CRS Had Three Years and Still Didn’t Know What to Do

[MT01]

Not one single improvement against Vandy since this series restarted. Not one. And he didn’t do a damn thing different. Vandy didn’t either. Why would they? They did the exact same stuff and CRS still couldn’t figure it out in four tries.

But at least they competed.

Its time for CRS to retire. The game has passed him by.

 

[SpaceRaider]

Not one single improvement against Vandy since this series restarted. Not one. And he didn’t do a damn thing different. Vandy didn’t either. Why would they? They did the exact same stuff and CRS still couldn’t figure it out in four tries.

But at least they competed.

Its time for CRS to retire. The game has passed him by.

The whole staff, with the exception of perhaps Shafer, pretty much as well. Tony Franklin's offense is a rotary dial phone in a smartphone era.

 

[BRaiderDave]

Someone please explain to me the thought process of running a play in which we throw a pass to a freshman backup quarterback.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

The whole staff, with the exception of perhaps Shafer, pretty much as well. Tony Franklin's offense is a rotary dial phone in a smartphone era.

We should never sign a Football Coach to more than 4 years. Period. Our place in the pecking order requires new blood through smart hires of rising star OC’s and let them move on. It has worked extremely well for Memphis since they canned Tommy West after nine mediocre years of crappy bowl games and .500 records. Unfortunately, they had to eat $3 million to do it. Watching the Stock era is like deja vu all over again.

 

[blueraiderJT]

We're in meltdown mode and it is understandable. I do think we'll improve and do more innovative things as the season progresses as we usually do. However, last night's play calling was insanely stupid. I mean . we could actually run the ball of them and then chose not to. When Thomas made some great runs, TF pulled him and they put it #44 who got better as we went along and then pulled him and started passing in situations when we clearly should have ran. It was such a stupid offensive gameplan that I just kept yelling "run the ball".

The good news is that we should be able to flat out "run" over people in our conference. A heavy dose of Thomas and 44 with West and Anderson batting cleanup should keep us in the upper part of the conference. Our run blocking was fine. Our pass blocking sucked.

When we did go vertical to Tavon, he has open and has play making ability to run a go route as does Windham. CJ has got to break on his routes better. Ty Lee was absent for the most part. It just made no sense whatsoever. TF is going senile. He was already crazy. Put his butt up in the booth where he always calls better plays. Sheesh.

 

[C-Bow]

Someone please explain to me the thought process of running a play in which we throw a pass to a freshman backup quarterback.

That's when I knew the game was over. Where was Upton? Bruce? Johnson? Cobb? Dobson? Casey? Any of the 15 receivers on scholarship?

MT out there slinging balls to the freshman backup QB.

Woof.

 

[crclarke55]

That's when I knew the game was over. Where was Upton? Bruce? Johnson? Cobb? Dobson? Casey? Any of the 15 receivers on scholarship?

MT out there slinging balls to the freshman backup QB.

Woof.

This.......

 

[MTOleBlue]

I can see us getting 5 wins this year.

UT Martin
Charlotte
ODU
WKU
UTEP

Maybe we will upset FIU and get to a bowl game.

 

[MT Glenn]

If we can't beat Vandy, I can't expect us to beat Georgia or Kentucky. Until we beat WKU or Marhall (in Huntington), I can't expect that either. We should have a good shot at the rest, but FIU will be tough on their field. UAB is supposed to be better and they beat us last year. 7-5 is my best expectation but 5-7 is realistic. Most likely, we'll be toasting each other next June 6 to celebrate Rick Stockstill day.

 

[THRaider]

Someone please explain to me the thought process of running a play in which we throw a pass to a freshman backup quarterback.

I do a lot of business in the Dalton area where Shiflett (the back up QB you referenced) lived. When he committed to us I kind of kept up with him because I see some of his family down there occasionally Y'all do realize he was an Allstate basketball player and a state finalist in class 4aaa in the 100 meters. Prob one of the most athletic players pound for pound on the team. He may stay as a QB for next year or maybe not. His stat line was one pass target ...one reception for 4 yards. You act like they threw to him 20 times. Our problem is that there was limited time to throw the ball. Even though Vandy is not at the top of the SEC they are an SEC team in their front seven.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Someone please explain to me the thought process of running a play in which we throw a pass to a freshman backup quarterback.

It’s proprietary intellectual property information and you have to buy it (and the entire system) online from Tony Franklin.

 

[blueraiderJT]

If we can't beat Vandy, I can't expect us to beat Georgia or Kentucky. Until we beat WKU or Marhall (in Huntington), I can't expect that either. We should have a good shot at the rest, but FIU will be tough on their field. UAB is supposed to be better and they beat us last year. 7-5 is my best expectation but 5-7 is realistic. Most likely, we'll be toasting each other next June 6 to celebrate Rick Stockstill day.

I hear you but we lost to Vandy last year and went on the road the following week and beat a better Syracuse team who beat Clemson. Vandy has been a weird matchup issue that we don't really have with anyone else it seems. They are always ready for us. We always improve after the Vandy game. We beat Mizzou in 16 and Vandy lost to them that same season, We just don't matchup to them well. I'm not gonna say we're done after one crappy game.

 

[MTBig Blue]

Yeah...Tony Franklin's gameplan was pretty terrible. Not sure he even had one.

And I turned the game off with about 10 minutes left, but I don't think we threw the ball down field anymore than 15 yards. Take a damn shot here and there to keep the defense respectable.

 

[sWiley]

Both starting safeties for Vanderbilt out of the game.

Never challenge the middle of the field.

Truly flabbergasted with our offensive game plan. Starting to wonder if TF and his family had a million on Vanderbilt in Vegas.

 

[MTLynn]

I doubt that Tony Franklin is running his system. It is most likely the Rick/Brent system

 

[MTOleBlue]

Of course it is. Rick Stockstill is an old dog who can’t learn new tricks.

 

[JohnDavidBlue]

FR - it’s seems like we are living this Memphis thing out. Heck our defensive and offensive line coaches were there and one as head coach. You almost have to slap yourself like this is a joke.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

FR - it’s seems like we are living this Memphis thing out. Heck our defensive and offensive line coaches were there and one as head coach. You almost have to slap yourself like this is a joke.

I’ve been saying this since Stock hired West four years ago. The BRZ happy clappers even banned me for it.

Tommy West had the best player in Memphis history, Heisman candidate, and couldn’t even sniff a CUSA title in 9 years. Sound familiar?

#CoachingTree
#PaybackHire
#PadTheRetirement

 

[Sommy]

This is basketball on grass - lol.

The game has passed TF by. Nearly everyone runs some sort of version of the spread offense these days. TF might have had a hand in inventing or perfecting the original base version, but it’s evolved and TF has not.