Pretty much standard Chuck speak.
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After reading Loeflerās comments, Iām not sure our preparation was all that great. BG developed a game plan that would be something we wouldnāt expect and prepped all week for it. It worked.
We went in with an even more one dimensional offensive game plan than weād used against Kent, assuming it would work against BG and having no plan B in our pocket in case it didnāt work. In fact, we seemed to double down on the ārun our small fast backs between the tacklesā game plan in the second half.
I think the preparation - planning for the unexpected - was noticeably lacking.
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Failure is repeating what is not workingā¦you have to keep a defense honest by throwing the ball with play action every now and thenā¦of course it helps to have a QB that can throw it relatively accurately. If you donāt, you may want to try a different QB a few series.
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Agreed with you there this week. This was the worst coaching job weāve had in 9 years. Outcoached from the kickoff
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2017 Article: Apparently, A Funny Thing Must Have Happened on the Way to the Forum!
Interesting site. Not sure I agree with his hot seat rankings but the salary and record info in interesting.
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Check out Humphreys.
Which begs the question: why on earth didnāt Chuck let him play a couple series in the second half at BG?
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Hereās another interesting Coach evaluation site. Scroll down to āI have no ideaā
Martin and MTSUās Rick Stockstill are listed in the same category with the Rice, UTEP and San Jose coaches. Hereās what it says:
āIn the case of Rick Stockstill and Chuck Martin, both Middle Tennessee State and Miami (OH) go bowling, but both coaches are only good for sub-.500 performances every year. I am not sure whether the schools expect more or not.ā
I think my limited interests and energies as a sports fan will be focused on the Guardians from here on out. Iāve seen this Miami football movie before.
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Iām still licking my wounds as a Mariners fan over playing a total of 36 innings and losing three games by a total of four runs.
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Guessing because heās not on the travel squad and would not have been at the game
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I donāt think yesterday would have been the appropriate time to throw Humphreys into a game even if he was on the travel squad. I do think it might have been a better game plan to expect BG would be throwing something at us to clamp down on our one dimensional running game and have a scheme that would open up the passing game with Hesson. Heās our QB2 right now.
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I donāt think Iāve ever felt the level of apathy on the board as I do today. Was yesterday a possible straw that broke the camelās back?
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How about being a Rays fan like meā¦giving up 3 runs in 24 innings of wild card playā¦but only scoring 1 run! But I digress.
Back in the day, I used to look forward to that rare telecast of Miami football. Now, with ESPN+, I can see them all, but it is just not as much fun.
Guess we are looking at hoping for 6-6 and a bowl made just for us againā¦
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Thatās a pretty good reason!
P.S. How about Hesson then?
I wish Hesson would have gotten a chance yesterday. What would it hurt? Wonder why we only take 2 QBs on away games?
We take 6 plus Gabbert
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Title of this thread (discussion) a bit of paradoxā¦as in Chuck terms we are right on track for 6-6!
PS, dont look now, Miamiās former coaches, now at Ohio U, currently in 2nd place in East, ugh!
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Ohioās defense is 129th in the country in efficiency and is allowing 36.9 points per game. Our defense was super mediocre up until Chuck took over the defensive playcalling in 2019ish. If anything, itās proof that Chuck hires coordinators mainly based on his ability to boss them around, not based on their ability to coordinate.
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