Post by HoyaNyr320 on Mar 19, 2007 19:01:16 GMT -5
I was listening to the press conference after the game when Dudley was asked about the zone defense they played effectively against us in the first half and Dudley said "that's a zone we've been playing for years." However, if you have watched BC play this year, you know that they have played almost completely man to man. Knowing this, I backtracked to who I saw at the Embassy Suites Winston-Salem on Thursday and Friday (I stayed in the BC hotel with my brother who got a free room since he was writing for their paper). None other than Fairfield Stags head coach and former BC assistant coach, Ed Cooley. Ed was assistant coach of BC when we were held to 12 points in the first half with the same matchup zone defense. You might also remember that the Fairfield Stags hung with us in the first half as well this year with a matchup zone defense. I would put money down that Ed Cooley was brought in by Skinner to "re-teach" that matchup zone to his players. The best part about this whole story is that even with the "outside assistance" we figured out his zone and trampled them in the final 10 minutes of the game. JTIII and staff can brag that they beat 2 head coaches on Saturday.
