He has a record of 67-47 over 9 years. I'll stick with the larger sample size.SnowyRange wrote:Good god.
Was he a "better coach" when AF went 2-10 in his 7th year?
Fringe athletes? Are you crazy? These guys go through basic training before they even get to the football field and every single cadet is required to play a sport, these aren't "fringe athletes" everyone has to be an athlete to be at AFA.SDPokeFan wrote:Air Force has to recruit undersized guys, fringe athletes that also have to endure the rigors of being at an academy, and then smack around Boise in Boise and are good year-in, year-out. Meanwhile, we can't field a team that could beat Sheridan. Someone has to explain this to me.
BackHarlowRoad wrote: You make it sound like Calhoun puts out a sheet of paper and whoever signs up is in.
Though teams like Notre Dame, who plays Navy and Army about every year, sees it all the time. And for some reason Stanard does better (until Wacha went down) against Air Force's triple option than other offenses.MrTitleist wrote:AFA has success for a few reasons, in my opinion.
1. They play within themselves. They run the triple option because it best utilizes the size of their athletes. The OL neutralizes much bigger defensive lines because they cut block on literally every single play.. takes the DL right out of the game and allows the smaller HBs to get into space. They don't try to do too much. If AFA was allowed or able to recruit like regular schools they wouldn't be running the triple option.
2. Athletes are VERY well trained.. AFA can't recruit stupid Jim Bob that Alabama can, AFA has to recruit the brightest. That's why they're a top 25 academic university in the country. Intelligence on the football field translates to success on the football field.
3. AFA is very difficult to prepare for. How do you prepare, in one week, for a team that's going to flip the ball all around the backfield with guys in motion on every play, meanwhile thinking, "oh poop, I hope they don't chop my knees out." They're a specialized offense, not a standard West Coast or zone-read offense you see out of 90% of college offenses. That's why you see AFA scare the hell out of teams like Oklahoma, Michigan, etc because you only get a week to prepare for something you'll see once over the course of several years.
No, I'm not saying he struggled last year. That's why I mentioned his talent in there. But he even had an interview at fall ball talking about the difference for him personally between what was expected of him this year compared to last. He mentioned that it was more about running the exact route last year that the coaches wanted him too, and this year the coaches were comfortable with his knowledge of the offense and knew what he could do in his game time experience that they were more willing to let him run off the routes if need be. He even talked about his boost in confidence knowing and understanding the O his Frosh year compared to understanding it through a RS, or limited playing time.calpoke25 wrote:Are you saying that Hill is the rule, not the exception? Because I think Hill is the exception, not the rule. RB is by far the easiest position to plug in and play. Your argument is that HIll came in last year, struggled, and now is good this year through his struggles learning to play as a freshman and we can expect this from the whole team? I seem to remember him setting single game records last year. I'd argue it was obvious last year Hill was good, and he proved it right away. If our whole team was filled with Brian Hills at their respective position, I'm pretty sure we would've been good right away.kansasCowboy wrote:Hill is a great example of this. He had to come in halfway through last year and with his talent learned what the coaches wanted of him in his position, this year he had that knowledge, that game time experience and he excelled in the system. The others will follow in that direction as well.
Not an excuse.
The MWC is a real cluster f-word this year?laxwyo wrote:Someone tell me how Nevada is beating Utah St's ass right now?
For 1, what percentage of players that hit the field were senior, junior, etc. Surely you have this information since you made that claim. Either way, lack of seniority might (stress might) be our current problem (I hope it is) but we've fielded a lot of teams composed primarily of seniors, juniors, and sophomores that were not good.
Basically you just said the same thing.
Question: how many 18-19 yr olds do they have playing on Saturday?
The majority of AFs players on Saturday and jr and sr, with a few Soph in there to fill the depth.
Question2: what are their 18-19 yr olds doing? They practice altogether, but they get game time experience each year to engrain themselves into the offense and defensive system that they will use when they play varsity. What do our 18-19 yr olds do? They get to play for the varsity this year, but mostly they RS and practice sparingly, workout and do schooling. So would our RS be as prepared as an AF FR or Soph that get to play 10 or 11 games of their own?
I think their JV helps them immensely when it comes to them being prepared to play for the real AF team. Hence why they always seem to be right on track after they lose several senior starters and have NO big names coming back the next year.
