Pili was playing the Takitaki role

Sep 27, 2021
9:47:45am

ColoSpgs All-American

Takitaki singlehandedly kept our defense afloat cleaning up soooo many issues with with 16-tackle games. He was amazing. Pili was doing the same.

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Real and rational thoughts on USF , the defense, and the next 5 games....

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:18am

while I agree with most of what you said...

crimedog

9/27/21 9:21am

Keep in mind that the 2014 Utah State team that beat us had just lost to

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:25am

Yeah, you never know how these games will go. Hopefully BYU is healthy. USU has

Cougar TD

9/27/21 9:25am

Don't agree that USU looked inept. Total offense was essentially equal.

Lifer

9/27/21 9:49am

I thought exactly the same thing while watching

teancum

9/27/21 11:10am

I wasn't concerned with the limited pressure...it was the fact we had zero

Fdnman

9/27/21 9:26am

This was the biggest issue of the defense, our D ends didn't contain the edges

byublue42

9/27/21 11:50am

“Flushing the QB” was the goal!

DaFreeCoug93

9/27/21 10:10pm

held together with bailing wire and duct tape? That's a little dramatic

Doogal McCougar

9/27/21 9:31am

Didn’t mandel only play one quarter then got banged up?

LyleLanley

9/27/21 9:36am

Yep. And Hayes isn't a starter either lol

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:40am

He's good enough to be. We can 3-deep at corner this year with ability. It's so weird to see it.

Turnpike Lane

9/27/21 9:43am

Agreed. But he's still a backup.

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:45am

3 of the people you list weren't 1 on the two-deep to start the season and 2

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:36am

Aye. And we agree that more blitzing wasn't the answer to USF's mobile QB

Doogal McCougar

9/27/21 11:08am

Pili cleaned up soooo many issues... when you have a single player make

OC Coug

9/27/21 9:34am

YES. Even if Pili was the only defender hurt, you're going to see a BIG dropoff

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:37am

The staff has to find a replacement and quickly, so the other 10 can play in position.

Turnpike Lane

9/27/21 9:43am

I agree. The Pili to Bywater dropoff is very very large.

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:44am

Might be a good idea to move Allgeier back to LB

XORCoug

9/27/21 1:46pm

Pili was playing the Takitaki role

ColoSpgs

9/27/21 9:47am

Spot on. Only one point I quibble with.

Tricky

9/27/21 9:49am

Balance restored!!!

PoolBoy

9/27/21 11:57am

Fun part of this: these could be some shootout games where we win (or lose)

macdizzle

9/27/21 9:54am

USF also made an adjustment mid-2nd quarter; our response was to go conservative

moknowssports

9/27/21 10:02am

Thanks for the write up and good points/ arguments.

rerunc

9/27/21 11:09am

I appreciate the "in the know" comment; I wish that I had that kind of access

moknowssports

9/27/21 11:41am

That is a great thing that people aren't talking about.

BP4byu

9/27/21 11:53am

I agree about the D having guys seeing action for the first time. It seems like

Cougar TD

9/27/21 11:54am

RE: I appreciate the "in the know" comment; I wish that I had that kind of

rerunc

9/27/21 1:42pm

Good post. I think during that stretch we saw why Hall is QB1 and Baylor QB2...

icecougar

9/27/21 1:55pm

Good observations. Also, USF did a good job of not killing their own drives.

deljdc

9/27/21 3:10pm

yeah, McClain did not look like a freshman out there and was surprisingly...

icecougar

9/28/21 7:53pm

I agree on all points.

WizeGuise

9/27/21 4:07pm

I agree with you 90%. But I have one issue with the D, which has been mentioned.

tony

9/27/21 12:17pm

Some of what you say is very obvious. But you’re bumptious with some of it.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 12:40pm

To use the word bumptious is in and of itself bumptious

BYU28_Miami21

9/27/21 1:23pm

I looked it up. It means I have an ample chest. I appreciate the compliment.

macdizzle

9/27/21 1:25pm

Not if it fits.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 1:29pm

Nothing fits my bumptious and ample chest.

macdizzle

9/27/21 1:34pm

How right you are. Everything, except itself.

Robbinoburrito

9/27/21 3:29pm

also with 2014 there was some major dysfunction on the defense....

icecougar

9/27/21 1:23pm

DL has not been great...

DaFreeCoug93

9/27/21 1:50pm

A good DE covereth a multitude of sins.

Cougar Junkie

9/27/21 8:16pm

I agree with most of what you said but Bend but not break broke in the second. 3

oldrugger

9/27/21 3:13pm

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