re: whats the deal with Stevan Ridley's injury?

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miles can always override his positional coach

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slow, honest question:

do you think the runningback decisions by the coaches were primarily from les or larry?

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Scott's numbers against UK were pretty insane

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100 yards (or close?) in the first half and 2 TD's?

no clue

i do see that under miles we're going to a "bigger instead of faster" approach as a program

and no matter what, the buck falls at miles because he can override the positional coaches

but maybe porter just likes the big bruisers instead of breakaway threats

SOMETHING is weird about it all. there are a handful of games with no logical explanation. Scott against UK. Keiland being benched after his long TD against Auburn. No Keiland in 2006 @ AU. No Scott/Keiland early against Arky when Hester was not doing well. No KW when scott wore down last year and KW was running well.

it may not be logical for them. they may just coach from the gut and ride on that, and the actual performance on the field gets lost in the shuffle. i don't know. but if there is a reason, it must be a secret, because objectively some moves are downright illogical

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then why have that coach if you cant count on him when its all on the line. kinda makes that coach look like he doesnt know shite in front of the team.

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the frick?

coaches make mistakes. it's miles job to see the mistakes and correct them

if the positional coaches were at his level, they'd be head coaches

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Yes maybe, but we have NO idea if he did that.

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we only know what we see

and there are some glaring wtf moments

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because objectively some moves are downright illogical

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I concur.

I'm constantly saying to myself casually:

"MILES WHAT THE frick ARE YOU DOING?!? GOD DAMN YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Like I said, I have that casual conversation to the TV screen a couple of times a year.

You don't immediately pull a player for losing some yards or being in a slump for a few plays. They build confidence and a rhythm by staying in the game, just like a QB. When they're in rhythm, they're fire. When they're not, they're not and sometimes coaches choose to keep them in hoping they will get back their rhythm

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You don't immediately pull a player for losing some yards or being in a slump for a few plays. They build confidence and a rhythm by staying in the game, just like a QB. When they're in rhythm, they're fire. When they're not, they're not and sometimes coaches choose to keep them in hoping they will get back their rhythm

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miles has done this A LOT fwiw

plenty of examples that make you go:

"what the frick made you think that was a good idea?"

also - slow, is keiland going to have his one TD limit this upcoming season? (sans vatech in 2007)