This is why I think with all of our Frosh, RS Frosh, and Soph playing this year will benefit us in the long run. We are the equivalent of the AFA JV team playing in the MWC this year. I think our guys are getting a vast majority experience in real games and are being engrained in the system at the same time.
Yeah, it makes for a disgusting year, but these guys will be better for it. Hill is a great example of this. He had to come in halfway through last year and with his talent learned what the coaches wanted of him in his position, this year he had that knowledge, that game time experience and he excelled in the system. The others will follow in that direction as well.
Not an excuse.
You really do try to pick fights, don't you?ragtimejoe1 wrote:For 1, what percentage of players that hit the field were senior, junior, etc. Surely you have this information since you made that claim. Either way, lack of seniority might (stress might) be our current problem (I hope it is) but we've fielded a lot of teams composed primarily of seniors, juniors, and sophomores that were not good.
Basically you just said the same thing.
Question: how many 18-19 yr olds do they have playing on Saturday?
The majority of AFs players on Saturday and jr and sr, with a few Soph in there to fill the depth.
Question2: what are their 18-19 yr olds doing? They practice altogether, but they get game time experience each year to engrain themselves into the offense and defensive system that they will use when they play varsity. What do our 18-19 yr olds do? They get to play for the varsity this year, but mostly they RS and practice sparingly, workout and do schooling. So would our RS be as prepared as an AF FR or Soph that get to play 10 or 11 games of their own?
I think their JV helps them immensely when it comes to them being prepared to play for the real AF team. Hence why they always seem to be right on track after they lose several senior starters and have NO big names coming back the next year.
This is why I think with all of our Frosh, RS Frosh, and Soph playing this year will benefit us in the long run. We are the equivalent of the AFA JV team playing in the MWC this year. I think our guys are getting a vast majority experience in real games and are being engrained in the system at the same time.
Yeah, it makes for a disgusting year, but these guys will be better for it. Hill is a great example of this. He had to come in halfway through last year and with his talent learned what the coaches wanted of him in his position, this year he had that knowledge, that game time experience and he excelled in the system. The others will follow in that direction as well.
Not an excuse.
For 2, whoa! Kansas just solved our problems. We need to give Freshmen live action against 4 or 5 prep/high schools. There we go. Problem solved. Burman make it happen. Forgive me if I don't hold my breath.
Put all the AF "perks" and restrictions at WYO and we'd never win a game. Bottom line.
kansasCowboy wrote:You really do try to pick fights, don't you?ragtimejoe1 wrote:For 1, what percentage of players that hit the field were senior, junior, etc. Surely you have this information since you made that claim. Either way, lack of seniority might (stress might) be our current problem (I hope it is) but we've fielded a lot of teams composed primarily of seniors, juniors, and sophomores that were not good.
Basically you just said the same thing.
Question: how many 18-19 yr olds do they have playing on Saturday?
The majority of AFs players on Saturday and jr and sr, with a few Soph in there to fill the depth.
Question2: what are their 18-19 yr olds doing? They practice altogether, but they get game time experience each year to engrain themselves into the offense and defensive system that they will use when they play varsity. What do our 18-19 yr olds do? They get to play for the varsity this year, but mostly they RS and practice sparingly, workout and do schooling. So would our RS be as prepared as an AF FR or Soph that get to play 10 or 11 games of their own?
I think their JV helps them immensely when it comes to them being prepared to play for the real AF team. Hence why they always seem to be right on track after they lose several senior starters and have NO big names coming back the next year.
This is why I think with all of our Frosh, RS Frosh, and Soph playing this year will benefit us in the long run. We are the equivalent of the AFA JV team playing in the MWC this year. I think our guys are getting a vast majority experience in real games and are being engrained in the system at the same time.
Yeah, it makes for a disgusting year, but these guys will be better for it. Hill is a great example of this. He had to come in halfway through last year and with his talent learned what the coaches wanted of him in his position, this year he had that knowledge, that game time experience and he excelled in the system. The others will follow in that direction as well.
Not an excuse.
For 2, whoa! Kansas just solved our problems. We need to give Freshmen live action against 4 or 5 prep/high schools. There we go. Problem solved. Burman make it happen. Forgive me if I don't hold my breath.
Put all the AF "perks" and restrictions at WYO and we'd never win a game. Bottom line.
So you don't have that info? Sorry I just disagree with ridiculous notions like 4 or 5 prep school games are why AF has been more successful than us.kansasCowboy wrote:
You really do try to pick fights, don't you?
