One thing Kelly did well

by CK08, Monday, September 09, 2024, 08:41 (32 days ago) @ Jay

was reduce distractions and fight against institutional inertia that wasn't helping the team win.

Freeman has continued a lot of that - we're not back to the days of guys missing practice for class and then dinner for practice - but he is letting some of it creep back in. Pregame mass is one the biggest examples. It hasn't hurt us too badly, but it may be part of the reason for the ups and downs.

Sounds like maybe Friday's schedule prioritized fan engagement (and NIL?) over game prep.

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rumor has it - Jay, 2024-09-09, 07:04
- One thing I know for sure - MattG, 2024-09-09, 10:01
  - In this day & age? Sure you do. - KGB, 2024-09-09, 10:40
- One thing Kelly did well - CK08, 2024-09-09, 08:41
- If true, it would nudge me into the "not-Freeman" camp - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 08:36
  - And you only get so-many practices on the year. Insane to - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 09:34
  - Assuming this is true, there are two ways that it could have - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 08:58
  - He didn't know who the next opponent was on Satuday at A&M - Chris, 2024-09-09, 08:42
    - I don't think that's true. - KGB, 2024-09-09, 08:53
    - I think that was just a throwaway comment - Jay, 2024-09-09, 08:47
      - Maybe Probably but I'm sure it stuck in Dekalb. - Chris, 2024-09-09, 08:50
        
        well, it was immediately after the A&M win - Jay, 2024-09-09, 08:52
- But didn't they go harder than usual on Tu/Wed? - BPH, 2024-09-09, 07:46
- Why would you regularly practice hard on Thu or Fri? - HullieAndMikes, 2024-09-09, 07:22
  - Friday is typically a walkthrough. - San Pedro, 2024-09-09, 07:26
  - the way it was put to me - Jay, 2024-09-09, 07:24
    - it could be about something besides just tackling - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 07:39
- Would be Don Draper level pathological - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 07:19
  - heard it from a friend, who... - Jay, 2024-09-09, 07:23
    - heard it from another you been messin around? - Chris, 2024-09-09, 08:40
    - I don't think the team was unprepared - HumanRobot, 2024-09-09, 07:47
      - defense wasn't ready either - Jay, 2024-09-09, 07:59

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One thing Kelly did well