(01-07-2022 12:47 AM)geosnooker2000 Wrote: Everything you posted there makes sense... until to actually remember watching the games and seeing CRS take his foot off the gas way too early by way of play-calling and playing prevent defense. It lost us 2 games I know of for sure, and damn-near lost us the game against stAte. Using player personnel shortages as an argument against us criticizing the coaching and game plan doesn't wash. I saw the stupid decisions with my own eyes.
Remember those were early in the season. I agree that we went prevent against AR State and it nearly cost us. Of course they got the benefit of the doubt on several very bad official calls. That backwards lateral being ruled an incomplete pass kept them in the game, if not for that it's never close. The multiple pass interference (one of them horrible) kept multiple drives alive that led to them keeping it close. But, once again, our offense got very conservative.
We didn't go prevent against Miss State and their long pass play was because our true freshmen DB bit on a play fake and didn't have a deep cover. Outside of that, it was a very well played defensive game and we held them scoreless for their longest stretch all season.
Now, UTSA fits your description. They were a much better team than we expected. We were down multiple starters on defense which really hurt us especially on their 3rd and shorts, which it seemed like happened every time on every drive. I will say it was our offense that cost us far more than our defense. We didn't score for more than a half of play.
Tulsa and Temple, fit that description, but can you say that some of the conservative play calling wasn't because of injuries?
Now, the biggest question... how much of that is CRS?! I know he doesn't call offense and defense. How much input did he have for either? I guess we find out this season. If it's more of the same, he shoulders much more blame in my eyes at least. If it's very different, the OC & DC get credit and he gets some as well.