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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1144944, member: 2265"] Normally, I am a boisterous fan when at the game. I am usually on my feet rooting loudly, standing on opponents' third downs and making all the noise I can, cheering my butt off until I am hoarse. Last night I became very quiet. Mrs Crusty thought I was ill (well, I was but not in the way she meant) and my 10 year-old nephew asked her why I was so quiet. The talent gap all over the field was just so apparent it was very demoralizing. If you are hired to come in and become an OC you have to design an offense and then recruit players to execute it. The players you inherit are what they are and there is little you can do about it. While you can choose plays from your offense that best suits your talent you really have no choice but to make the best of what you have, eek out wins where you can and move on. In the meanwhile recruit like crazy. Our OC knows he is playing in a dome so he has chosen to go with a fast paced wide open spread option game. I do not know why anyone has a problem with this. He is recruiting players to fit that style - and this takes time. Watching ND execute the same plays to perfection and watching them stuff our offense brought home the talent gap on every play. You couldn't miss it as it was in your face all game long. If they had our talent and we had theirs, the result would have been the same - our coaches would have beaten theirs. It really is just that simple. On one play, Gulley tried to turn the left corner and a DE ran him down. A DE - really? I understand and share everyone's frustration but this has nothing to do with play calling and bubble screens - its all about talent. So, I shall remain patient while the staff recruits faster, taller more athletic players who can actually execute bubble screens. [/QUOTE]

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