Hey guys. Not much of a message board lurker, but wanted to weigh in on my experience. Had a great time with your fans. Your hospitality was unbelievable. Great home and home and I hope we do it again. (But based on the results of both home and homes so far, I'm for playing both games in The Shoe).
As for the game, reminded me much of last year. One team was just further along at this point. Our D was a hot mess last year, plus our O hadn't found its groove. Def same with your O this year, and your secondary. Easy to see you have really good players, though. And I'd be concerned if you righted the ship and rematched us in the CFP, hoping of course we make it.
Your secondary, should you follow our plight of last year, will gel. My guess is you will shuffle some guys next few games and find the right combination. It's not like you don't have highly recruited players. Offensively, I could only guess. Easy and most obvious solution would be to get your best players on the field together. I'd be afraid to see Weber, Dobbins (holy hell he's good) and Campbell on field at same time. Utilize Baugh with some easy play action, etc. that would keep defenses off-balance for sure. Mostly, though, run plays off sets that Barrett is comfortable in, else go ahead and trot out the guy that fits the system best. Up in my section there was some clamoring to see Haskins, for sure. I don't recall seeing those guys out there together and JT seemed like he was running an offense he had been introduced to on Tuesday. Just uncomfortable all night. It did help us that our defense has greatly improved. Motley is now our best cover guy playing a position that got Noah Brown drafted last year! Lol
Good thing is, Urban is smarter than all of us combined and well knows what he needs to do. Lincoln struggled for a bit because he had never really had a running back before and inherited Mixon and Perine here. Took him a while to adjust. But he did. When Andrews went out I thought we were toast but he kept designing ways to keep your D off guard. We didn't really have a star out there to key on (post Andrews), although Lamb is getting there quickly. You have 3. If only one is on the field, makes it easier.
Oh, and sorry about the flag. That was highly unnecessary. (and why I'm not too excited about a rematch!)
You're alright, padre. Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again during the year (even if we don't play). 