Sunday’s are nice for 
and reflection. As I sit here drinking some java with the dog, I want to have a discussion.
As we head into year two of the Smith era, what do you think we know and don’t know?
I will start:
What We Know:
The staff sees the holes and gaps and is rapidly addressing them, and is utilizing a combination of JuCo and Prep talent. So we have immediate help and upcoming help.
This staff places a heavy emphasis on school. Last year’s class had all signees qualify and no academic issues.
The staff gets Corvallis and they recruit to it and get kids who want to be here and are solid in their commitments. So far we’ve only had one guy (JuCo WR) who decommitted.
From what I’ve seen, this staff has some coaches with recruiting juice. Pitre, Adams, Cookus, And Bray are all very well known. Tibs, Legi, Coach M, and Hynson are also out there but the first three all all over social media.
This staff has moved the talent needle. Thank God
What We Don’t Know
Can they develop the talent they have? Of course we will see that this year, but you can’t have your top tiered talent not get better. I’m watching Jefferson and Hodgins to name a few and of course the entire defense.
Can they close on a highly sought after 4-5 star kid? We have been in a few battles so far but haven’t seen them in a knock down, no rules street fight yet. The last one I remember was Andersen getting Hodgins. And we know why he was so wanted too!
Can they make in game adjustments to win? Of course last year had so many things to not like, so I’m really looking forward to this year and more true depth talent to see if the staff can make the adjustments needed to win. This rings true especially for the defense.
Tackling. How much better have we gotten? I think we can all agree that has to improve.
Four complete quarters of Football, both sides of the ball. We saw the offense show us glimpses of how good they can be. The defense hardly at all. I get that. Tibs did the best with what he was given. But this year we have to see close to it whole complete games right?
Takeaways and Turn Overs. Nuff said.
Will BEEF and Tibs be buds this year?? Hahaha had to throw that in
So there’s my list and the jump off point. What do you see? What do you need to see?
and reflection. As I sit here drinking some java with the dog, I want to have a discussion. As we head into year two of the Smith era, what do you think we know and don’t know?
I will start:
What We Know:
The staff sees the holes and gaps and is rapidly addressing them, and is utilizing a combination of JuCo and Prep talent. So we have immediate help and upcoming help.
This staff places a heavy emphasis on school. Last year’s class had all signees qualify and no academic issues.
The staff gets Corvallis and they recruit to it and get kids who want to be here and are solid in their commitments. So far we’ve only had one guy (JuCo WR) who decommitted.
From what I’ve seen, this staff has some coaches with recruiting juice. Pitre, Adams, Cookus, And Bray are all very well known. Tibs, Legi, Coach M, and Hynson are also out there but the first three all all over social media.
This staff has moved the talent needle. Thank God
What We Don’t Know
Can they develop the talent they have? Of course we will see that this year, but you can’t have your top tiered talent not get better. I’m watching Jefferson and Hodgins to name a few and of course the entire defense.
Can they close on a highly sought after 4-5 star kid? We have been in a few battles so far but haven’t seen them in a knock down, no rules street fight yet. The last one I remember was Andersen getting Hodgins. And we know why he was so wanted too!
Can they make in game adjustments to win? Of course last year had so many things to not like, so I’m really looking forward to this year and more true depth talent to see if the staff can make the adjustments needed to win. This rings true especially for the defense.
Tackling. How much better have we gotten? I think we can all agree that has to improve.
Four complete quarters of Football, both sides of the ball. We saw the offense show us glimpses of how good they can be. The defense hardly at all. I get that. Tibs did the best with what he was given. But this year we have to see close to it whole complete games right?
Takeaways and Turn Overs. Nuff said.
Will BEEF and Tibs be buds this year?? Hahaha had to throw that in
So there’s my list and the jump off point. What do you see? What do you need to see?
