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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 124258, member: 204"]
I remember much of it quite well.

I think it became clear early on during the BYU game that LaCasse and Wyche were not going to be able to make up for the loss of Freeney and O'Neill Scott  was not going to make up for the loss of Quentin Harris.

It became undeniable not so much when NC won at the Dome but when RI gave us a game that nobody expected while moving the ball up and down the field.

So, yes, there was discussion over the problems with the defense, but most of the fans during that era directed their anger at the offense and DeLeone.

That's why, you will recall, Pasqualoni was forced to "demote" Coach D from OC before the 2004 seasons - Jake C was trying to mollify the fans.

Though I don't agree with you very often I recognize that you're a far more involved fan than most and that you undoubtedly recognized the problems with the defense in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

And efforts were made to fix the defense. As y0u noted Rippon was replaced by Dunlap - a pretty fair defensive coach. And guys like Jim Reid - now DC at UVA - were brought in to help. (The problem was that we didn't have enough guys like Freeney or Harris or Morlon Greenwood).

Most fans during that time period focused on the offense as they pretty much are nowadays.
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