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There's no reason to take that at face value.

by Tim, Chicago, IL, Monday, September 09, 2024, 10:46 (32 days ago) @ Jay

It's much more likely he has no idea what happened, so he assumes that must be an explanation. It's coach-speak just like everything else. I mean, you have to have some answers, that's an easy one to just toss out there in lieu of better ones.

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today's presser - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:17
- Nick Saban wasn't bsing when he spoke about process. - Grantland, 2024-09-09, 13:33
  - Neither was Joe Ross - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 13:52
    - Or Bob Ross. We all need a little Bob Ross right now. - Grantland, 2024-09-09, 14:23
      - An adulterous hack? - PMan, 2024-09-09, 14:31
- Don't bother. Save your time. Coach speak bullshit. - Chris, 2024-09-09, 10:25
  - Isn’t that coaching 101? - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 10:54
    - Because we are on our 2nd stage of grief - Domer99, 2024-09-09, 11:04
  - I don't know, it seems pretty revealing - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:27
    - He also can't seem to figure out his message on the offense - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-09, 11:10
      - The effort Saturday seemed like sabotage. - KGB, 2024-09-09, 14:00
        
        I'm also confused by the Price usage - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-09, 14:04
        
        Part of the problem is so many 3rd & longs - KGB, 2024-09-09, 14:23
        
        The situational personnel usage needs to be reconsidered - Charles, 2024-09-09, 15:10
        
        McCullough loves situation-specific personnel - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-09, 16:34
        
        I know it can't be true - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-09, 14:38
        
        That happened in the late Kelly years? - CK08, 2024-09-09, 15:09
        
        I recall seeing post-game quotes - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2024-09-09, 16:32
        
        I think I remember hearing that after the Stanford loss - MattG, 2024-09-09, 17:23
        
        It was probably 2019 Michigan - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 17:38
        
        Well that would have its own explanation - CK08, 2024-09-10, 02:51
      - the one true thing he's said about quarterbacks - Jay, 2024-09-09, 11:18
        
        A man's got to know his limitations - Jack, 2024-09-09, 11:29
    - I don't see preparation as a factor at all - HumanRobot, 2024-09-09, 11:05
      - Turnovers are killers - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 11:38
        
        And we functionally had three. The two picks plus the first - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 11:58
      - couldn't get off the field at critical times - Jay, 2024-09-09, 11:15
        
        is that really a prep issue, though? - HumanRobot, 2024-09-09, 11:45
        
        It's a prep issue of you didn't bother coming - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2024-09-09, 11:55
        
        Freeman said they had our defense flowing sideways - Jay, 2024-09-09, 11:59
        
        They owned us on second down - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 11:17
        
        I'd have to go back and watch again, but I'd - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2024-09-09, 11:32
        
        Agreed. It felt like those years we played Navy and sat back - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 12:01
        
        Freeman mentioned that in his presser - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 11:41
        
        It was so weird. So many first down stuffs to get them - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 11:25
        
        So many Bush Pushes - domer.mq, 2024-09-09, 11:28
      - ND seemed to be getting destroyed on the LOS - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 11:07
        
        Donovan Hinish was a traffic cone. - terribletr, 2024-09-09, 12:17
        
        He’s not big enough for high D1 - San Pedro, 2024-09-09, 13:29
        
        He's great as a No. 3 guy. The Rubio injury made - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 13:42
    - There's no reason to take that at face value. - Tim, 2024-09-09, 10:46
      - it's the simplest answer though, isn't it? - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:49
        
        The 2nd and 1 call proved that we didn’t take them seriously - JD in Portland, 2024-09-09, 15:06
        
        Exactly right. - domer.mq, 2024-09-09, 15:23
        
        Agree. Bold thong to put front and center - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 10:53
        
        I guess it's better to put 'underprepared' out there - HumanRobot, 2024-09-09, 11:06
        
        I suspect Denbrock came in ready to "work on some stuff" - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 11:11
        
        On RL as a gamer... - domer.mq, 2024-09-09, 11:18
        
        He was that guy against A&M. - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 11:24
        
        That is also the bill of goods we were sold - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 11:20
        
        Makes one wonder... - domer.mq, 2024-09-09, 11:24
        
        It was identical to 2018 Ball State - CK08, 2024-09-09, 11:17
        
        Ball State postgame thread - Jay, 2024-09-09, 11:40
        
        I was hesitant to click on a “bold thong” post - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 10:54
        
        adding "bold thong" as a thread tag - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:56
        
        Is there such a thing as a “timid” thong? - NDinVA, 2024-09-09, 11:10
        
        Lol. As in like an entry-level. - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 11:46
        
        Gotta drive pageviews - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 10:55
    - We have a serious "read our own press clippings" issue - CK08, 2024-09-09, 10:40
    - While I admire the honesty, file that one under - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2024-09-09, 10:34
      - "Rice University scares the hell out of me" - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:39
        
        I'll be honest. It insults our intelligence when - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2024-09-09, 10:43
    - Rat poison - BPH, 2024-09-09, 10:33
    - I'm not feeling him so I'll put myself in timeout. - Chris, 2024-09-09, 10:33
      - understandable - Jay, 2024-09-09, 10:38
        
        Seems like Irish fans have been a patient bunch - Domer99, 2024-09-09, 10:50
        
        I still remember Stuffing the Passer's "press conference" - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 11:10
        
        STP rabbit hole briefly derailed my day. - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 11:19
        
        always a good idea - Jay, 2024-09-09, 12:10
        
        For all we know, NIU is ‘95 Northwestern - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 11:00
        
        It absolutely does - CK08, 2024-09-09, 11:03
- Purdue depth chart: Leonard, QB1 - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 10:19
  - This is the right call - BPH, 2024-09-09, 10:21
    - First 2 drives should be similar to the first drive - ndbk32, 2024-09-09, 13:11
      - Doesn't Purdue know that as well? - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 13:50
        
        My not-completely serious point - ndbk32, 2024-09-09, 14:13
        
        There shouldn't be a controversy - Charles, 2024-09-09, 15:13
        
        This - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 16:49
        
        Not huge sample size for Angeli numbers, but - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 16:14
        
        It's not just about that. It's about whether Angeli has a - BillyGoat, 2024-09-10, 06:44
    - Disagree. - PMan, 2024-09-09, 12:21
      - Exactly. Flushing a couple of early drives down the toilet - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 12:39
    - Pretty sure his performance has already dictated it - Jeff (BGS), 2024-09-09, 10:49
      - I'm in the start-someone-else camp. - Madtown, 2024-09-09, 12:05
      - He took much more of the 'Jay' approach - Mike (bart), 2024-09-09, 10:58
    - Agree. Have Angeli ready, though. - CK08, 2024-09-09, 10:41
    - yes - KGB, 2024-09-09, 10:37
    - I agree with that. Also, if you've made a different decision - BillyGoat, 2024-09-09, 10:27

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