October 11, 2007
Is the Trojan dynasty over?
SMQ has a great analysis of the Southern Cal run over the past five years compared to the legendary championship runs of Nebraska, Florida State and Miami.
When you break down the numbers, a surprising trend starts to appear that would seem to indicate that the USC Trojan dynasty may be coming to an end.
SMQ shows us that Miami's 2000 season nearly mirrors USC's 2003 season: only one loss, won a huge BCS game, and finished the season ranked #2 (OK, so the Trojans finished split 1 & 2).
From there it really gets interesting, as the Hurricanes would blow through the 2001 season undefeated, behind proven, experienced talent. In 2004, USC went undefeated, winning the national championship behind proven, experienced talent. 2002 & 2005 similarities show both teams being upset in the national championship game, finishing the year with one loss and ranked #2.
You can start looking for hints of decay in those final championship seasons – Miami had to come from behind and watch a field goal sail wide to win at Florida State in 2002, USC had to rally from an 18-point halftime deficit at Arizona State in 2005 – but it gets really interesting when you begin to think of John David Booty as Brock Berlin, especially as they left the same high school as the top-rated quarterback in the country two years apart, waited their turn behind a championship-winning all-American, and inherited a balanced system seemingly stocked with top shelf talent and primed for instant success....
It seems obvious now Miami was on its way to ruin, but it didn’t then: the ‘Canes beat Florida State in the Orange Bowl and began 2004 an absurdly talented team still ranked in the top five. It remained there until a stunning loss at North Carolina in October as a 22-point favorite. If there’s a doppelganger to USC’s loss to Stanford, there it is – on the Miami curve, SC is in 2004 and another year and a half or so from true collapse.
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In Miami’s case, hindsight again tells us the loss to UNC didn’t happen in a vacuum, but was rather an early sign of serious cracks in Miami’s facade. We know the story from there: the ‘Canes rode talent and pride as far as it would last, which was roughly through the 2005 regular season, one that featured a tough early loss (at Florida State), an affirming win (27-7 at Virginia Tech), a truly deflating loss (at home to Georgia Tech) and a de-mythifier against a revved-up equal to close the year (40-3 to LSU in the Peach).
(emphasis added)
Another glaring similarity, it appears that USC is losing some of its focus & intensity in practice, just as Miami did during the late Coker years.
Perhaps no one predicted USC's loss to Stanford, but fullback Stanley Havili said the Trojans lacked their usual intensity all week, a rare admission regarding Pete Carroll's program, where enthusiasm is always priority No.1."It seemed like last week, intensity dropped off and the attitude of playing for USC dropped off," Havili said.
The redshirt freshman said the Cardinal had nothing to do with the lethargic attitude.
"I don't think it was because it was Stanford," he said.
SMQ goes on to point this trend certainly seems to exist, but that that USC still controls its own fate.
We don’t know the story for USC, and, the way recruiting has gone there, it might be a totally different arc. Three stunning losses in a year and a half might be as random and untelling of doom as each would seem to be when taken by itself. Matt Sanchez and/or Aaron Corp and/or Mitch Mustain might be the towering pocket god top-rated Kyle Wright has never been. I don’t mean to suggest USC is not still very, very good. In old coaching culinary parlance, certainly Carroll still has the chickens....
I only mean to say that our perceptions are shaped by the recent past more than the present, and we typically hold on to them far too long in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, until something truly drastic happens to change them.
(emphasis added)
SMQ points out that the final straw for Miami was the crushing loss to Louisville. The jury is still out for USC, but was the Stanford game their Louisville defeat?
I could only excerpt a few peices of SMQ's entire article, but it is truly very well done. (No surprise with SMQ.) Run -- don't walk! -- over to SMQ and read the whole thing.
Comments:
1st_and_NOLE
posted on October 11, 2007 12:48 PM — 71.14.108.232 — link — abuse?
said:
Oh, and as far as the lack luster practice is concerned, I think PC should be able to raise the level of intensity in practice pretty easily at this stage.
If USC catches these signs I think they can recover pretty easily with their talent and keep on rolling.
posted on October 11, 2007 12:52 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?War Eagle Atlanta
said:
The USC dynasty won't come completely unraveled until Pete Carroll bolts for the NFL. Isn't he a year or two behind schedule on that? $8 mil a year awaits you, Pete...
If you can't beat them, arrange for their coach to get another job...
