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butchna said:
The worst. Bears fans watch a 12 point lead with 3 minutes left turn into a 5 point loss. 😔
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It's tough for us Bears fans right now. We're just good enough to not get blown out, but bad enough to lose every remaining game. We also are forced to kind of like the Vikings now. I mean, what the heck man. At least the Packers are mediocre.
 
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UTProf said:
Y’all are out for Banks but our D has been improving despite having talent and depth issues.
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Yeah......it's not about football, it's personal. Been tryin' to find out what Banks did to some of them because the hate is strong.

As fans, you should be encouraged and excited that the defense has improved and is heading in the right direction.

The DC job was one that nobody wanted even though it would have been one of the highest paid positions in college football. We threw money at some hot name coaches and they turned us down. They knew it was a rebuild and they knew what it is like playing opposite of a fast paced offense and NO ONE wanted any parts of this defense.

Coach Banks had the courage to step in do the work. It doesn't always look pretty, it's not always fun to watch, but he's done what has been necessary to help win some games and improve the D, but for that he gets hate from some of our own fanbase. It's personal....nothing to do with football.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I understand the roster issues. The defense is so bad it's beyond just roster. Josh is exactly the coach type we needed. He's a coach that can do more with less. Banks can't do that. If he's got to have a stacked roster, he's not the guy. We're 3 years in and we see the same stuff we've seen since he's gotten here. I have zero confidence he will ever field a competent defense here, let alone one that will help win a championship of some sort.
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These statements are pretty laughable. No one has had to do more with less than Banks and this is why he's got national recognition from his peers 2 times since he's been here. If you understood, as you say you do, the roster issued, you wouldn't have made such a dumb statement. The defense has improved year after year.
 
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FollowTheLeader said:
These statements are pretty laughable. No one has had to do more with less than Banks and this is why he's got national recognition from his peers 2 times since he's been here. If you understood, as you say you do, the roster issued, you wouldn't have made such a dumb statement. The defense has improved year after year.
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What's laughable is referring to that thing Banks fields over there as a defense. By the way, welcome to the board Tim. Shouldn't you be scheming for Vandy?
 
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BisonVol said:
I just don’t buy that his family wouldn’t want him to get some experience in a blowout like this. That screams of an internet rumor that has no real meat to it.
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With the cheap shot artists known as the georgia bulldogs, would you risk Nico? Knowing that kirby would try to get his players to destroy him? Knowing that his players would not be called for targeting, roughing the passer, unsportsmanlike conduct, etc?
I wouldn’t risk him for garbage time. Keep putting muscle on him. Get a healthy OL and then let him play.

Definitely let him play against vandy. They are at least held to the standard rules. Also not known for trying to injure opponents.
 
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UTProf said:
Y’all are out for Banks but our D has been improving despite having talent and depth issues.
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No it hasn’t. The teams we played this year were far worse than last year. And depth issues is an excuse. It’s never been easier to fix depth and flip a roster until now. They should have crushed the portal like FSU and others to fix holes but they didn’t.
 
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Not sure where to find it, but I swear I heard a stat on the radio the other day that we allow teams to convert something like 60% on third and long conversions. That is NOT good. I don't hate Tim Banks. Nothing against him at all. But I think our DBs are woefully undercoached, and those soft zones Banks keeps calling are killing us.
 
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Heupel is the man and he will do well here, but to say we don’t have red flags is an understatement.

Why did Mincey not start? All the sudden he can play for a series when another player gets injured? Seems like some players are checking out games before seasons end.

We have had three years with this staff and with the portal, you can flip a roster quickly. It’s excuses saying we lack depth. We have like 17 scholarship DBs and refuse to play more than six and rather put a walk on in.

The only position group on defense that looks well coached and is getting talent is the DL. And when they don’t get home or cause chaos, our defense looks like hot garbage.

