Heck guys, we couldn't have stopped the LAMAR Tigers from dropping that many rushing yards on us yesterday with the defense we played.
Look... maybe it WOULDN'T have made a difference if we'd stacked the line showing 7 or 8 guys up front but we'll never know because THEY NEVER TRIED IT! When you're getting shredded by the run game the LAST thing you do is go to a 3-4 defense from a 4-3. Just because you're "showing" a stacked line doesn't mean you rush everybody. Blitz different linebackers while dropping the others, have the corners play press coverage, bring a corner blitz, bring a safety blitz etc., etc. Jeez, Auburn attempted just eleven passes the whole game. We never gave it a shot to attempt them to resort to their weakness, the passing game. Mizzou never forced them to adjust their offense. Going to a 3-4 to stop the run was plain-butt dumb on Pinkel and Steckel's part BUT... in-game, or even half-time adjustments are simply not this coaching staff's strength (i.e. "see South Carolina game"). Oh... and I'll state the obvious... players have to MAKE PLAYS TOO!
Still a good season. Looks kinda like we're heading to the Capital One Bowl against Wisconsin on New Years Day. Guess what THEY do well on offense?