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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
(12-22-2018 08:42 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 06:56 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  That's the final.
Major might be in trouble. That's a pretty embarrassing result.
I said UH wanted Kendall as their HC and that Major needed to be looking over his shoulder. But unless Khator/Tillman do send Major packing then it appears Kendall will be the OC at Florida State. But even when King was still QB there were some really curious offensive performances by UH this season. Was Major overruling what Kendall wanted to call? UH had way more problems than just the loss of two players. People keep pointing to the 2015 Peach Bowl in but Mensa in his second year didn’t come close to repeating that season. The sense of entitlement pops up agai on Cullen Blvd.

I'm not convinced that Kendall is the genius and Major is the idiot of the two. I do know that I would never want Kendall around. I liked Major when he was here, so I'd probably tend to cut him more slack than most.
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Tied for largest margin of victory in a bowl game.

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I'm sure that will make the UH fans feel better - that it was only a record-tying performance.

Army's QB is only a junior (170 yards rushing, 5 TD's). Yikes.
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Only one observation. The cougs are back!!!!


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We're so bad that we revel in UH's misfortunes. I knew they'd get handled, but not that badly. Applewhite better get it together.
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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
Rice versus Army in recent memory:

2014, won, 41-21
2015, won, 38-31
2016, lost, 14-31
2017, lost 12-49

Doesn't take long to turn things around if you're on the right track.
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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
2018 Army v UH provides lots of angles to explore. UH certainly has their problems and I suspect that if Major survives he will be under the microscope next season. However, with all that problems going forward, I still expect them to probably field a team better than us in 2019.
My main reason in posting the thread was to illustrate what a team with athletes like Army (and Rice) can do when properly prepared and coached. Their success over the past two seasons provides an example that is persuasive and undeniable.
I expect Coach Blum to create that kind of program at Rice. It took the Army Coach 2-3 seasons. It might take Rice a bit longer. But, in my estimation, the example has been made.
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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
Briles has resigned. Word is that he spent the bulk of his time in Florida prior to the Bowl game. UH defensively looked like they had never faced an option offense before. Most of the time their DB’s were 10 yds off the LOS.
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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
(12-22-2018 09:41 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Briles has resigned. Word is that he spent the bulk of his time in Florida prior to the Bowl game. UH defensively looked like they had never faced an option offense before. Most of the time their DB’s were 10 yds off the LOS.
Again, I didn't follow UH all that closely this year... didn't I hear the announcers say that they had fired their D.C. Earlier and today's D.C. was interim? The LBs Coach?
Lots of work to do at UH hiring coaches in the off-season.
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(12-22-2018 09:41 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Briles has resigned. Word is that he spent the bulk of his time in Florida prior to the Bowl game. UH defensively looked like they had never faced an option offense before. Most of the time their DB’s were 10 yds off the LOS.

Looking like you've never faced an option offense before is pretty common whenever you face an option offense. But yes, I didn't know what the corners were doing all day. Alabama has a pretty good defense, probably lots better than UH, and they looked pretty inept against FCS Citadel's option offense a few weeks ago. One of their national champion teams gave up 321 yards rushing to Georgia Southern's option offense.

But that would be on the defensive staff, not Briles.
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(12-22-2018 09:05 PM)Ourland Wrote:  We're so bad that we revel in UH's misfortunes. I knew they'd get handled, but not that badly. Applewhite better get it together.

UH is the closest thing we have to a rival. So independent of how we do, I will always revel in their misfortune.
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(12-22-2018 09:48 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 09:41 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  Briles has resigned. Word is that he spent the bulk of his time in Florida prior to the Bowl game. UH defensively looked like they had never faced an option offense before. Most of the time their DB’s were 10 yds off the LOS.

Looking like you've never faced an option offense before is pretty common whenever you face an option offense. But yes, I didn't know what the corners were doing all day. Alabama has a pretty good defense, probably lots better than UH, and they looked pretty inept against FCS Citadel's option offense a few weeks ago. One of their national champion teams gave up 321 yards rushing to Georgia Southern's option offense.

But that would be on the defensive staff, not Briles.

Point was they play Navy so being surprised shouldn’t apply.

In the end they are lucky to be getting away from Briles. Like you I wouldn’t let him anywhere near my campus.
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(12-22-2018 09:24 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  2018 Army v UH provides lots of angles to explore. UH certainly has their problems and I suspect that if Major survives he will be under the microscope next season. However, with all that problems going forward, I still expect them to probably field a team better than us in 2019.
My main reason in posting the thread was to illustrate what a team with athletes like Army (and Rice) can do when properly prepared and coached. Their success over the past two seasons provides an example that is persuasive and undeniable.
I expect Coach Blum to create that kind of program at Rice. It took the Army Coach 2-3 seasons. It might take Rice a bit longer. But, in my estimation, the example has been made.

The military academies tend to be able to keep their coaches. I don't know how they do it, but the stability serves them well. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that no one else in the country wants to run the triple option. They've found a formula that works.

I've always had the utmost respect for Army, Navy, and Air Force. They're competitive almost every year, with the occasional top 25 appearances. They'll never play for a national championship, or belong to a power conference, but they're comfortable with that. They're nationally relevant, and they do it their own way.
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RE: December 22. Army vs UH
(12-22-2018 10:09 PM)Ourland Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 09:24 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  2018 Army v UH provides lots of angles to explore. UH certainly has their problems and I suspect that if Major survives he will be under the microscope next season. However, with all that problems going forward, I still expect them to probably field a team better than us in 2019.
My main reason in posting the thread was to illustrate what a team with athletes like Army (and Rice) can do when properly prepared and coached. Their success over the past two seasons provides an example that is persuasive and undeniable.
I expect Coach Blum to create that kind of program at Rice. It took the Army Coach 2-3 seasons. It might take Rice a bit longer. But, in my estimation, the example has been made.

