At the 8:54 mark Kalani calls Bywater wrong when asked if Ben's assessment was

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Sep 19, 2022
2:04:56pm

Zak All-American

Valid.

Kalani was asked about Ben's response and flat out said he was wrong. A bit defensive almost?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zb9U65nNhI&feature=youtu.be

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At the 8:54 mark Kalani calls Bywater wrong when asked if Ben's assessment was

Zak

9/19/22 2:04pm

Did seem an unusual number of missed tackles in that game.

MormonThug

9/19/22 2:07pm

Interesting, Kalani straight up said it had nothing to do with scheme and everything to do with just not making plays

Zach Morris

9/19/22 2:08pm

Blaine Fowler mentioned that players were not filling the gaps and not

Pergamino

9/19/22 2:28pm

that is the coaches fault. Players follow their leaders

AFitisemanu

9/19/22 3:29pm

Coach assigns you to lift 1000 lbs and if you can’t wonders why you can’t

Horacio Caine

9/19/22 6:06pm

Yeah, that totally sounds like Kalani.

Abe Froman

9/19/22 6:56pm

putting 5 in the box then complaining they can’t stop the run is the same thing

Horacio Caine

9/19/22 8:19pm

Sounds like the players are poorly coached

JoeExotic

9/19/22 3:46pm

From the stands it looked like Oregon just had too much speed. It's tougher to

deljdc

9/19/22 4:14pm

I totally agree that it was a talent issue. Just poking fun at Kalani

JoeExotic

9/19/22 4:39pm

They have more speed, but how do three defensive linemen fill 5 holes

oldrugger

9/19/22 5:22pm

Then at 9:46 he says players weren't in position to make tackles.

kooogar

9/19/22 3:47pm

Ben Bywater must read CB if he's stating a 3 man front doesn't work vs the run

jrifkin48

9/19/22 2:08pm

What that clip really shows is that Tuiaki isn't out there doing his own thing.

shoganai

9/19/22 2:09pm

And that he's too rigid to consider changing it

vegas guey

9/19/22 2:11pm

Kalani is a great coach. I think he does a lot with lesser talent. Blame him for not bringing in talent if you want.

RealityCheck

9/19/22 4:10pm

You can’t say that! It must be all Tuiaki’s fault alone!! (: Tuiaki is running

sandiegocgrfan

9/19/22 3:49pm

Wow I don’t like that response even if it’s true. Trying to deflect from coaches

cougarfann888

9/19/22 2:09pm

I don't like it either. He could have just said "that's not correct"

zerigke

9/19/22 2:11pm

The coach speak answer would have been: there are lots of reasons we lost and

cougarfann888

9/19/22 2:13pm

So do we want coach speak or not? Seems lime when coaches DO coach speak,

fattycoug

9/19/22 2:59pm

Depends if you like coaches crapping on players publicly

vegas guey

9/19/22 3:01pm

I didn't take it that way at all. In fact the next question and Kalani's answer

CougaRR4L

9/19/22 4:55pm

This is the same thing he did back in 2017 with Detmer and Mangum. Blamed them.

Frankfromtheballpark

9/19/22 5:03pm

Listen again. He specifically said coaches need to to better on the fundamentals

palangi

9/19/22 9:15pm

“The scheme is perfect”

ldssdl

9/19/22 10:03pm

To be fair, Kalani probably hadn't watched the tape yet.

byubyu

9/19/22 2:10pm

Both are right. The three-man front is useless no matter how long the coaches...

Team Chaos

9/19/22 2:11pm

And ultimately that falls on the coaches. If players aren't assignment sound,

Ungoy

9/19/22 3:39pm

Ben is going to have some extra running to do, and less interviews to do

Reasonable1

9/19/22 2:15pm

Kalani seemed just a bit miffed after that question

Pergamino

9/19/22 2:30pm

Yeah, not the best comment to make Mr Ben

Cougar TD

9/19/22 2:35pm

Bronco stopped the run with a 3-man front. Many CFB teams do now. It's not it.

Turnpike Lane

9/19/22 2:20pm

Totally agree. But therein lies the problem. Tuiaki thinks that bringing one...

Team Chaos

9/19/22 2:25pm

v. Baylor we changed the D to stop the run. v. Oregon their speed scared them.

Turnpike Lane

9/19/22 2:33pm

Yep. If Tuiaki wants to start the game with a conservative 3-man front, even tho

Team Chaos

9/19/22 2:37pm

Bronco brought the lbs closer to the los to support the run

I'mBatman

9/19/22 3:10pm

In bronco's scheme the two OLBs were on the line 95% of the time. 5 man front

fulano

9/19/22 3:11pm

And disguised movement & minimized qb ability for accurate presnap reads. It’s

CorndogStickshift

9/19/22 5:39pm

Meh, honestly I doubt Ben said exactly what was represented in the question.

JuicyJam

9/19/22 2:22pm

he didn't. reporter did not represent it exactly.

fulano

9/19/22 3:12pm

Me watching Kalani interviews: "Where does he get those hats?"

Hawk in the 303

9/19/22 2:25pm

His reaction to Drew’s question about day vs night games made me chuckle.

Abe Froman

9/19/22 2:28pm

I liked the question about day vs night games and being ready to play. BYU

idcougarfan

9/19/22 2:29pm

I was surprised that Kalani hadn’t considered the day game issue. Aranda

Short_Changed

9/19/22 3:50pm

He talked about it last week in an interview, so it has crossed his mind.

ochobeeguy

9/19/22 4:21pm

Link? It’s still very concerning that Kalani had not realized his team has lost

Short_Changed

9/19/22 4:26pm

Kudos to Kalani, though, for acknowledging that they need to change something.

Short_Changed

9/19/22 4:27pm

Heard it Wednesday on Hans and Scotty. At about 1:50 here:

ochobeeguy

9/19/22 4:48pm

With all the chat about Big12 games being at night... well darnit we're going to have some great seasons coming up 🙂

Breaded Hamster

9/19/22 5:32pm

The 3 man front can work if you have LB in position to make tackles

Littlerich

9/19/22 2:47pm

1984coug

9/19/22 2:50pm

That really seemed to get under his skin.

The Y's Insider

9/19/22 2:56pm

defensive because his BFF

SC-Zoobie

9/19/22 3:33pm

Or because he's a former DC who knows defensive schemes better than CB or Ben.

Abe Froman

9/19/22 3:37pm

I bet Kalani is bugged after looking at film. Also, he does not like dirty laundry being aired.

RealityCheck

9/19/22 3:49pm

Guess there might be trouble in paradise.

royal_blue

9/19/22 4:01pm

Report totally misrepresented Ben’s comments

jacksoncoug

9/19/22 4:03pm

I'm sure Ben Bywater will get a talking to. Kalani and Tuiaki make an art form out of not blaming the

Bob Vance

9/19/22 4:17pm

This is a nothing burger. They will turn it around this week in what could be

dfudge

9/19/22 4:26pm

What did Bywater actually say! Not trying to rip on Ben at all but

CougaRR4L

9/19/22 4:43pm

There were a TON of missed tackles but it appeared to me that Oregon’s RB’s

Blew

9/19/22 5:34pm

What did Bywater say?

cougaman

9/19/22 5:58pm

This is disheartening. Lining up 3 on 5 with huge splits opening the door to

Horacio Caine

9/19/22 6:04pm

“Players have no choice but to be humble and learn from this” How about kalani

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