re: Got my TT tickets, where is everyone staying in Houston

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Never said it would be a National Title. It needs to be that next step that would have been taken by Freeze had the NCAA shite not happened. If Freeze was our head coach still, we would win the west in the next few years. I want that at least from Luke if I'm going to accept him.

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I've read this a couple of times and it still sounds a little far fetched.

How would any coach be able to make the next step as if none of this happened.

Luke started at 6-6 and on probation. Freeze started at 6-6 and got a bowl win. Freeze wasn't recruiting with probation, a two year bowl ban, limited scholarships and limited visitation by recruits.

Even with that, I think it's only fair that Luke gets a clean slate. At this point he is on the same pace as Freeze. This year should be somewhere in the 7-5 to 9-3 record. It could be better, I just don't see the defense progressing that much.

Next season the team gets very young and it may take a "great" hire at DC in order for the team to maintain. There might even be some regression. The offense could lose up to 9 starters, depending on how the season goes.

Had Freeze not Fricked things up. Shae and Jordan would be on the roster. They would probably have a better defensive coordinator and this team would be looking to get to ATL.

I'm waiting on the TT game to see if some real coaching has taken place.

The talk is to stop the run, at all cost. What I look to see, is an attacking defense that pressures TT's Juco QB into several mistakes and keeps him completely uncomfortable the entire game. It should look very similar to the OSU Sugar Bowl game.

Offensively we need to run the ball at will, with this offensive line. And take the big plays as they present themselves.

I believe that TT being favored in this game is a mistake. Sometimes the line in Vegas can jump a view points, but Ole Miss should be favored to win and if being coached properly they should win this game hands down.

Last year wasn't about coaching. Last year was about hanging on to a team. The exodus of more players would have been more of an issue than the losses. It gives them a chance to compete this season.

With that being said. If the defense starts out stinking things up, will Matt Luke fire the DC. Because if the defense is not better, then it's the DCs fault. There are too many really good athletes and many with experience for the defense to play so poorly.

There is no way in hell the 2012 defense should be better than this years' defense. But there is room to get worse and if that happens the DC has got to go.

This is why I have been critical of those who hate the Luke hire. You don't know if Luke will prove to be a great decision maker of coaches and personal yet. His job last season was to attempt to hold the team together. I think he gets a passing grade. Winning 6 is a win also. He now has to shock the world with some signature wins. He needs to do it this season, because next year it will be hard to do with a lot less talent.