The military academies tend to be able to keep their coaches. I don't know how they do it, but the stability serves them well. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that no one else in the country wants to run the triple option. They've found a formula that works.

I've always had the utmost respect for Army, Navy, and Air Force. They're competitive almost every year, with the occasional top 25 appearances. They'll never play for a national championship, or belong to a power conference, but they're comfortable with that. They're nationally relevant, and they do it their own way.

Navy’s HC makes $2M so it’s not a low paying G5 job. Plus there are benefits being in an athletic environment that runs without having to divulge its inner finances. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/20...820114001/
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(12-22-2018 09:54 PM)Antarius Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 09:05 PM)Ourland Wrote:  We're so bad that we revel in UH's misfortunes. I knew they'd get handled, but not that badly. Applewhite better get it together.

UH is the closest thing we have to a rival. So independent of how we do, I will always revel in their misfortune.

+1. Calling yourself “the powerhouse”, “tier 1”, “P6” etc just makes it so so easy to make fun of them when they perform like that.

Thanks for the laugh cougar high!
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(12-22-2018 10:14 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 10:09 PM)Ourland Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 09:24 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  2018 Army v UH provides lots of angles to explore. UH certainly has their problems and I suspect that if Major survives he will be under the microscope next season. However, with all that problems going forward, I still expect them to probably field a team better than us in 2019.
My main reason in posting the thread was to illustrate what a team with athletes like Army (and Rice) can do when properly prepared and coached. Their success over the past two seasons provides an example that is persuasive and undeniable.
I expect Coach Blum to create that kind of program at Rice. It took the Army Coach 2-3 seasons. It might take Rice a bit longer. But, in my estimation, the example has been made.

The military academies tend to be able to keep their coaches. I don't know how they do it, but the stability serves them well. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that no one else in the country wants to run the triple option. They've found a formula that works.

I've always had the utmost respect for Army, Navy, and Air Force. They're competitive almost every year, with the occasional top 25 appearances. They'll never play for a national championship, or belong to a power conference, but they're comfortable with that. They're nationally relevant, and they do it their own way.

Navy’s HC makes $2M so it’s not a low paying G5 job. Plus there are benefits being in an athletic environment that runs without having to divulge its inner finances. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/20...820114001/

+1 I'm certain all three academies enjoy institutional support unlike anything Rice will ever see. They really want it. There's desire to have a great program. Not at Rice.
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Major is trash. I have been saying it since he was hired. Completely in over his head. I hope Kendall doesn't let the door hit his rape enabling backside on the way out the door either. I thought UH would lose given its problems on defense and the lack of DL on the team, but Kendall the great scoring 7 when it mattered is pathetic. I'll be pulling for the removal of General Apathy and hoping for Willie Fritz to head to Houston.
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(12-22-2018 10:09 PM)Ourland Wrote:  
(12-22-2018 09:24 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  2018 Army v UH provides lots of angles to explore. UH certainly has their problems and I suspect that if Major survives he will be under the microscope next season. However, with all that problems going forward, I still expect them to probably field a team better than us in 2019.
My main reason in posting the thread was to illustrate what a team with athletes like Army (and Rice) can do when properly prepared and coached. Their success over the past two seasons provides an example that is persuasive and undeniable.
I expect Coach Blum to create that kind of program at Rice. It took the Army Coach 2-3 seasons. It might take Rice a bit longer. But, in my estimation, the example has been made.
The military academies tend to be able to keep their coaches. I don't know how they do it, but the stability serves them well. A lot of it may have to do with the fact that no one else in the country wants to run the triple option. They've found a formula that works.
I've always had the utmost respect for Army, Navy, and Air Force. They're competitive almost every year, with the occasional top 25 appearances. They'll never play for a national championship, or belong to a power conference, but they're comfortable with that. They're nationally relevant, and they do it their own way.

Fisher DeBerry explained it to me this way. He said he was not worried that anyone would hire an assistant away from him because of 1) the pay, and 2) the perks. He said they pay better than most assistant coach jobs. He said he could go on any US military facility in the world with status equivalent to a bird colonel, and his assistants got treated as light colonels. There are a lot of perks embedded in that status. You can basically fly anywhere in the world free and when you get there stay in wonderful quarters at dirt cheap prices. I know of one really nice place in downtown Tokyo that's $120 a night. That may not seem to a lot of sports fans like stuff that is important to a coach, but most are married, and it is important to a lot of their wives. And finally, you are coaching a bunch of players that you are not likely to get called to go bail them out of jail at 2 in the morning. You're probably not going to win a national championship, and it's not likely to lead to an NFL job, Bill Parcells notwithstanding. But if you want good pay, a great lifestyle, and high-quality players to work with, it's a great gig.
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(12-22-2018 10:28 PM)Mademen Wrote:  Major is trash. I have been saying it since he was hired. Completely in over his head. I hope Kendall doesn't let the door hit his rape enabling backside on the way out the door either. I thought UH would lose given its problems on defense and the lack of DL on the team, but Kendall the great scoring 7 when it mattered is pathetic. I'll be pulling for the removal of General Apathy and hoping for Willie Fritz to head to Houston.

He never struck me as head coach material. I bet UH wishes it could go back and hire Todd Orlando, or anyone else. They looked awful. The DC let Applewhite down, and Briles is jumping ship. Ed Oliver wasn't committed to the team. Freshman QB. He better take control or he's gone quickly
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(12-22-2018 09:06 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Rice versus Army in recent memory:

2014, won, 41-21
2015, won, 38-31
2016, lost, 14-31
2017, lost 12-49

Doesn't take long to turn things around if you're on the right track.

And if you change your admissions policies to allow less academically qualified student-athletes into your academy.
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