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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1487048, member: 289"] I've been mulling over three different questions and have been unable to decide which one I want to ask. I thought I'd put all three of them out there and see what people think. (If anyone has a better idea than these, I'm willing to listen.) Q1- "Coach, I was in Archbold Stadium on on September 9, 1978 when the stands were full of "Hurley for Heisman" banners. Bill Hurley led us to three straight first downs against Florida State. After the third play, about a 20 yard run, two FSU players grabbed him and didn't force him to the ground but rather held him up and pulled his arms apart while a third player lowered his helmet and speared Hurley right in the ribs. He was out for the season and we lost that game 0-28 and went on to a 3-8 record. I was in the Carrier Dome last Saturday and saw Eric Dungey tackled from behind after releasing what turned out to be a touchdown pass. A player in front of him lowered his helmet and raised his hands and rammed Dungey right in the head, which snapped back as if he'd been upper-cutted by Mike Tyson. meanwhile the player who had tackled Dungey grabbed his foot and began twisting it violently. Now were' without Eric for LSU and who knows how many other games. Do coaches sometimes tell their players to "take out" start players on the opposing teams to help them win games, or is that just a cynical fan fantasy?" Upside: It's what we are all talking about and not enough has been done about it. A coach needs to defend his players and show some outrage here. Downside: He probably doesn't wan to talk about this and thus won't say much. It's also a bit long-winded. Q2- "Coach, you always say that your team's entire focus is on the next game, that you don't look at the season as a whole. It's been suggested that even if Eric Dungey is cleared to play against LSU, he should be held out because we're going to lose this game anyway and there's no point in risking his getting more seriously hurt because we need him to win the more winnable, and thus more important games to come. Will your decision making be based on your focus on this game or will it be based on your plans for the season?" Upside: It applies his stated philosophy to a difficult decision he has to make. Downside: If Dungey isn't cleared to play, (and that may be public knowledge by the time of the broadcast), the question becomes moot. Q3- "Coach in the last two games we are 2/17 on third down situations, (and jumped offsides the one time we were going to go for it on fourth down). Wake Forest and Central Michigan were a combined 12 for 33 on third down and made it every one of the 4 timed they tried for it on fourth down, so they retained the ball 16 of 33 times. What can we do to have more success staying on the field on offense and getting off of it on defense? Upside: This is what I was going to ask him about last week and it continues to be an issue this week. Downside: We are going to have Zack Mahoney at quarterback and they are going to have Leonard Fournette at running back. it's not going to change this week, no matter what we do. [/QUOTE]

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