You’re sure you didn’t spike this?

Only kidding by the way. I can appreciate your enthusiasm, and I thought the piece was funny. But asking sincerely, does the thought of another Mickey Andrews-led defense really excite you? And are you truly seeing more aberration than trend in the defense’s play lately, or are you being a good sport and giving Mickey his one last go? Because honestly I’m fine with that, giving Mickey a pass if this is his last year, and I’m rooting for the guy to succeed like anyone – the man’s already earned my respect, and he has nothing to lose in my book. But hey, I thought I’d ask since you’re pouring…. :)

to watch a MA defense again, sorry.

The guy is one of the greatest of all time. He hasn’t adapted to the game over the past 1/2 decade, and it’s shown. Life sure was easier for him when our offense could score on anyone at will. In his defense (excuse the pun), not many defenses have found a way to stop the spread when it’s ran effectively. Here’s hoping he takes a look at what LSU did to GT, and the defense OU used that slowed down UF a bit. Also, I hope he seethes with anger watching BC’s last drive against us last year. I believe he CAN adjust, but WILL he? I sure as hell hope so. He’s got better talented, albeit younger depth across the board. Lets sip on this kool aid together and hope the man from Alabama finds it inside to try harder working out the Xs & Os Sun-Fri, do we can win on Saturdays…

 TBfisherman has a point. This is the Def we have to live with this year and live with it I will. There are a few things we have to look at that are good for us. First what is MA strengths. He can stop the pro-style Off right. out of the teams we play who runs those.
Miami, BYU (i think), BC, UNC, Clemson, WF, and MD. Thats 7 games right there then you have Ja St, USF, GT, NCST, UF. Well the UF game is going to suck for us. NCST and USF have a good QB and GT runs there crack trip option. so there are 4 Def we need to learn. some are going to be a little dif but the same idea for them.
 
I know I dont see all the small things like stats and stuff but I think we will have a good Def. No its not the 99 or 93 Def but thats OK they dont need to be this year. Right now all we need is to get some Young guys to step up and become leaders. We need players to stay out of trouble and keep the grades, and most of all we need this to be a year that people see FSU do great things like the O-line did last year.

I’ll never drink any Kool-Aid because the one time I tried it, I didn’t like it one bit. And I bet these Mickey-flavored drinks would taste even worse. Their 70s and early 80s commercials where the jug crashed through the wall and said “oh yeah” were very cool. But unfortunately, that wall is now our defense and the jug is going to be nearly every opposing team’s offense. They’ll say “oh yeah” too at the end of most drives. Mickey couldn’t do anything with upperclassmen-heavy defenses the last few years. There’s simply no way he’s going to be able to do anything with mostly freshmen. What really makes it bad and practically guarantees there won’t be any improvement. is that he has no concept that he hasn’t been doing well. I’ve never heard any acknowledgment that he needs to do better and that he’s going to try and do just that. He really thinks he’s doing a good job although the evidence clearly shows otherwise. I mean, between being at the very front of the sideline each game and then being able to watch the film afterwords in their state-of-the-art projection room, how is he missing this? The offenses moving the ball down into the end zone with ease are not mirages. His presence and the fact that he was once successful along with all the hope & crossed fingers of the Seminole faithful that we finally are back again, combined even with voodoo and witchcraft still will not improve the defense. If Jimbo or someone else that actually gave a damn were the coach, it would not be the end of the world because no later than the fourth game of the 2007 season, he would have had a private meeting with him where he’d say “I expect more out of your unit. You have very talented upperclassmen and I want to see them playing that way from now on” or something to that effect. By the end of the 2007 season he would be gone assuming it continued the way it actually did. But Bobby probably says “ahhh shucks. I know you’re trying. Don’t worry about it.” That’s probably happened about five times each of the past two seasons. With no pressure from above to show improvement, naturally it doesn’t happen and it never will. Then there’s Chuck who is Mickey multiplied by ten which makes it even worse. If you really want improvement on the defense, you’ll have to wait until Jimbo’s second year simply because his new defensive coordinator is going to walk into a mess very similar to what Jimbo had to deal with when he came in after Jeff. The guy will need a year to straighten everyone out, tell them that blown coverages and seven yard runs are no longer OK even though they were before, and actually teach them how to stop the spread offense. What a novelty all that would be—at least for us. The schools consistently in the Top 25 have no doubt had that for years. But the guy will need a whole season to do it. That can’t be turned around in one March and August.

Who might be some of the candidates Jimbo would interview if BB retires and takes his klan with him?

we would be in a place where not only was the Defense giving up the 2nd most yards on the ground in the ACC, but that we as fans would actually be scared when our D took the field.

Thus allowing us to stop everyone except UF, who can score 70 points in 15 minutes. This koolaid sure is tasty….