SaskGriz said:
If so what is it about this defensive football thread that you wish to discuss?
From what I read in your initial post you wanted to point out that the over-zealous writing of some young kid from a university newspaper relayed some information in their opening that was factually questionable. Whether or was or wasn't doesn't add anything to a discussion about Coach Semore's defense which is the topic of the thread.
At the risk of explaining the obvious, I was responding directly to the opening post. Indeed, the very first paragraph of it.
It says this:
The Men from Mines is a three-part series profiling three Montana coaches who came from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado: Defensive coordinator Jason Semore, pass game coordinator Nolan Swett and head coach Bob Stitt. The three dominated the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and now shape the crucial aspects of Montana football that makes it so successful.
See that part about the "Men from Mines?" That's the meme of the thread.
In terms of the defense brought to UM, if it is indeed based on the performance and record gained at "Mines," it might be useful to determine first the accuracy of the claims made about the "dominance" of the RMAC by "Mines" as the result of the contributions of the three named coaches. Coach Semore, and presumably his "defense," was counted as one of the reasons for the "dominance." And, it was claimed, the experience at "Mines" "now shapes the crucial aspects of Montana football that makes it so successful."
That's a big claim to make as the basis for Semore "turning heads" because of that experience. I'd give his much longer previous experience the bulk of the credit, frankly. But, the poster did not go there, so neither did I. I limited my comments to his actual post.
Since it was the first paragraph, and was posted on egriz, I took the opportunity to look at the record at "Mines" and specifically included the references to Semore's contributions.
The original poster apparently thought it was relevant -- so much so that he drew a direct connection to the "Mines" record
as proof of his contentions -- so perhaps you should take up your objection with him, since I was simply responding to the direct remark.
I can understand your surprise on egriz about someone responding directly to specific claims made in an opening post. Why you might object is the interesting part.
Yes, as you note, it was factually questionable. I questioned it and provided the factual basis as to why it was "questionable." Whether or not it was the "over-zealous writing of some young kid" is your call. Unlike you, I made no personal comments about the writer. But someone decided it needed to be posted here and this is, in its rapidly disappearing function, still a place to discuss football.
