As my name suggests, I've been a long time fan of und football and have kept interest in this forum. I'm as frustrated as most eveybody right now , but Bubba is the right hire for und. He wil right the ship as will Schmitt, but Rudolph?? I have complete faith in Bubba and Schmitt but zero in Rudolph. Most of us fans lived painfully through the mussman era and wanted immediate change. He left this program in a complete mess. As the saying goes, "Rome was not built in a day". Bubba will have und formidable in a year or two. I am excited for the future of this program. Having met and talked with Bubba numerous times, he is a class act and his love for und is unparalleled. Personally, I never thought they would be playoff material this year , as they are much to young and inexperienced and with the addition of all the unfortunate injuries, it's been tough. One thing to remember is that the majority of the players und is working with are mussmans recruits ! Also, I don't think the corners are as bad as everyone thinks. I believe the position coaching (db) needs to do better job of doing his job. Never played that position but how is it that they never adjust to the wr eyes or actions!?!!? Arms up, look back!? Many times the corners are on tight with wr but fail the fundamentals. If I'm not mistaken, Deion Harris is one of the tops in the fcs in breakups. As I recall on many of those breakups, they have been on slant patterns where the wr wasn't going straight up the field. The issue seems to be when the wr are on go patterns. Seems like he has the talent to be locked in on the wr but lacks the fundamentals. And they are very very young. True fresh, true soph at corners and a banged up safety position. Pretty sure Cole shouldn't be playing right now, but und lacks the depth at that position. The depth will come with each recruiting class. Now to the offense, Bubba needs to take a real hard look at Rudolph! His play book is one page, the same 3 or 4 plays every damn time! You would think after 20 games with him at the helm, there would be improvement. Or something that indicates that he is capable of adjusting. The predictability is astonishing and very maddening. He play calling looks "ok" when leading but looks plain silly when they have fallen behind. Santiago has single handily made up for his short beings. Santiago is an all American candidate but cannot do it alone. Teams adjust, we don't! When they adjust and stack 9 in the box, Rudolph keeps with same damn plays!! Very frustrating !! I think we all know what play will happen when iwarri is in. Way to predicatable ! How about using the te ? How about using iwarri as a catching wr? You could argue the fact the offensive line is average ,qb is ave to below average, and receiving talent is ave but the play calling is just beyond predictable ! When we as fans can start calling most of the plays, pretty sure the opposing coach is catching on as well. The offensive line is getting better, love the rb situation, and am excited to get Dulin out there next yr at wr. Gut feeling, but thinking he could be very special. Actually was hoping the coaches would have pulled his shirt this yr. The kicking and punting are above ave but need to shore up the coverage teams! That's all I have
