Brady Hoke is supposed to be an outstanding DL coach, if nothing else. Yet, our run D is awful and our interior line has looked soft all year. Could it be that Shoops/Jones just weren't letting Hoke go with the personnel he wanted to play? And now that he's the HC, he could maybe overule Shoop on some awful LB decisions (if we are only going to play two, then please Lord let it be Sapp and Bituli).
In short, will the run D get a jolt from Hoke being in charge? I sure hope so, we are going to need it!
My over/under on Guise yards is 280.
The main, consistent issue with run defense has been the 2nd level, primarily #53. In general, our LB play has been beyond bad, especially in run defense. We aren't helped by the fact that one of our safeties is far too slow for SEC level play. He plays well, just a step too slow,
The interior play actually has improved with the returning to form by Tuttle.
I will be more interested in substitution patterns and see if FCBJ was responsible for the lack of PT for the kids.