Just like I did not understand all the genuflection last week after beating a girl's team, I am certainly not going to pile on cousin Eddie after this game. Sure I hated the Cousin Eddie hire from Day 1 and everyone knows that and I said I was done going to the games b/c of it and would watch from afar, but this game tonite was the Quintessential Cousin Eddie performance as a head coach. Yes I know that Cousin Eddie is not the Def. Coord. but no one twisted his arm to bring Joe Lee Dunn Jr. with him as D. Coord. That was a horrific defensive performance against a one dimensional team with a QB that could not throw a lick from the pocket. He threw one nice ball from the pocket all nite. He wanted to be flushed from the pocket so he could either run or throw from out of the pocket. So Joe Lee Dunn Jr. has them rushing wildly and out of control all nite. MUSH RUSH him you moron and beg him to throw from the pocket.
On Offense Cousin Eddie calls a drop back pass on the 1st play of the 2nd Quarter with it 2nd and 1 on the 3 yard line?????? Franks takes a sack and end up with a FG. Cost your team 4 points. Yes Franks has to throw it away but you can't call that play knowing your QB is a mental moron. Also call a QB sweep on 3rd and 1 and Franks barely got a 1st down. Franks is an okay runner when it is a pass play and he runs on scrambles. Franks is an AWFUL runner on QB design runs. Stop calling those plays.
The offensive line is HORRENDOUS and I mean HORRENDOUS. Can't block anybody consistently. Same names as the past 3 years, same results!
On defense, that was one of the poorest tackling performances I have ever seen. Compared to our Oline, the KY oline looked like an NFL Oline. Our LB's are just plain awful. Sadly we knew our LB's were awful and I just can;t believe that the frosh LB's are any worse than Joseph and Jackson. Play the frosh and let them get trucked. At least they might improve.
So I am not hear to say I told you so as it is just one game, but horrible game management from play calling to 12 men on field out of timeout from not mush rushing the KY QB. all around BS, but in my opinion just a typical Cousin Eddie coached game.