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Oct 22, 2008 Jan 09, 2009 1 17

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Props for Greg Davis

I hereby accept the job of unabashed Greg Davis defender.  He has done a brilliant job the last five years in: (1) installing an offense for VY that allowed him to carry this team to two BCS wins and a national championship; and (2) scrapping that offense in short order and installing and retooling an offense to suit the quick-release, quick decision abilities of the scrawny kid from Tuscola who damned near won the Heisman and the MNC this year.  Great coaching is adapting your schemes to your personnel and not being a stubborn SOB who tries to force feed a scheme to ill-suited personnel.  5 straight bowl wins and 3 out of 3 in BCS bowls.  Also, not a classier man in football.  He is constantly criticized, only relunctantly praised, yet goes out year-after-year and wins games.  Kuddos and a standing ovation to Greg Davis. 

Last night - the 5 wide, empty backfield hurry-up totally destroyed the OSU defense.  Throw it downfield you say?  Easier said than done with the blitzing pass-rush.  This ain't Madden '09 folks - this is real football.  We can't see on TV what the coaches are seeing in the press box as to coverages, etc.  Spread the field, let 'em blitz and make 'em pay with the quick strike slants.  Take what the defense is giving you.  It may not be glamorous, but it sure has been effective this year.  That is good coaching.

In contrast, what brilliant adjustments did the sweater vest make on offense in the second half?

Everybody want's the annoint the golden boy Muschamp as the second coming, and he has totally invigorated a slumping Texas defense, but why blame Gideon alone on the TD pass to Pryor? How about some help over there - even the idiot announcer knew they were going there with the fade!  Besides, Muschamp can do no wrong because he yells and runs out onto the field and creates great You Tube videos.

Meanwhile, GD sits quietly up in the stands with his Diet Dr. Pepper and play charts and systematically wins ball games.

 

 

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