Weekly Answers, Pt. 6
1) now that he has some firepower on Offense, is CRN the type of cutthroat coach that would put up 50 pts a game or is he that 'sportmanship' coach thats just happy with a win and would just run, run, run, punt when we have the lead??? - 909Bruin
Umm, that's getting a little ahead of ourselves a little, ain't it?
2) Jon - Thanks for all the good stuff and info you provide. I completely understand that there's only been a few days of practice, and only a couple of days in pads. With that in mind, and with such poor numbers/stats in the scrimmage on saturday, how much of the offense ineffectiveness was due to the defense being ahead of the offense, or the fact that the offense is not that good? Generally, isn't it usually the case that the defense is ahead of the offense when practices start, and that it takes a little longer for the offense to get things clicking? And to be at the level as the defense??? - rejn
If healthy, the offense should be much improved. A short scrimmage early in training camp with the backup quarterback against a relatively healthy defense that has seen the plays throughout the year = hard to gauge the offense. I will say, the passing game looks much improved, and if the scheme is set, the running game should be too.
3) Is CRN allowed to keep regular contact with XSF during his mormon mission? - BRUIN NC
LDS missionaries are allowed only two phone calls per year - Mother's Day and Christmas - if I'm not mistaken. Unless Neuheisel is having Christmas dinner with the Su'a-Filos, I'd guess no.
4) Do you see the Bruins making a run at Deanthony Thomas, Cody Kessler, and other Trojan commits? - BRUIN NC
Let's just say I don't think Neuheisel is going to close up shop and stop trying. He always seems to have something brewing.
5) What is the latest with high-profile DT's such as Todd Barr and Christian Heyward? - BRUIN NC
Both are still major targets, and they should be. Barr continues to climb up the charts, and UCLA has been interested in Heyward for what seems like forever.
RE Mormon Mission contact. It is correct that the missionary can only call home twice a year as Jon states but they write home on their weekly day off but receive mail every day. Point is, I am sure that the coaching staff is keeping in regular contact with X. He is, in essence, a free agent after the two years and I am sure that they will want to keep him sold on UCLA and the progress being made. For that matter, anybody (other coaches) can keep in touch with the missionary. He is in FSU country and I would not be surprised if they were aware of that fact.
Kiffin is passively forcing Cody Kessler to decommit. With the impending sanctions he can only carry so many QB's on scholarship, Jesse Scroggins is already in the program and Max Wittek has been dubbed the next golden boy.
Neuheisel needs to get to him before Sarkisian brings him to Washington.
I'm a big fan of Prince but I don't understand how CRN can be so calm about his very young, inexperienced QB missing eight days of practive while a new offense is being installed. Am I missing something?
Jon,
Being a former mormon, I'm certain that coaches can contact players through letters. That's how USU recruit Riley Nelson switched over to BYU while he was out. I write a lot of friends on missions and I don't see why coaches couldn't. But yes, you're spot on about the two phone calls per year thing.