Do you know what time the presser will be?
DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois
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mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Cooper lifting the entire unit could be the best case scenario if you do not want to continuous flip-flop on 4 and 3 man fronts and if you still believe in this scheme as a long-term benefit. Bielema might think it’s the right strategy but that Hauck was the wrong person.
I.White has B1G size at DT/NG. I liked his tape as a recruit so he's intriguing to me. Makes sense for sure to stay in the 3-3-5 but who knows?
Is Hauck the guy who sent players in/out?
Or did he delegate that to his minions?
If it is the latter, wouldn't the minions be responsible for the 9 men of the field thing, moreso than Hauck?
Or did he delegate that to his minions?
If it is the latter, wouldn't the minions be responsible for the 9 men of the field thing, moreso than Hauck?
Usual Monday presser. 1pm
I think the 9 players on the field and ongoing poor communications were part of the reasons for this. Brett always puts communication and consistency as foundations for his program.
But, I think another major issue for Brett was the lack of results on the field. He and we were told this version of the 3-3-5 would cause disruption and turnovers. Through 4 games our defense has 3 qb sacks and 2 turnovers. For the season this averages to 9 qb sacks and 6 turnovers. I remember back in 1994 Simeon Rice had 16 sacks by himself in a season and 5 in one game.
The poor results, confusion and questions by the players all contributed to the Hauck departure.
But, I think another major issue for Brett was the lack of results on the field. He and we were told this version of the 3-3-5 would cause disruption and turnovers. Through 4 games our defense has 3 qb sacks and 2 turnovers. For the season this averages to 9 qb sacks and 6 turnovers. I remember back in 1994 Simeon Rice had 16 sacks by himself in a season and 5 in one game.
The poor results, confusion and questions by the players all contributed to the Hauck departure.
Thank you
BZuppke
- Plainfield
Predates Josh.My “Not ideal.” comment is of course a reference to a comment Josh Whitman once made.
Dan put the bottle down man
I'm getting the sense it would be highly beneficial to his mental health if those of us at the game Saturday made some noise... and maybe if the B1G gave us a POTW...
there is speculation on that if things at NC State don’t get corrected
blackdog
- Champaign
Hauck was supposed to call it in to the sidelines who then called it in to the players. Really dumb, overly complicated, and inefficient system.
Lol - my thoughts on Hauck have been pretty well documented … Never was the right hire from the start …
Giving Henry a soft landing is what caused all this … Didn’t attack the portal right …
Now it’s on Bret to fix it … Step 1 complete …
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OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
All of that may be true. But sometimes, you just have to make the ruthless move and do the best you can to manage the human fallout.
I’ve had to make personnel changes in my career. They are not fun. I know walking in that a life (and that of a family) will be changed. I want to help the person as much as possible. But the times I’ve regretted those moves were when I was not decisive enough and tried to manage the situation (for whatever reason that was). Especially in such a competitive industry like football coaching where firings are expected and part of the game, sometimes you just have to make the hard move.
To BB's credit, he has a standard and if it's not met, changes are made. Sometimes they're a bit slower and other times much faster, but they are made.
eleven fingers Johnson. I'll show myself out.
you mean the 3-3-5, but not the 3-3-3 !
if we could get by with the 3-5-5 id be all for it.
ohio st would have still scored 40 against it, but
id like it.
We need a real 
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