That is NOT the main reason we lost this game. It was one factor but not the primary one. The D was OK enough for 3 quarters against him. The O let them down. D was on the field too much.
The main reason we lost was basically everything about the offense: Mateers decision making, Mateers accuracy issues, terrible O line, very terrible OC play calling etc.
Dickert is a good guy and great motivator but he still has much to learn.
It was a team loss without a doubt. The offense, defense and coaching all sucked.
Mateer was off and our offensive line was abhorrent.
All that wouldn’t have mattered as much if we aren’t getting gashed by a future NFL running back who will be a Heisman finalist this year.
Dickert and Arbuckle absolutely have some soul searching to do because their decisions made things worse, but it was only a matter of time before Jeanty was going to do some damage.
The month of October will reveal whether or not things are fixable or if there is a deeper issue with the coaching staff. As I mentioned in another thread, Nick Saban recently said that sloppy wins are the kiss of death to a team that is trying to figure itself out. Everyone says the right things but deep down, they think everything is going to be okay and they don't work on their issues as much as they should.
And for all the hand wringing, #8 Oregon gave up 34 points to BSU and their defense is only giving up 13.5 ppg in their other games. Jeanty rushed for 192 yards against the Ducks....so y'all can f#ck off with the talk that he isn't dominant. The ducks were lucky to beat BSU. As much as it pains me to say it, the Broncos have a pretty damned good team that will go toe to toe with the best teams in the country. Bad coaching decisions, poor OL play and bad tackling made the game ugly.....but we lost this game because a Heisman candidate RB had his way with us. There is a lot of cleanup to do, but we aren't facing another guy like Jeanty this year.