That's what Bama wants for Tuberville...
Autigerman said:
posted on October 11, 2007 12:53 PM — 129.61.46.60 — link — abuse?
Perhaps the rest of the Pac ten is just getting better. Similar to the way Florida State raised the level of play in the ACC.
I tend to give teams like Oregon and Cal a little of the credit rather then just a complete
lapse by USC.
If they dont come prepared every week they may find themselves with 3 or 4 losses.c-dogg said:
posted on October 11, 2007 1:06 PM — 76.188.148.131 — link — abuse?
The dynasty is over when PC holds his press conference as the new coach of some NFL team (my guess would be the Carolina Panthers).
No different than Butch Davis bolting for the Browns when he could have won 4 or 5 national titles @ Miami.
TE
posted on October 11, 2007 2:17 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
So after a quarter of the season, you've "heard" he's up for the job?
He's lost one game, ranked #7, and is still VERY much in the National Championship race, but he's on the way out?
Hmm...Let me guess...In addition to knowing everyone from Skip Bertman to the people that own Fred's, and all their ex-cellmates, former girlfriend's, and vagabonds in between, you also have someone close to the hiring situation/management team of San Diego's NFL franchise?
Or is it the AD over at USC?
Sheesh...
TE
posted on October 11, 2007 2:39 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
I have a sweet tooth for your posts, what else can I say? They're too easy to dissect and pull apart, like a dragonfly back at recess...Elaborately constructed, and quite exotic, but ultimately, they don't hold together very well...
You're the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Champion of Fanblogs, with all of your various contacts, smoke signal deciphering capabilities, and 600 ears to the ground at the same time...so...Are you again going to ignore direct questions?
Who do you know in San Diego, or USC?
gatorhippy
posted on October 11, 2007 3:24 PM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
TE (#10):
Hmmm...
Well, let's address your question first on my info on PC and the Chargers...
No, I don't...
However...
It was well documented in the press over the off season that PC was in the running along with Turner for the San Diego HFC job...
So I really wouldn't need to know anybody to draw the conclusion that...
Given the poor showing thus far by the Chargers and Turner that if the Chargers continue tanking all year that Carroll would again be an option should he come available...
Hence, the statement "I heard San Diego has a horse in the race for PC" is extremely viable as keeping with the statements during the off season and using logic allows the arrival at this conclusion...
Now addressing your next little snide remark...
"Are you again going to ignore direct questions?"
I've responded to any and all questions you have asked...
Only to have you redirect in your next post...
What, TE? Am I suposed to feel bad because I know these people?
Is it wrong for me to say that I know them when explaining my stance on LSU,BR and NOLA and it's relationship to me?
Or maybe could it be that you might be a little jealous to know that a Gator fan would get to sit in the long time former LSU AD's skybox at Tiger stadium while schmoozing with the current one?
Is it my fault that you accused me of being a common tourist to NOLA when in fact I have roots and family there?
Perhaps you shouldn't have asked the questions that you did?
As it clearly unnerves you given your doubtful comments...
Tampa Hurricane
posted on October 11, 2007 3:45 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
TE, gatorhippy is correct in stating that "San Diego has a horse in the race for PC". There have been multiple rumors on NFL boards that San Diego would be interested in PC.
Hell, unlike most college coaches, he already gets to deal with players that are paid to play, so it shouldn't be that big a switch for PC to go to the NFL.
TE
posted on October 11, 2007 3:52 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
Did it ever occur to you-somewhere high above that snow-capped nose that juts to such spectacular heights here in this fiber-optic enabled version of a mountain range, like some computerized Kilimanjaro, as you stare back down the slopes of it at all the peasants standing in awe at the roadside of the information superhighway in the hopes that you share even more of your amazing life with us-that you may not have a monopoly on AD boxes, press boxes, Tiger Den Suite seats, connections in New Orleans, etc? Some may view discretion as the better part of valor...Just ask Robert Gates, a former regular poster on Texags.com, who outed himself as Bush's nominee on the site itself...
You never know who you might be talking to here...
I guess you never learned-or is it you discarded it for some reason I won't delve into here in some attempt at amateur hour Dr. Phil-that flaunting or name-dropping is for sluts or guys who never got an invitation to the party in the first place?
But, keep blithely crowing about it...I'll continue to point out how crass and condescending the habit it...Makes me no nevermind, though it does make me wonder what makes you so interested in telling us all about it...
