I really liked cow’s comment on belief. It’s definitely the difference between bad and good. Good and great.
Perhaps the best news for us from last year wasn’t that we showed ourselves of competing vs the conference elites, but rather that the troops did rally and salvage the season enough for us (and more importantly) them to look forward to next year.
We haven’t had the proper “electric” atmosphere in Carter Finley since Rivers junior year. (It has clearly had its moments but I am talking about a crescendo of team performance, fan excitement and quality opponent.)
It’s also important to note that 2 years ago we were in a very similar spot and couldn’t get “the big win”.
Regarding Hux – we actually defended pretty well last year and at times in his tenure. We have put together very respectable defensive efforts vs quality teams. We haven’t been as consistent as we need to be, but I do believe that the scheme can work. I still think that far too often we have linebackers covering guys in space (which is pretty much inexcusable with 4-2-5 when you aren’t bringing the house)…but aside from that, the scheme excels at what I imagine it’s designed to do: stop the run.
Regarding Drink – jury especially in the red zone and “must score” possessions is very much out.
