I am on my 27th year of season tickets. My opinions are based upon what I see at the games. As of right now, this is the worst NU team during those 27 years. I do not think NU will win another game this year. I am not a fan of JON or the Defense, but the problem with NU is Bajakian and Anderson. They blow. Is it due to their deficiencies or Fitz'? I don't know. But the offense is bad, bad, and bad.
My seats are row 61 in the east stands. Hillinski had some issues with accuracy, but he made some really beautiful throws. The major problem from my vantage point is that our receivers were just not open. So many of our routes involve throws to the sideline. There are no slants. Not too many crossing routes. Not many rubs routes. On one third and six, we took out our tight end and went five wide. NU was heading toward Welsh Ryan Arena. After the snap, NU abandoned the middle of the field allowing Miami to use the sideline to their advantage. There was no one open. Hilinski threw a low ball to the visitor sideline. Most would say it was a bad throw. I thought it was good throw given all of the bad options. This was not a singular events It happened all night, just as it occurred against SIU. There are few easy throws. Wide receivers are not open. Why? Scheme/coaching/talent. Frankly, why would come to this university that will not commit to the pass. The passing scheme/attack is terrible. If our upperclassmen cannot get separation, why not play young players? If it is not due to speed, it is due to the scheme. Our opponents, except Nebraska, seem to know exactly what we will run. All the receivers grow up playing in seven on seven leagues year round. They may require coaching on blocking, but it's not rocket science. Speed kills. Your fastest players should be on the field. Maybe we don't have speed. If so, that is function of the system we run which does not attract talent. I won't even go into the terrible running game. Bajakian has to go.
This is Kurt Anderson's fourth season coaching the offensive line. He has had 4 full off-seasons. Our offensive line did not control the line of scrimmage against Duke, SIU, or Miami. Any argument that he does not have his players is specious at best. He wants the road grader or whatever and doe snot have it. Frankly, very few teams do. It is his job to get them trained and ready. He has not. Skoronski came in polished and proven. I wonder how much outside training Slater received. I find this unit more disappointing than the defense. The running game is terrible. We ran for 76 against Duke. Kansas ran for 204 against Duke. We ran for 167 against SIU and 107 against Miami. These yardage results are complete ""itshows. Frankly, I think this is another example of a bad buddy hire. Anderson has to go.
The offense sucks. NU is Vanderbilt bad. Another poster stated a completely new system must be implemented. Frankly, I do not think these coaches can do it. Further, I certainly question if Fitz has the ability to make the changes.