Carry on, sir...I bow to your superior ability to "know" cooler people than we all do...
You the man, dog...
gatorstud said:
posted on October 11, 2007 4:14 PM — 69.95.111.248 — link — abuse?
hey TE....after what you said about g-hippy in post #10
"they're too easy to dissect and pull apart, like a dragonfly back at recess...Elaborately constructed, and quite exotic, but ultimately, they don't hold together very well..."
and now look at your last post.....#14
sounds like you have lots of smoke and mirrors in your arsenal....
go gators...and hokies
TE
posted on October 11, 2007 4:21 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
Let's just say I know some people who know some people who robbed some people at LSU, so I can't divulge who I know or what I know...I'm trying avoid 'a charge, yo...
I'm completely okay with who & how gatorhippy knows people...I just get a kick out of his wish to tell us all about it...as if we care...
You and he are evidently having trouble distinguishing jealousy from advice...Now, my delivery might be off, but the pearls are there, whether he or anyone else can pry the clam open...
As for the flowery prose, that was just me responding while channeling the great Tom Robbins...and it was completely and utterly for Rammer Jammer's enjoyment...
We try to keep it clean, after all...It's a family site...
posted on October 11, 2007 4:33 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Kevin cut off this tryst between GH and TE over on the Les Miles thread. I guess it had to pick back up somewhere else. Perhaps we can post another thread about uniforms? :-)
I can't wait until the rematch in Atlanta, assuming LSU doesn't need five 4th down plays against Auburn.
gatorstud said:
posted on October 11, 2007 4:38 PM — 69.95.111.248 — link — abuse?
TE....interesting story....i went to my 20th high school reunion a while back (never made it to my tenth year reunion) and, of course had seen people there that i havn't seen for at least 15 yrs...come to find out...i have freinds in very high places now......when i was younger, i always wondered how people gained "connections"....and now i have some and it's pretty cool.....i have two freinds that work for nfl teams.....not in any type of "big wig" positions, but good enough to score me some good tickets to a steelers road game last year.....two years ago i was able to fo to detroit and see my steelers win the superbowl and then turn right around and go see my gators in indy win the b-ball championship.....
i just think it's pretty cool that i have always wanted good "connections" to help me get through life a little easier and as it turned out....i always had them.....
ok..ok...back to college football.....TE....do you think woodson is going to give yoou as much trouble as tebow did.....he has mad skills and can run to.....your defense is damn good up the middle but what about your def. ends...can they contain woodson and keep him in the pocket......if your boys can do that....it should be a good game for you.....
i can't believe i have to root for you guys after that loss.....oh well...life in the sec.....good luck in lexington....
go gators......
TE
posted on October 11, 2007 5:09 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
Woodson IS a big threat, but he's also nowhere near a cool of a customer as #15 is...They're also missing their #1 & #3 RB's for this game (Little is dinged, I think), so we should have a major advantage on the edges...and our line-unless by some miracle yet another conference offensive line plays flawless, non-holding (yea, right) football-should create plenty of pressure for Woodson...
On offense, I'll verify it...Early will be back!!!!!!!!!
Tomcat said:
posted on October 12, 2007 2:55 AM — 69.148.173.234 — link — abuse?
Hey Lennie,Bevo Boy,OU Fan & 40 Acres I know what OU Ron meant now. Yall ought to take some notes, these boys G-hip and TE really know philosophical, unambiguous interpretation of communication.I find this coversation quite amusing and entertaining.I find that their debate is very stimulating and thought prevoking.
TE Who is Fred?
G-Hip Ever been on Willie's bus?
BTW I've met alot of famous and wealthy people, mostly musicians, never been to a skybox.
Go Wildcats both of themOU Fan said:
posted on October 12, 2007 3:34 AM — 139.139.51.70 — link — abuse?
Tomcat, whats going on man? Haven't heard from you in awhile. From what I took of Tiger Ed's "to the people that own Fred's," Freds is a chain of discount stores located in Louisiana. Now that I think about it, I think Freds is located all throughout the South. If not all throughout the South, I know there are some stores in Alabama. That is if I interpreted what TE stated correctly. Go Sooners, Beat the hell out of Mizzou and send Chase Daniel back home to Columbia with hurt feelings! BOOMER SOONER!
