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The 12 team playoff came along at just the right time. The bells were tolling and the long knives were out.

I hate to say, and Steve19 can/will probably vouch for this, that I'm naturally more Gruden than Tressel, but I make a concerted effort to be more like Tressel. Agreed, that the general theory makes sense. There's going to be variation, of course, based on the coach, but TE does require that...

My favorite part of that was Tress, in the very best Tress way, patiently tolerating Gruden while he ran his mouth.

No one is saying he doesn't, but there's a lot of "he can't handle it, he's not up to the job, doesn't have the bandwidth, not experienced enough, etc" out there and it's not just the fringe. Yes, there's limited sample size for Hartline as full OC (actually none since Day couldn't/wouldn't...

I don't see Hartline as a significant downgrade from Kelly. Of course, Kelly is far more experienced, but he also called Nebraska and tcun last season and, for all the talk in retrospect about preserving the team for the playoffs, it didn't look all that great at the time throughout the season...

Hahaha, yeah, I drove a '91 Q45 when I started law school in 94. When I graduated and started my first job, I had a new baby and drove an old Volvo station wagon.

For all we know, he's a better caller than Day, at this point. I don't see Hartline getting punked into repeatedly running 32-dives and Day wouldn't give him the reins before Kelly showed up. We'll never know, of course, but my guess is that if Hartline was calling The Game last year, we win...

I’ve got to think that this doesn’t happen without Day’s understanding and sign off and a succession plan in place. Maybe Hart’s ready?

That is one of the great things about Hartline, Inc. Even the most talented HS guys don't have to be rushed and they know it and they come anyway. The guys he gets want to be great and they're smart enough to know that there are a ton of physical freaks at WR who never make the jump from good...

I don't think he's planning to be a lifer and I don't really expect more than another year of two, but I expect another year or two.

Hahaha, Fox needed to stay at CB, but now that the issue has been raised, I'd definitely be onboard with moving Ig back,

I don't see Kelly leaving after one season and if he was considering it, Knowles leaving might push that timetable back, given his history and relationship with Day.

And say in the press release that MG was the real brains behind the system and that the increase in productivity since Oregon was due to his deeper involvement. :)

He's got to at least get a hard look for DC.

Gotta think this was because of the nonsense with Johnson. Which means it's a stupid own goal that could've/should've been prevented. It's a personal fuck you from Knowles. Otherwise, he goes to Okie. Instead, he stays in conference to play us every year and does it at the school from whence...

I'll tell you why it matters. It matters because yesterday at a Total Wine in Atlanta, GA a dickhead dad-bro came bebopping into the store wearing shorts and a 2024 tcun Natty sweatshirt yapping through earbuds and I couldn't say anything to him about it despite our just winning 2025 because we...

Another one of these guys who made a decision, bought all the way in, and helped themselves and the team. It's really astonishing to me how many great transfer portal guys we've had, not just in performance, but culturally, since its inception. Pantoni and whomever else do a stellar job with...

Yes, it mattered that they were seniors, but I don't think exactly/completely in the traditional sense. What mattered additionally and critically here is that they were seniors who'd had three years in his system, some of which was time in the two-deep. That matters as to next year because...

So, B1, you were as bad as Chris Fowler jinxing us and causing the Egbuka fumble. :)

Agreed, I would've thought we'd see that maybe mid-season after hearing about him in practice.