Fran recruiting this off season gonna be like…

[Jake]

 

[richmondcuse03]

Yup. We’re going to have a very legit highly ranked class. I’m guessing top 20.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[dasher]

Yup. We’re going to have a very legit highly ranked class. I’m guessing top 20.

I don't know. A lot of it is done and it is right around 36. Maybe some of those guys magically move up now that we are a legit team in the recruiters eyes.

 

[orangenauburn]

I imagine the most important recruiting he is doing the next few weeks will come from donors and former players

 

[richmondcuse03]

I don't know. A lot of it is done and it is right around 36. Maybe some of those guys magically move up now that we are a legit team in the recruiters eyes.

I’m referring to the 2026 class not 2025.agree there’s very little chance for 2025 to move up that much.

 

[Millhouse]

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If i had known they'd throw the ball more than anyone, I would've been on the bandwagon.

 

[javadoc]

If i had known they'd throw the ball more than anyone, I would've been on the bandwagon.

Having watched you ask for the passing offense for 20 years, glad it finally happened.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

If i had known they'd throw the ball more than anyone, I would've been on the bandwagon.

I was thinking about you this morning. All these years of begging to concentrate on offense and passing, and it finally came true. I hope you really enjoyed this season. Your ideas were completely validated this year.

 

[Faegan]

If i had known they'd throw the ball more than anyone, I would've been on the bandwagon.

McCord has been phenomenal but the WR room also was deeper than I thought possible and I was letting my imagination run wild.

 

[javadoc]

I was thinking about you this morning. All these years of begging to concentrate on offense and passing, and it finally came true. I hope you really enjoyed this season. Your ideas were completely validated this season.

I remember before the season when Nixon was asked what offense we would run, he said, “we’re going to play offense.” Do whatever the opponent couldn’t stop. Little did we know.

 

[longtimefan]

If i had known they'd throw the ball more than anyone, I would've been on the bandwagon.

Interesting that such a high-level passing team expertly executed the "4-minute offense" to lock down arguably the two biggest wins of the season.

 

[JustPherU]

McCord has been phenomenal but the WR room also was deeper than I thought possible and I was letting my imagination run wild.

Opposing coaches have commented on how well we make all the contested catches.

 

[texascpa]

McCord has been phenomenal but the WR room also was deeper than I thought possible and I was letting my imagination run wild.

And if everyone is back that should be back, we should have a good WR corp next year too.

 

[OttosShoes]

Interesting that such a high-level passing team expertly executed the "4-minute offense" to lock down arguably the two biggest wins of the season.

It really is.

I think part of it is that our normal run game is 'run it up the middle.'

Nixon broke out stuff for the 4-minute game that there was just no tape of. It was really fun to watch as a fan. It must've been horrific to watch as a DC.

 

[Millhouse]

Having watched you ask for the passing offense for 20 years, glad it finally happened.

Hoping he's like stoops

 

[Nick44]

Serious question….when was the last time this program actually had a head coach that had the ability/charisma and willingness to engage and recruit donors, boosters and former players?

Coach Mac?

 

[Franz69]

 

[NKR1978]

I remember before the season when Nixon was asked what offense we would run, he said, “we’re going to play offense.” Do whatever the opponent couldn’t stop. Little did we know.

You would think that would be a common sense approach to offensive football.

 

[sutomcat]

Opposing coaches have commented on how well we make all the contested catches.

We were so bad at this for years and from 2023 to 2024 we went from one of the worst to one of the best. Pretty impressive achievement.

Props to the players and the coaches.

So many vast improvements on offense.

We ran a true pro style offense and executed it like a pro team.

We led the country in passing yardage, passes attempted and passes completed.

We got through a season with the same starting QB.

The regular season is over and I still have problems accepting this really happened.

 

[hoopsupstate]

It would be interesting to know from the past two years what the percentage of sacks are compared to passes thrown.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Opposing coaches have commented on how well we make all the contested catches.

Amba was the last one good at this. Nobody since then was good at it. Meeks is unbelievable, his % on 50-50 balls has got to be 80% and if he doesn't get it, it's incomplete and not an INT.

 

[ConnectiCuse]

It would be interesting to know from the past two years what the percentage of sacks are compared to passes thrown

2024 - 26 sacks/564 attempts = 4.6%
2023 - 29 sacks/316 attempts = 9.2%

 

[hoopsupstate]

2024 - 26 sacks/564 attempts = 4.6%
2023 - 29 sacks/316 attempts = 9.2%

Thanks, it’s 50% less.

 

[sufandu]

Amba was the last one good at this. Nobody since then was good at it. Meeks is unbelievable, his % on 50-50 balls has got to be 80% and if he doesn't get it, it's incomplete and not an INT.

Ishmael was good the next year too.