I saw the clip and explanation on Brad's Twitter... Apparently DU "stole" a recruit from SCSU last minute. Not sure if it was some guy who verballed to SCSU then signed with DU or what
http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2013-10-25/freshmen-players-making-big-impact-college-football-teams
According to this 2013 article 12% (359) of college football first or second stringers (3,212) were freshmen. Of those, 72 were starters.
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_e6a52d16-91a1-11e7-a7f3-a3a681e8b7a3.html
LSU played 17 true freshman in their season opener this year... 77% of the freshman class played. I am trying to find more overall statistics but I think the true freshman excuse is crap too. Just another sign of bad recruiting if you expect ALL freshman to redshirt.
This is very disappointing. The coaching staff is a letdown for a variety of reasons. From recruiting, to player conduct, to the inability to adjust. Some serious changes needed to be made and yet we're left with the same staff. Doubt there will be much of a change of philosophy next year...
I am debating driving down from Denver on Saturday evening... Issue is I work at 530a on Sun and when I went last year we lost ha... But we won the St Lawrence game I went to this year...
It's on both of them. Bubba may be a rah rah hype them up kind of guy but the entire coaching staff's inability to adapt and make adjustments throughout the game (at least prior to be down two plus scores and back against the wall) is what is killing this team. There is just no flexibility from the game plan that was made during the week. I still think we run the ball WAY too much, especially for how little it seems to work. I understand wanting to establish the ground game to open up the passing game but that is not what we appear to be doing.
Something needs to change quickly.
Don't forget to put the asterisk so you can change the minimum speed limit in hazardous weather conditions... Snow, fog, rain, ice, etc.
It's a speed limit, not a goal.
Question does the new AD need to have a North Dakota connection? What if the best candidate has never even been to the state before the hiring process? Do we want a financial person, a sports person, a fundraising person...etc?
As fans, what is the top on our wish list? What are we willing to overlook?
Yawn. We needed a press conference for this why? Just put out a press release and call it good. A new AD deserves a press conference, not a marginal one retiring.