Coach Dan Enos acknowledges football team’s poor defense
By Brandon Champion on October 21, 2012 4:38 pm / 4 comments
Head coach Dan Enos was visibly frustrated when asked about his team’s struggling defense following the 41-30 loss to Ball State Saturday,
“We have to play better,” he said.
The CMU defense, which ranks 11th in the Mid-American Conference, conceding 39.4 points per game, struggled throughout the game against the Cardinals.
BSU was 10-of-17 in third down conversions and finished six-for-six in red zone opportunities, scoring touchdowns on five of those possessions. Despite the struggles, Enos is optimistic things will improve.
“We have a vision and a plan of what we’re trying to do,” he said. “We’re going to stick to it and not waver from it. We’re going to continue to get better.”
CMU gave up 464 yards against the Cardinals, which is higher than its season average of 446.3 yards per game.
“If I could just say we’re going to get better on defense and it would happen, don’t you think I would have done that?” Enos said after the game. “Obviously, that’s not going to happen. So we’re working through it.”
Things might get easier for the Chippewas, who have played their first three conference games against Northern Illinois, Toledo and Ball State, the league’s top-three offenses.
“Ball State is a good football team,” Enos said. “They’ve beaten South Florida; (they) beat Indiana. They’re a top-rated offense in our league. They have fourth and fifth-year seniors all over the offensive line, and their quarterback is a veteran. They executed and did what they needed to do.”
CMU hosts Akron next weekend at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. After eight games, the Zips rank sixth in the conference in total offense.
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4 Comments
Mr. Enos, I served with great teachers from CMU. I knew and know great teachers from CMU. Great teachers from CMU are friends of mine. Mr. Enos, you’re not a teacher, great or otherwise.
Would the CM LIFE sportswriters ask Dave Heeke two questions and have the video camera running.
“Dave, when CMU became a Top 25 football program under Kelly and Butch’s Spread offense, why did you hire a coach who dumped the spread (that was working) and go to a Pro-Set.”
“Do you now regret CMU changing to a Pro-Set that has generated an 8 and 23 record.”
See what he says. If he regrets going to the Pro-Set then he admits he hired the wrong guy.
The CM LIFE editorial board should start thinking about what happens if we have to let Danny go and pay a huge parachute payment. We’re paying for the marketing director who left, the men’s basketball coach and soon the provost.
The bill is adding up.
Wonder why Heeke isn’t talking up the football season these days on his twitter account like he was before the Michigan State game?
What do you mean, insinuating the defense “can’t get better”. What kind of coach is this ENOS? He has got to go..And next year CMU we will be stuck with a quarterback whom hasn’t played. Shake things up..I watch Notre Dame, Brian Kellys’ team. If his starting quarterback doesn’t produce he inserts a new one. Keep trying to come up with a scheme..don’t give up! I wouldn’t want to play for a guy who has basically given up on his defense. And I wouldn’t LET a guy coach my team, keep doing what he does..not win games. Thank God for the band, cheerleaders and danceteam..they at least make it fun and muster up whatever kind of support they can, from us spectators!! COME ON.. I AM A WOMAN AND KNOW SOMETHING ISN’T QUITE RIGHT WITH CMU’S FOOTBALL TEAM.
Wow, Enos is nothing if not arrogant. Stick with a plan and vision that goes nowhere. Great plan. We are headed for another lousy season but we won’t deviate from the plan. Classic loser mentality. Being a season ticket holder for the past 4 seasons, if Enos (and Heeke) return I will not waste my $$ on the product they put on the field. An absolute embarrassment.