re: Hey Tigers fans

If we go 4-8, I'm happy, and as a fan who grew up with the teams of the 80's and early 90's, I feel sick saying that. I've never been happy with 4-8.

The issue with the wide receivers is simple, Willingham did not recruit, at all, until 2008, his 2008 recruiting class was legit. The 2007 and 2006 classes are nonexistant, I honestly don't know where they are. He relied alot on JC guys and they never cleared. Last year, most of the kids playing were freshmen, this year, the majority of players will be sophomores.

From what I saw during the Spring game, this offense is very similar to USC's, a very pro style offense. It requires Locker to be under center a lot, which is a change because they had him out of the shotgun with their awful spread option they ran last year. Lots of sweeps, tosses, stretch plays, the scheme relies a lot on the mobility of the offensive line and precise routes from the receivers(which is a foreign concept to them).

I'm going to catch a couple practices next week, see how much more they've added in. You want to see what UW will run, plug in a USC tape last year, and imagine the players being less talented and the execution not nearly as precise.