Tomcat said:
posted on October 12, 2007 6:18 AM — 69.148.173.234 — link — abuse?
Hey OU Fan You still in Deuscland? Okay I remember now, kinda like Bills. We used to have one around here but it shut down, it was nice because you didnt have to dress up like going to Walmart.ha ha I remember another chain in Bama Jacks hambugers, Didnt care for the secrect sauce.
Chase Daniel played QB at Southlake Carrol HS under coach Todd Dodge.You might remember Todd Dodge he was the only QB at Texas to beat OU all four years he played.He is now the head coach for the N Texas Mean Green. Started his coaching debut against the Sooners.
Looks like the Missu vs OU is really the big game of the week,and no doubt that Stoops & company will be ready to play.I be pulling for those Tigers to win up at Norman.Yall are lucky yall got them at home.
Hookem-Horns
Missu 31 OU 28OU Fan said:
posted on October 12, 2007 7:13 AM — 139.139.51.70 — link — abuse?
Yeah, I'm hoping Oklahoma will be ready and will bring their A game. OU is familiar with competing against teams who run the spread offense, so OU has somewhat of an advantage. Plus, obviously the game is in Norman so hopefully that will help. Under Stoops, OU has lost only 2 games at Owen Field: One to Oklahoma State on a late 4th quarter amazing catch by Rashuan Woods resulting in a 13-16 loss for the Sooners, and the other from TCU on the first game of the season when OU was having major quarterback issues resulting in a 10-17 OU loss. I said this in a different post and I will stay true to my word: If OU can eliminate Daniel's scrambling capabilities, stick a fork in Mizzou because their done. If he can't scramble his way to find the open receiver, they can't move the football. I highly doubt Mizzou will be able to establish a running game against the Sooners, so the only rushing yards they will accumulate if they can rush at all will come from Daniel. However, if the Ends struggle and OU can't keep pressure on Daniel consistantly, I think it could be a high scoring game and whomever makes that one huge mental mistake will lose. I hope it ain't OU. BOOMER SOONER!
OU Fan said:
posted on October 12, 2007 7:16 AM — 139.139.51.70 — link — abuse?
Tomcat, yeah I'm stil in Deutchland. However, I'll be stateside from the beginning of November to the beginning of December and I'll for sure be attending the OU-Baylor game in Norman. I'm still trying to get Bedlam tickets but if things hopefully work out to my advantage which they should, I'll be at OU-OSU also. BOOMER SOONER!
OU-Ron
posted on October 12, 2007 7:36 AM — 72.198.24.199 — link — abuse? said:
@28 Tomcat, way to go man, see you been taking lessons also. Just think about it, next year we can start talking smack about the OU-Texas game and no one will know what we're saying except TE,gstud and ghippy. I absotively and posilutely believe that.LOL
Lennie Collins
posted on October 12, 2007 7:48 AM — 67.67.223.182 — link — abuse? said:
The USC Trojans were a dynasty? The Trojans had a good record in a 5 year span but in my opinion NO DYNASTY! They for sure were the most hyped team during that time. Hey Tomcat...Oklahoma will beat Missouri. Missouri will pass for a lot of yards but Oklahoma will keep them out of the endzone. Will texas blowout Iowa State? I think Iowa State will upset texas by 3. Oklahoma by 21 over Missouri. Arizona will upset Bootyless USC. Take care and have a safe weekend!
TampaGator said:
posted on October 12, 2007 9:29 AM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?
Tiger Ed.
"...I have a sweet tooth for your posts, what else can I say? They're too easy to dissect and pull apart, like a dragonfly back at recess...Elaborately constructed, and quite exotic, but ultimately, they don't hold together very well..."
You're all style, no substance.
Subtle suggestion: shorten your posts; we're not all that interested in your wordsmithing, and it would save us time in getting to the meat of your posts--which usually have about as much as a Hooter's chicken wing--after it's already been eaten.
FYI: if you haven't heard the rumormill spinning about PC to SD--you must be living IN the Bayou.
GO GATORS!!TampaGator said:
posted on October 12, 2007 9:39 AM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?
LennieC/#34:
Agreed (re. USC not a dynasty)...yet according to USC Fan (and ESPN)--they're the best team ever!
...and Reggie Bush--one of the 25 best players ever (LMAO!).
I won't miss USC Fan if they fade back into mediocrity. Five years of being lectured by USC Fan on what it takes to win in CFB (which inevitably overlooks their fluffy schedule)--is plenty for me.