Where are the difference makers at LB and DB? Doesn’t look like we have any and we didn’t address it in three years. Only true difference maker athletically and physically to me is Carter who will be great here, but you have to recruit numerous players like that. And who says Pili, he played one half against a scrub team.

Truly think our offensive woes are QB related and that is over soon. They are going hard on OL portal and keeping players here already. RB and WR is good and getting more and more talent.

I don’t think Heupel is happy at all which is a great sign that changes are coming and NIL $$$ needs to be spent.
 
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FollowTheLeader said:
These statements are pretty laughable. No one has had to do more with less than Banks and this is why he's got national recognition from his peers 2 times since he's been here. If you understood, as you say you do, the roster issued, you wouldn't have made such a dumb statement. The defense has improved year after year.
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The dline has gotten better and it showed early
But when the line wasn’t playing lights out the dbs were the same ole slow non skilled players the have been for 3 years
That’s on him bc he refuses to play young guys and if they aren’t better then what we have it’s his fault for poor recruiting
 
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Smyrna ATL Vol said:
Heupel is the man and he will do well here, but to say we don’t have red flags is an understatement.

Why did Mincey not start? All the sudden he can play for a series when another player gets injured? Seems like some players are checking out games before seasons end.

We have had three years with this staff and with the portal, you can flip a roster quickly. It’s excuses saying we lack depth. We have like 17 scholarship DBs and refuse to play more than six and rather put a walk on in.

The only position group on defense that looks well coached and is getting talent is the DL. And when they don’t get home or cause chaos, our defense looks like hot garbage.

Where are the difference makers at LB and DB? Doesn’t look like we have any and we didn’t address it in three years. Only true difference maker athletically and physically to me is Carter who will be great here, but you have to recruit numerous players like that. And who says Pili, he played one half against a scrub team.

Truly think our offensive woes are QB related and that is over soon. They are going hard on OL portal and keeping players here already. RB and WR is good and getting more and more talent.

I don’t think Heupel is happy at all which is a great sign that changes are coming and NIL $$$ needs to be spent.
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I hope this is a turning point for the UTAD. Maybe they now realize we need upgrades on staff and in talent. We can’t have more of that lifeless play and be a potential playoff team in the future. If we cannot make a 12 team playoff in the next year or 2 then we’ll basically relegate ourselves to “havenots” in the league and never get out.
 
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Smyrna ATL Vol said:
Heupel is the man and he will do well here, but to say we don’t have red flags is an understatement.

Why did Mincey not start? All the sudden he can play for a series when another player gets injured? Seems like some players are checking out games before seasons end.

We have had three years with this staff and with the portal, you can flip a roster quickly. It’s excuses saying we lack depth. We have like 17 scholarship DBs and refuse to play more than six and rather put a walk on in.

The only position group on defense that looks well coached and is getting talent is the DL. And when they don’t get home or cause chaos, our defense looks like hot garbage.

Where are the difference makers at LB and DB? Doesn’t look like we have any and we didn’t address it in three years. Only true difference maker athletically and physically to me is Carter who will be great here, but you have to recruit numerous players like that. And who says Pili, he played one half against a scrub team.

Truly think our offensive woes are QB related and that is over soon. They are going hard on OL portal and keeping players here already. RB and WR is good and getting more and more talent.

I don’t think Heupel is happy at all which is a great sign that changes are coming and NIL $$$ needs to be spent.
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This is a really good post. I also think the OL thing needs to be pushed harder as to what the **** was going on. AP was hinting that he thinks they play next week and started to insinuate something and stopped short.

You’re either injured or you’re not. You can play Mincey after the game is essentially over but can’t start? Thats insane to me. I really hope they weren’t just taking a rest day to get ready for friggin Vanderbilt
 
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mrMet said:
13.5 seems like a lot for tonight doesn’t it? Or am I being a nega
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I'm going to see what I can get live. At home we probably cover. In an unfamiliar gym it's hard to tell if a team will shoot well or not, the good thing though is this is an actual gym and not a hotel ballroom.
 
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