FSU, happy thoughts and moving forward.

Losing to them might be the ultimate low point of the season but I think we pull it off

I have thought all year we can win every game because our Offense is very good. We could just out score everyone like the big 12 teams do. All we need is to get our Def to make at least 1 or 2 stops. We can score on every drive vs Maryland. As for WF they might be tougher. I still think our Offense is better than there Def and we should score on most drives. If we can stop them at least 2 time we could win.

This is the game we have been playing all year. trying to out score the other team and keeping ahead of them. We get the ball, we control the ball, and we score with the ball. We might not have ponder to make all the great throws but EJ does have his feet and could run. Also this plan worked for the most part last year with a very young o-line. Now add a year and much better pass pro and throw a EJ in there and you will see what didnt happen last year. Ponder had to run and throw because he didnt have time. EJ should have more time and that will help him out more.

Lets look at this. Last year Ponder had to run out of pocket almost every time or had a moving pocket. all because he never good pass pro. We did very well with this for the most part. EJ now is in the same place. and the O-line knows this but they can block better. again last year what did we run. If a CB was on the line with the CB the check was to a slant. If they were off bubble. If they had a nickle package the check was to the zone read/option. Its the same thing as this year for the most part but last year the bubble and zone read were plays sent in where this year they are only checks. Also this year we are running more complex reverses. Expect to see some but not as crazy. We will see less TE down field because EJ will go to WR1, WR2/RB, then run untell he gets a feel for the passing system. Also with the TE in blocking thats more people in the box so better chances the bubble will be open.

Yes I think we can win the next 2 games. But it will rest on the Def as has every game. They will get stomped on and ran all over. but if they can at least stop them 2 or 3 times we win. Thats all we have needed from them all season is not to stop the other team but to slow them down just enought. Best example BYU, Miami, and GT. BYU they did it. they slowed them down and even got some momentem. Miami and GT they slowed them down if they got one more stop we would have won. If our Def could have stoped most of the teams 1 time mroe we would be looking at a 7-2 or 8-1 season.

Just trying to be positive in light of our situation. I promise not to do it again.

I am 28 years old and those guys are irrelevant to me, just imagine what a 19 year old would think.

The last thing this team needs is more older people telling them what needs to be done.

I beleave with all my heart that we have a great Team that can get it done. I think the players can do a lot more than what they are. Its not them that is the problem, its the coaching and the sceam we are running. Im not talking about the Offense at all Im only talking about the Def. Look at the rankings of the Def players. I dont know what they are but there are players rated highter on Def (*) than Offense but because the way JF, Coley, and Trickett coach them they are better players. How good would FSU’s Def be if Trickett, Coley, and JF were Def coaches and MA, CTC, and Allen were offense coaches. I bet the Def would be hard for any school in the nation to score on. Thats what I see the problem is.

Reading the posts of the “Debbie Downers” can make you feel depressed.

Des, love your optimism and outlook.

With EJ, we can expect the worst and hope for the best. I don’t think we’ll get anything close to the worst b/c we have a top recruit who was selected and is coached by Jimbo. A lot of the passing game depends on timing, which is where EJ may be weak. With 8 in the box, my biggest fear is probably how many pick sixes Wake will get on the short throws. If EJ gets picked off on a bomb, it’s as good as a punt. He’s a big kid with a strong arm. I’m looking for Jimbo to have him send a couple of shots down the field. We’ll have to wait until Sat. to see how it goes. Other than the timing with the receivers on the short routes, I don’t have any reason to believe that EJ can’t play as well as Jacory Harris. The other thing is, Wake will have trouble preparing for whatever conconction Jimbo is brewing up for the O. So maybe we can catch them off-guard and surprise them.

Some think it is too much to ask the O to score every time it has the ball. I think if Jimbo’s offense is properly executed, the O is unstoppable and should score every time. I don’t expect that it will, but it is not too much to ask that every player execute every play properly all the time. That is the standard of discipline and excellence that great teams have. Our offense is a really good one, striving for greatness.

Oklahoma lost a little when Sam Bradford went out, but not as much as people might have expected. they still gave Miami a run for the money. The naysayers will point out that the Noles do not have the same defense as OU and good defense will keep any offense in the game. My point is that if OU went from Bradford to total crap, they would not have nearly beaten Miami in Land Shark staduim; OU would’ve been blown out. Likewise, I do not believe that the dropoff from Ponder to EJ will be from greatness to crap. Thus, I still think the offense will keep us competitive against Wake and Maryland. If the games are close, we can win.

Expectations are so low that our kids don’t have anything to lose. There’s no pressure on them, so they might as well have fun (except for Mangum—he should ride the pine). They’ve been playing under pressure all season. Maybe Ponder’s injury is enough to release the steam from that pressure cooker. I don’t expect it, but maybe the D will man up and play better now that they know they can’t just rely on Ponder to win the games. Maybe they play with a little more instrinct and listen a little less to what their poor coaches are telling them to do.

And what the hell “cess pool” are you talking about? There might have been some stinkers between this year’s offensive and defensive coaches, but that is not a cess pool that will exist when the new DC comes. With the new DC, there should be nothing but cheer, dancing in the streets, and an all around celebration going on in Tallahassee. The buzz and the focus going into next year will be around the new DC and how he changes a cellar defense that was coached by one of the all-time great coordinators (Mickey Andrews) into a top-ranked defense. Naturally, there will also be some buzz about how effective Ponder will be returning from his injury. The only stinker that might be left is one more year of Bobby Bowden, but that is not a cess pool. And I think we can squeeze that one out.

Regardless, Bowden is irrelevant at this point. If we had a great DC and Jimbo putting a winning team on the field, no one would care about Bowden. All of the talk would be about the greatness of the coordinators. Bowden just needs to have some more Alzheimer’s press conferences to continue showing the world who is responsible for any on-field success at this point. After that is up, FSU just says, sorry Bobby, we promised the job to Jimbo and we no longer need your services. There’s no media cry or scandal, no opportunity to insinuate fair-weather and disloyal fans. No hype, no drama, no cess pool—even if BB stays one more year.

We’ve taken our hits this year due to Mickey’s family situation, Bobby’s dimentia, Chuck’s ignorance and stinkerism, and some missed plays at critical times in the final minutes of ball games. The difference between what we currently have and a respectable winning season isn’t that great. Even if we made some of the critical plays, I don’t know how respectable the season would be even if we were 7-2 because the D is playing so bad and Nole fans are not used to seeing anything like what we are putting on the field. With the potential that is there and the celebrating that will welcome in the new DC, I take offense at characterizing the FSU program as a cess pool to come to.

and turned the Def around over night.(the off season) This very posable. We have the players that can get it done if we can get about 2 or 3 JrCo/True Fr that can come in and help out off the bad like 2 for the D-line, a CB and maybe a solid SS. How would that look for them for there next job if they wanted to move up to a HC in a few years. I would take someone for 3-5 years thats going to leave for a HC if he can make it work throw that time because JF will have more than enough time to get someone just as good if not better.