GO GATORS!!Lennie Collins
posted on October 12, 2007 10:00 AM — 67.67.223.182 — link — abuse? said:
TampaGator if you were here in Austin, Texas with me I will buy ya' lunch. When I questioned why USC was gettin' all this "love" I was insulted and a few fans even made "handles" with my name in it. Remember, lennie=delusional & hehatelennie? Well it seems all the USC "butt kissers" have moved on and out. DmanLV where are you? Pactenlugoff where are you? Lennie =delusional where are you? USC was only a dynasty in the USC fans mindz! Why ESPN was "pushing" USC on the public? I still do not know? I don't feel sorry for Los Angeles cuz they don't have a NFL team! They have probably some of the most fairweather fans in sports! Fact, when USC had losses it was generally to unranked opponents. Fact, USC won only one National Title in this so called 5 year run. AP voted them one. Why? I do not know. Now USC is under investigation over some Reginald Bush junk. I guess Luther Vandross was right: A House Is Not A Home in this case. I believe more JUNK is goning to come out of this. Peter Carroll is wanted by NFL teams? Do these teams remember that he was a HORRIBLE NFL coach. Ask the Jets and the Patriots! USC will go down in history as the team that was favorite by 41 points and lost. Biggest Upset so far in College Football History! What a way ta end a so called DYNASTY or should I say Die Nasty! Take care Man!
Spartacus
posted on October 12, 2007 3:33 PM — 76.249.167.110 — link — abuse? said:
Tommie Trojan here. Like I've said before. USC normally ranks at around a 94-95 and Stanford was about a 62. USC plays the game around a 78 or so - and so does Stanford. A 78 is what many teams like Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Wisconsin have been playing at consistantly. So, is that really as bad as it gets? Stanford will end up being better than most people think. Harbaugh is a great young coach and USC has been making mistakes. They rebounded pretty well last year until the UCLA loss. They overlooked Stanford and it was all over the papers. The Trojans had planned to use all the backup running backs and several others to get ready in this game. They should not have taken Stanford so unseriously. They deserved to lose. But, I would not count on it happening again anytime too soon.
Tommie Trojan
Zac said:
posted on October 12, 2007 5:48 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?
In vain, so it would seem, I have gone forth from this realm in search of something to depart, yet my words spew forth from my mouth like feces to the ground…
PHEEW!!! I'm sorry, but that's too much like work. TE, you're the champ. You have without question single handedly ascended blogging to an art form. Mind you, I don't understand a thing you've posted, but it sure is pretty to read. Keep on truckin, my friend.
Speaking of side stepping a question or 2, Gator Hippy, what is it you do for a living? I have asked this before; either you've ignored the question or haven't seen it. Idle curiosity, if you would rather not say, fair enough.
Great teams, like conferences, come and go. Some stick around longer than others; some only show up now and then; some you could easily make a roller coaster of their success; some are there a lot, then take a short vacation; some are always around. Given the talent USC has stock-piled, I can't imagine them not sticking around for a while, even if all they do is nothing but go 11-2 each season for the next 3-5 years.
I remember when WVU would have been grateful to average 8 wins a season over a 5 year stretch. I even remember the Mountaineers loosing to Stanford when WVU finished with 8 wins.
Trust me; no one need weep for USC. Like I've said in another of K-Hue's threads, following this loss to Stanford, I'd hate to be their next opponent.
Tomcat said:
posted on October 12, 2007 10:49 PM — 69.148.173.234 — link — abuse?
#42 Hey Zac once again good post man.You're right TE, G-Hip and T Gator are among the elite in CFB blogging no doubt.Whats kinda funny about it is that the LSU vs Fla game and the OU vs UT games are over.I think that anybody who watched these games would agree that they could have went either way ,both great games. These fans ought to show a little mutual respect for their adversarys, because there's always next year Bubba.
Main topic of thread" Is the Dynasty over"
Do What? USC lost one game. What Dynasty?
There are some programs that consistantly feild winning programs and in my opinion dynastys are a thing of the past.There are no dynastys in CFB today only programs that consistantly have winning programs.
Guys like Carrol,Stoops,Brown & Tressel year after year feild winning teams and when these guys lose one or two games their season is veiwed as a disappointment.The expectations are so high at these programs that one or two losses or even a victory by a slim margin, these guys catch hell from the fans and media.
