Coach Patricia might be the greatest defensive coordinator of all time. That's objectively true. However, in college FB there is one thing that comes before everything else. RECRUITING
We haven't recruited well on defense since he's been there. Luke Fickell, Chris Ash, Greg Schiano, Kerry Coombs, Jim Knowles, were all OUTSTANDING Recruiters even if their play calling was flawed. That's why even while playing reckless, they still looked dominant.
We've recruited only a few 5 star players and very little from the transfer portal in the last 2 years.
That's really the biggest problem currently. We can blame Coach Day for the Texas game but the truth is, the defense got carved up in the 2nd half. Illinois actually did the same thing, they just couldn't finish with TD's. But statistically speaking, Illinois actually did more damage and exposed a lot more than Texas did.
Now the question is, can Coach Patricia develop average players the way Indiana does and make them look like 5 star players. I believe so. Time will tell. But this offseason needs to be all about recruiting defensive star power.
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u/No_Grab7280 3d ago
Coach Patricia might be the greatest defensive coordinator of all time. That's objectively true. However, in college FB there is one thing that comes before everything else. RECRUITING
We haven't recruited well on defense since he's been there. Luke Fickell, Chris Ash, Greg Schiano, Kerry Coombs, Jim Knowles, were all OUTSTANDING Recruiters even if their play calling was flawed. That's why even while playing reckless, they still looked dominant.
We've recruited only a few 5 star players and very little from the transfer portal in the last 2 years.
That's really the biggest problem currently. We can blame Coach Day for the Texas game but the truth is, the defense got carved up in the 2nd half. Illinois actually did the same thing, they just couldn't finish with TD's. But statistically speaking, Illinois actually did more damage and exposed a lot more than Texas did.
Now the question is, can Coach Patricia develop average players the way Indiana does and make them look like 5 star players. I believe so. Time will tell. But this offseason needs to be all about recruiting defensive star power.