Give Lil Ball Coach a Letter Grade...
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C. I give a little of the first half to emotions but adjustments should have been made to their defensive scheme. Will didn't do him any favors.
B-/C+
2 TOs made it worse than it was. The one in the end zone was especially bad, the other one looked like a 50/50 ball.
We moved the ball pretty well, and the 2nd half was much better than the 1st.
2 TOs made it worse than it was. The one in the end zone was especially bad, the other one looked like a 50/50 ball.
We moved the ball pretty well, and the 2nd half was much better than the 1st.
B-. Once he settled in, he called an OK game. I don't think Leach would have run the ball as much in the second half (but I also think running the ball was the right call).
I feel like running the ball worked because the Illinois defense didn't really respect it, or expect it with 2 minutes left.
Spurrier gets a D at best.
Will played with a lot of nerves and made several bad decisions checking to the run against loaded boxes in the first half. His first INT was tipped at the line and therefore not his fault. The second was suspect at best (I could argue for egregious) but ultimately was no worse than a punt. He played better in the second half and the TD throw to tie the game was amazing, but even he said that Leach would’ve been disappointed with his performance.
That said, Spurrier Jr (is YOUNG Ball Coach acceptable?) did nothing to help him and made no adjustments as the game went on. Illinois played man coverage for the majority of the game and Leach & Rogers would’ve torched that (see LSU 2019). Spurrier is not OC material and I sincerely hope we don’t make him one.
Will played with a lot of nerves and made several bad decisions checking to the run against loaded boxes in the first half. His first INT was tipped at the line and therefore not his fault. The second was suspect at best (I could argue for egregious) but ultimately was no worse than a punt. He played better in the second half and the TD throw to tie the game was amazing, but even he said that Leach would’ve been disappointed with his performance.
That said, Spurrier Jr (is YOUNG Ball Coach acceptable?) did nothing to help him and made no adjustments as the game went on. Illinois played man coverage for the majority of the game and Leach & Rogers would’ve torched that (see LSU 2019). Spurrier is not OC material and I sincerely hope we don’t make him one.
C for offense. Too predictable. Not aggressive enough and didn't mix in enough runs early.
However, I thought head coach calls we were more conservative than leach. We punted a lot and took points. I think that won the game honestly. Arnett bet on his defense and played conservative. I liked that. Rather than going for it on our own 35 or 40
However, I thought head coach calls we were more conservative than leach. We punted a lot and took points. I think that won the game honestly. Arnett bet on his defense and played conservative. I liked that. Rather than going for it on our own 35 or 40
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Your ball busting is amateur at best. You’d be better off over on ED. Those dildos might consider you halfway funny.
C. Illinois had a good defense. But we didn’t adjust to what they were doing very well. Seems like we just ran our plays, but honestly that’s not too far off from what Leach did. I think you have to at least somewhat consider matchups.
We won the game and moved the ball a little, so not terrible. But any of us who actually watched knows the offense was not good in any way.
We won the game and moved the ball a little, so not terrible. But any of us who actually watched knows the offense was not good in any way.
I put the offensive struggles on Will. You could see he was pretty emotional and he was trying too hard. When he started being more patient and we ran it more the offense started working. I say C+. That is a good defense
Hard to say. He called a B game in regards to our offensive scheme. It’s hard to say how many plays Will called at the line though. I don’t know enough about Spurrier to judge. Does he have original ideas he would implement during an off season? We may never know, but I suspect Coach ZA does.
Overall: B
Defense: A-
Offense: C+
SP Teams: B+
QB: C
Not great but a win is a win. 9-4 baby, should have been 10-3. Parting shot: "Wait until next Year".
Defense: A-
Offense: C+
SP Teams: B+
QB: C
Not great but a win is a win. 9-4 baby, should have been 10-3. Parting shot: "Wait until next Year".