New video.. Coach Wally taken back....hmm

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Yeah that interview is very interesting. I'm not going to make any remarks, just watch it and form your own opinion.
 

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People always harped on Mac's teams' open field tackling, but we were worse in the last two years. For a "defensive guru", the new staff has not had anything too nice to say in the area of defensive fundamentals taught by the last guys. I'm not really sure how that happened.
 

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Coach basically said that the fundamentals on defense weren't there for the most part and it really surprised him.
 
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Talked about were the Defense Is, Their behind and learning. Believe the LB look like LB but need to evaluate more. Seems satisfied with the JUCOs brought in. Possible that a freshman will have to play. he likes the area and school
 

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Did you really listen to the whole thing. You make it sound like it is all negative.

Yes I listened to the whole thing. I was giving the information most pertinent to the thread title "Coach Wally taken back"...that's the main reason he was "taken back"
 

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Coach basically said that the fundamentals on defense weren't there for the most part and it really surprised him.

So those of us that said that during last year were not crazy. That is good to know. :wink:
 

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Talked about were the Defense Is, Their behind and learning. Believe the LB look like LB but need to evaluate more. Seems satisfied with the JUCOs brought in. Possible that a freshman will have to play. he likes the area and school

For a newbie, this was a good post summarizing the interview.

So those of us that said that during last year were not crazy. That is good to know. :wink:

Actually I said it and I'm still a little crazy.

I don't know. I enjoyed that strategy of letting the offensive guys wear themselves out by running so much.


Nearly worked, too -- Colorado, Kansas, Iowa. Had those games been five quarters instead of four, who knows? ISU could have won. :wink:
 
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I really hope that Burnham brought his "tackle every eligible player on offense" approach to defensive practice with him that he taught at South Florida...
 

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Quite frankly I was taken back as well at how poor we were at tackleing the last few years. The other thing that drove me crazy last year was our D-backs not getting their hands up. How hard is it to teach someone that when a reciever raises his hands to catch the ball you should put yours up and try to knock it down?