we pay Hudspeth more than what every one of these coaches make.