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And that is why - much as CCL’s start to games is depressing, I do say he is not CDM.

He does learn. He is willing to be flexible.

That is how you do it.

Keep doing it until they stop it.

This drive - we are being flexible. Doing what is working - which is running wide. And punishing the blitz.

Again, hope we stay with it.

Rocko is hurt and out today. Smith is, again, good.

Ziglor is the official backup.

Smith is really good. And we are doing better at giving him the ball in space… In fact, Wright’s big run was made by faking it to Smith. And, as mentioned, he sold that fake after a few really lackluster fakes… Nice TD play to Cam too. As you know, I like the misdirection. It works. We need to stay ...

Yeah like that… he sold that one!

I’d like Wright to start making better fakes.

Nice INT. Boy, did we ever need that.

I know CCL is guaranteed some time to turn this around. But he needs to coach with a little more urgency - so he doesn’t lose the fan base.

Because he is.

Untouched. TD Mizzou.

We have again staked our opponent to a two score lead - and we have run 3 plays.

Routine.

But we hold to a 3.

Down 3-0.

Coming into the game: Mizzou has been out scored in the first quarter 66-3 in SEC games.

And that is a recurring inexplicable decision…

I wonder why we keep deferring?

It’s like we’re playing to start out in a hole.

1) Mizzou 41. Vandy 20

2) Ole. Miss. 47. Auburn. 27

3) UK. 28. MSU. 17

4) UGa. 37. Gators. 13

5) Michigan 27. MSU. 23

6) Purdue +7.5 @ Nebraska

1) MSU. 44 Vandy. 17

2). LSU. 27. Ole Miss. 51

3). UT. 16. Bama. 52

4). Pitt 30. Clemson 27

5). OK State getting 7 versus Iowa State…

I’m glad you raised that: Gambling on the 4th down isn’t necessarily the gambling strategy that I mean. In fact, on the game thread, that decision was roundly criticized not because he went for it - but because the prior fade route left us with fourth and four. If he was going for it, run something ...

I used to post a game summary after each game for several years. It was a joy during the Franklin years. It got to be so miserable during the Mason years that I just quit doing it. It was the same, terrible story and criticisms and analysis for about seven years. CDM would change every once in a whi...

The decision to eschew the field goal after the failed fade came home to roost as well. A lot of coaching blunders. None worse than the three man rush. And I am tired of coming out vanilla and staking the other team 14 points. But, folks, massive improvement - and on the road. He has the team playin...

Wow.

And then we leave him in the pocket.

Some really bad coaching decisions.

Bringing pressure works all half.

Now for the last drive we rush 3 and give them time? I just don’t get it..