2018 Football Staff

[Clutch0364]

If he graduated in 2013, he should still be in his 20s, unless he was a late bloomer. Wow.

The landscape of football has been evolving a lot lately. You are seeing younger and younger coaches rising up the ranks. Just look at the Rams and Sean McVay. He is only 30 years old.

[ManAboutTown]

MAT when Gibbs took over the Tech defense 3 years ago he told a friend of mine he didn't have a player that could start for UH at the time. I was skeptical about this statement but we ended up winning the Peach Bowl because of that defense. In todays college football people would say Todd Orlando gives up too many passing yards but I don't care his defenses playing winning defense by shutting down opponents running and generally opponents have to pass and play catch up. Tech got out to a 21 to 3 lead this year against Arizona State and held on for the win. Tech lacks talent but generally does a good job of generating turnovers.

This is another reason I don’t like the hire. Its time we have a defense that schemes to stop ppl, not “create turnovers”. We’ve seen how successful that gameplan has been under Hudspeth and most of his DCs.

[raginsaints]

The odds of a Sun Belt defense "stopping people" are slim. You're more likely to bend without breaking and try to force turnovers and field goals, than you are to just shut someone down all game.

With the spread offenses being so potent, it's hard even for power 5 teams to have classic great defenses.

[ManAboutTown]

The odds of a Sun Belt defense "stopping people" are slim. You're more likely to bend without breaking and try to force turnovers and field goals, than you are to just shut someone down all game.

With the spread offenses being so potent, it's hard even for power 5 teams to have classic great defenses.

Getting stops and shutting someone down is totally different. I’ve watched App St stop people for 4 years now. (This year injuries kinda hurt them up front but still).

I don’t expect to be the 85 bears but I absolutely do not want to hear turnovers as being stops. We need to line up and stop offenses with some consistency.

[MetryCajun]

This is another reason I don’t like the hire. Its time we have a defense that schemes to stop ppl, not “create turnovers”. We’ve seen how successful that gameplan has been under Hudspeth and most of his DCs.

Is this really a thing? All defenses try to stop people. Most just don’t have the personnel to do it. Even in our conference you have to be able to stop the run. Last year we couldn’t so we looked inept. Right now we do not have the personnel to stop the run, so it will be interesting to see how the staff addresses this.

[MetryCajun]

The odds of a Sun Belt defense "stopping people" are slim. You're more likely to bend without breaking and try to force turnovers and field goals, than you are to just shut someone down all game.

With the spread offenses being so potent, it's hard even for power 5 teams to have classic great defenses.

You are right to a point, but you can have a defense that takes something away from the offense. The few times we have had success on D, it was because we had an active front that disrupted the running game. This is achievable.

[ManAboutTown]

Is this really a thing? All defenses try to stop people. Most just don’t have the personnel to do it. Even in our conference you have to be able to stop the run. Last year we couldn’t so we looked inept. Right now we do not have the personnel to stop the run, so it will be interesting to see how the staff addresses this.

Is what “a thing”, coaching turnovers over sound defense? Yes, it is a thing.

[cajun_lannister]

Is this really a thing? All defenses try to stop people. Most just don’t have the personnel to do it. Even in our conference you have to be able to stop the run. Last year we couldn’t so we looked inept. Right now we do not have the personnel to stop the run, so it will be interesting to see how the staff addresses this.

Pass coverage requires talent run stopping requires coaching

[Just1More]

Their defense sucks so they think their coaches are idiots. Pretty normal thought pattern for college football fans.

I know a lot of TT engineers through work... and every one I've met (big TT fans) is pretty cool. I would say they've been a lot like us prior to Leach - felt like they live in the shadow of A&M and UTA. If we were on a "let's bash TT" run... most of what we'd post applies to us as well.

[Rougarou]

I like the Toney hire a lot. I would like for our secondary to understand zone coverage schemes for change.