Chris "Belt To" Ash - Defensive Coordinator

[notredomer23]

Second half drives by N.C. state

3 plays 5 yards punt
5 plays 19 yards punt
6 plays 23 yards interception
3 plays 7 yards interception
1 play -1 yard safety
Garbage time- interception

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Can we start a Revisiting The Chris Ash Revisited thread?

 

[IrishLax]

 

[Meatloaf]

Boobs

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Let’s just win the whole thing!

 

[T-Boone]

Good job Ash. Big improvement.

 

[LifelongFan]

First time I've been impressed. Maybe it was just getting the correct secondary out there.

 

[NDPhilly]

Ash just cost Bailey so much money in the portal. I’m impressed.

 

[Ophiocordyceps]

When did he go from Chris Ass to Ash?

 

[T-Boone]

When did he go from Chris Ass to Ash?

It has been a gradual transition, but he always knew.

 

[MacIrish75]

Chris Ash 🤝 Kaiser Söze

 

[FDNYIrish1]

 

[Old Man Mike]

Our DC has earned some respect

 

[50milesSE ND]

Can we call him Chris Cash?

 

[greyhammer90]

Can we call him Chris Cash?

Defense plays like this next week we'll call him Dad

 

[Old Man Mike]

 

[Bane]

I posted in the game thread, but going back to the second half of the Purdue game our defense has given up 34 points across 14 quarters. They have yielded only 7 points in the second half of the last 4 games, and that was a touchdown in garbage time to Purdue. That's 2.4 points per quarter.

While we haven't played great teams, we have played some good offenses and have held them in check. And it's not just the results (obviously those are chief) it's that the defense is passing the eye test. They're playing downhill, fast and free. They're physical and swarm to the ball. We're getting after the QB and causing turnovers.

Next week will be another big challenge but I feel much better now about our chances than I did even 2 weeks ago.

 

[MrNimbus]

Credit is due where credit is due...but, he did give up 68 points in the first 2 games. Where was this the first 2 weeks? But he's been great the past few weeks. If he's even still in charge...

 

[Bane]

Not only is the defensive turn around important for the wins and losses, it immensely helps our CFP case when we inevitably get compared to 9 and 10 win teams. It's a much easier sell if we are good to great on both sides of the ball. Much harder to sell as a top 12 team if we're playoff worthy on one side, and not bowl eligible on the other side.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

He’s finally reading my letters!

 

[lcaps20]

Credit is due where credit is due...but, he did give up 68 points in the first 2 games. Where was this the first 2 weeks? But he's been great the past few weeks. If he's even still in charge...
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I think we (definitely me) probably undersold how difficult it is to adjust to your defensive personal when you don't have a warm up game to see how the players respond in game situations. It's one thing to call plays in camp, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the defense would have been much better with a warmup game week 1. Also a healthy secondary against A&M.

 

[tussin]

I’d like to let it be known that I never had doubts about our supreme defensive leader Christopher Ash.

 

[Junkhead]

If he holds USC to 7 next week, I will forgive his past transgressions.

 

[Bane]

I think we (definitely me) probably undersold how difficult it is to adjust to your defensive personal when you don't have a warm up game to see how the players respond in game situations. It's one thing to call plays in camp, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the defense would have been much better with a warmup game week 1. Also a healthy secondary against A&M.

Yeah, or at the very least a breather between Miami and A&M. All things considered, the defense wasn't too bad against Miami. That aTm game will haunt me all year, I'm just not impressed with them at all. A multiple score win over them with even a semi-competent defense.

 

[SportsingHard]

Chris Smash Tracksuit Eurogangster

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Chris Smash Tracksuit Eurogangster

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He looks like he’s question a fart

 

[SportsingHard]

He looks like he’s question a fart

 

[GATTACA!]

Call me a salty hater but I’m putting this turnaround on Freeman. As soon as we start looking respectable again is right when we go back to looking like a Freeman style defense.

 

[MPClinton22]

I think we (definitely me) probably undersold how difficult it is to adjust to your defensive personal when you don't have a warm up game to see how the players respond in game situations. It's one thing to call plays in camp, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the defense would have been much better with a warmup game week 1. Also a healthy secondary against A&M.

also would have helped to not have your starting safety out for half against A&M cause of a terrible targeting call week 1

 

[jprue24]

Call me a salty hater but I’m putting this turnaround on Freeman. As soon as we start looking respectable again is right when we go back to looking like a Freeman style defense.

Came here to say this. The defense was underperforming and Freeman said he was getting more involved. Since, the defense has no longer sucked.