Originally Posted by b-diddy
but again, the offense for as frustrating as its been, has been good. maybe great, with a true frosh qb and no bail out 5 star reciever to carry him like some of our qb's in the past.
the defense has been an absolute joke. why? barwis? maybe. lack of talent? definitly. but who's fault is that? how many teams are carried by frosh and sophs on defense? the scheme with spinners and quicks? maybe that too. cissoko sucking and ultimately losing scholarship probably wasnt what RR was hoping for, and god has that killed us.
whatever the d's problem, its huge, and clearly RR has been more focused on offense. maybe he was so focused (like everyone else) on his offensive system the d has gone been a second concern. how much input does he even put into the d? i know last year he decided to implement his system, and purdue lit us up, so maybe defense isnt exactly his thing.
but he atleast brought in a highly regarded coordinator this year. he doesnt have much choice but to recruit the D and offensive lines like crazy for 2011. so maybe the d gets better with time.
theres very little to like about RR's tenure so far. but dont kid yourself and think it cant get worse. nebraska and notre dame fans will tell you otherwise.
i dont love the offense, but the #s are good. i hate the defense, but i honestly cant blame RR entirely, since i dont really understand why its so bad, and dont think it got to this state overnight. plus, the defense cant stay this bad forever, just because no one stays this bad.