Bob Diaco after Northwestern loss

Yeah agreed.  I'm sure he thought had more time to get the defense right with how much hype the offense was getting going into the season. At the end of the day he clearly wants the defense to be great, believes that it can be, and is doing everything he thinks necessary to do so. As long as he is doing that and not trashing the kids then i think its not cool for us to be trashing him for not being great in interviews. 

 
El Diaco said:
I think he probably underestimated the urgency here and should have made some adjustments to his process that would’ve allowed for playing a bit more competitively this year but that might be a lot more difficult than we realize
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There was a statement I made about Iowa State's defense a few weeks ago that applies. I stated that it wasn't what they were doing that I liked, but it was that they are willing to change what they are doing. Iowa St since Campbell has taken over has been built on the idea of being a multiple defense, in fronts and coverages, a philosophy I believe Diaco shares, but they have been very willing to change everything to get whatever combination of personnel on the field that best makes things work. 

That's the difficulty in coaching. You must have a belief in fundamental principles in order to have a cohesive system, but you must be flexible enough to make what you have work. 

 
brophog said:
There was a statement I made about Iowa State's defense a few weeks ago that applies. I stated that it wasn't what they were doing that I liked, but it was that they are willing to change what they are doing. Iowa St since Campbell has taken over has been built on the idea of being a multiple defense, in fronts and coverages, a philosophy I believe Diaco shares, but they have been very willing to change everything to get whatever combination of personnel on the field that best makes things work. 

That's the difficulty in coaching. You must have a belief in fundamental principles in order to have a cohesive system, but you must be flexible enough to make what you have work. 
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Bingo! It works like that with offense also, and head coaching, and everything. You should have an identity and a cohesive system in place over all disciplines but the real key to being an effective coach or coordinator is making whatever you got on Saturday work. That is an area we've been woefully lacking in going back to Tom Osborne days. He was always tweaking things to make it work. The 4 guys since? Nada.

 
Okay, never mind, Diaco can drive Riley’s moving van....tomorrow. Absolutely no excuse for this defense. I don’t care what the strain is. Pathetic defense. Bobby D is nothing more than a snake oil salesman. Lots of wild claims and no results.

 
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