1) I'm a Chicago White Sox fan (which is like the opening line when an Alcoholic speaks to AA). Admittedly that means I like pain and suffering with my baseball - since the White Sox win the World Series every 88 years. In the early 90s there was a confrontation at the plate between Sox catcher Carlton Fisk and Yankees leadoff hitter Deion Sanders. In the 1st inning Sanders had hit a popup just behind 2nd base. Seeing that it was going to be easily caught Sanders stopped running toward 1st base and headed for the dugout. Fisk stared him down and yelled after him to run out every hit. When Sanders came up again in the 3rd - Fisk was still on him - according to Fisk - Sanders said - "Slavery is over." Fisk popped up threw his mask off and got in Deion's face and chewed him out - causing the benches to clear. No fight - order was restored. It occurs to me that Coach Prime - has taken the Fisk role with his players - demanding that they run out everty play and to never give up on a play. Personal growth moment for Sanders? Maybe.
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@OhioBuffs gave a brilliant description of the Lewis offense and the Buff's weaknesses in it for the run game - in another thread. Ohio made the point that the middle of the Buffs Oline has been the breakdown point for the effectiveness of the run game. He's certainly correct. I will point out that Bam has been playing injured - Tyler Brown was expected to start at RG and practiced that way until his eligibility became and issue. Bailey - has been great in pass pro, but lacks the weight to anchor in a way that would move DL out of the way. Landon Bedee has been in there lately, but certainly no continuity has been established in the middle as of yet.
3) Dollars to doughnuts - Travis Hunter gets to score TDs in the game against the Rammies.
4) This Coach Prime sensation reminds me a little bit about the hurricane of media interest when Tim Tebow started games for the Broncos - and the Broncos won games in so many improbable ways.
5) The interest in the Buffs continues to build geometrically - it is now hard to imagine what is going to take the air out of the bubble - as surely that will happen sometime.
6) I can't imagine Coach Prime moving to the NFL. Can anyone visualize Prime working his motivational techniques in an NFL Lockeroom? That won't work in the NFL - they have professional contracts. There will be a big difference between the quality of the transfer portal and NFL street free agents. Salary Cap>???
7) The only Pac12 team that matches up really well to beat the Buffs - Is Oregon State - best defense in the conference and best run game. All the other teams have holes in their defenses - which will make the Buffs games with them boat races.
8) One of the things I'm most excited about is watching the Buffs continue to get better as the season goes no - the coaching is showing a direct effect on the team's play between games.
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