Being a Longhorn fan we've all heard all this kinda stuff, and the same goes for Fla or Auburn.
Its almost impossible to go undefeated in CFB today, it can be done, but they are far and few between.
Coach Brown at Texas for example his worst season was 9 wins, that was the worst.Alot of programs like OU,USC,Ohio st or UT are the type of programs were if you finish 11-2 or 10-3 that aint good enough.
Does UT have a Championship team this year, probably not, they are young and they have a couple of losses.They will only improve, hopefully they can play hard and finish the season with a winning record and make it to a decent bowl. Dynastys-Aint none, only winning programs that have all recruiting, coaching, facilities,alumi, fan base and traditions to be successful.
Texas record last six years
11-2 11-2 10-3 11-1 13-0 10-3
Dynasty-no winning program-yes
BTW The Missu vs Neb game the other night was Missu's first sell-out in years-congrats Tigers
UT has sold out 44 consecutive home games
Hookem-HornsDMANLV said:
posted on October 14, 2007 12:33 AM — 68.224.30.32 — link — abuse?
Lennie, All the USC fans have left this site. There are so many other better sites now with fans other than the same old LSU, Florida, OK, Texas BS homers.
Have you noticed how few different fans get on here anymore from around the country for as big as college football is. It's always the same full of shit haters. If I had a nickel for all the comments I hear from fans that say they just don't go to this site anymore, I'd need some coin wrap. Go look at some of the other sites. You'll see 10-100 times the amount of responses and a much more variety of fans from every part of the country. Fansblog loves to dish teams other than the mentioned above and most fans are on to it. That's why there aren't very many commenting on LSU's lose. Nobody cares to come here and talk about it, they're on other sites. Sorry Kev, this site was once the best site, now it's just become another site that too many good fans don't care about anymore. It's been 8-9 days since I was last here, and after this comment you will not see anymore comments unless you get on some of the other sites. OUT!!!40 Acres of Burnt Orange
posted on October 14, 2007 12:34 AM — 192.94.94.106 — link — abuse? said:
Tomcat #43 Amen i gotta agree with you. I still remember those years with Ricky Williams where we were good, but always fell short in the Big 12. There have been seasons when we would win 11 games and i would be mad, because 11 wins wasn't getting us a Big 12 title or any National Titles. But ill tell you what having a consistently winning program is hard. Like a couple of years ago when OU lost like 5 games everyone was saying well that's the end of the line for OU's recent success, and look at this year they have lost a game but are still in the mix for a national title shot. We may not be this year, but i have full confiedence that we will still have a solid year and get set for a good run this year.
How bout them Aggies? Gag Em!
Hook Em Horns!Lennie Collins
posted on October 18, 2007 1:34 AM — 70.251.186.200 — link — abuse? said:
Hey DmanLV(Comment #44) I hate to see you go. I think fans are coming down hard on USC because they were hyped up to be a NFL team in Division 1-A. USC lost to the "joke" of the Pacific-10. They were 41 point favorites. They struggled to beat the second "joke" of the conference, Arizona. LSU fans did not get on here and make LSU look like the best thing to happen to college football since intergration! They were not all over Les Miles' (I ain't gone say it!). If you ever get back on please let me know this site you are blogging on...is it a USC fan blog site? Take care!
Stephen
posted on October 20, 2007 4:23 PM — 75.81.183.191 — link — abuse? said:
No - just in a trough. Greatness must continually be re-invented. SC has been coasting, not taking chances, and is currently a victim of their own conservative corporate structure. The system of their greatness is still in place, but out of synch. Yes - they've had injuries, but talent and recruits are there. They should try an evening drum circle around a bonfire to spark open new role players and communications within the team. SC should never forget what made them great: team chemistry, trust, communications, and unity.
New QB Sanchez demonstrated greatness when he took hits and had a key run near the goal line. That inspired the team. That is drives rhythm and momentum - players stepping up, inspiring others. After all - we all seek to be inspired.
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1st_and_NOLE
said:
posted on October 11, 2007 12:44 PM — 71.14.108.232 — link — abuse?Very, very interesting stuff.
One thing to point out also is PC has lost a lot of great assistant coaches. He's had to repeatedly change OC's as he continues to lose them to the NFL. Coaching turnover like that will catch up to you sooner or later.