Re: The loss to Georgia is on Morris !

Sportsfan: You sir are 100% correct in your comments and statement re Tigernet. Apparently many of the people on here need to learn some things about flootball and coaching. as proof:
if one saw the Louisville-Miami game last nite the differences in approaches to us were staggering. They coached to WIN. Sure the frosh QB turned it over deep in his territory once but look at how the passes over the middle and down and outs got them out of deep in their territory several times.
The fact is that Morris is unable (to this point) to adjust and there is no excuse for that second half debacle no matter what he says. The concern about freshmen losing confidence is complete and total bs. That's what coaches are supposed to do when a young player makes a mistake. Boost him up. Look at all the good plays the young QB from L'ville made. Did you catch the comment about him being 6'%'' and able to see over the middle during a pass rush. Maybe our Cole can't see the middle!!
Until Morris adjusts and comes away with a clear victory over a top team, I say the book is still out on him. Sure his offense looks good against the weak teams but against the better teams it has been poor in several contests. He must change his coaching style or we will suffer. please don';t forget he's only got 4 years or so at top level NCAA football coaching. He's supposed to be still learning but UI really wonder if he is.

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Sep 2, 2014, 10:12 AM

Ok so they looked bad in the second half. I get that. But why is everyone so down on Morris. I have seen this over and over. Every time we lose we blame it on the coaches. I got news for everyone...the coaches call the plays but the players have to execute it. How do we know he didn't call slants over the middle and the players didn't get open or the OL didn't give the QB enough time to throw.

It seems to me that the only thing I would criticize the coaches for is that they kept moving people around...on both sides of the ball. First half, Guillermo is in at center and hikes the ball through his legs, where was Norton? We were playing musical chairs with the line all night. It seemed like every player we have on offense played.

On defense I saw many times where Vic Beasley stood up and didn't go hard ala Clown man last year. It almost seemed like we played this game as a scrimmage or preseason game. Get everyone in and try some things and just see if the personnel and plays will work.

Where was our incredible defense? Georgia wasn't running anything exotic...they were student body right and left and it was like our D wasn't even there.

There is a lot of blame to go around on this one and I think most has to rest with the players...like always. Coaches can only call plays.

We also don't know what the QB's were told about being conservative with the passes i.e. don't force anything. Maybe Cole let the IT freak him out because he didn't seem like the same QB after that.

Who knows there are so many things that happen during a game that there is no way to determine one thing that caused it. I remember games where we got away from running and everyone was all over Morris because he didn't stick with it. The man is a offensive genius and has our team regularly in the top 20 in offense. Who are we to second guess him? We don't know the strengths of the players like they do. They see them in practice every day. We don't.

I think the worst thing that happened is that we played a really good Georgia team with a relatively inexperienced team that I think will be good down the road. It seemed like once we got down everyone just kind of gave up. Same thing happened three years ago in the OB and against GT. Someone on this team has to step up and be a leader. Has to not let that mentality take over during a game. Remember when MD was killing us a few years ago? Dwayne Allen was stalking the sidelines saying that they would score 70 if that is what it took. We need someone like that.

Just my humble opinion.

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The loss to Georgia is on Morris !