October 14, 2025 • 7 mins
Mike & Coach Mora on the state of the Huskies thru 6 games
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're back with Jim More of the Yukon Football Coaches
Show on Mike Crispino. Boston College ahead on the weekend.
An acc opponent. But let's talk coach about the numbers
that the team's putting up. Usually stats, you know, you
can kind of hide behind them a little bit. But
I'm starting to see some nice trends here. One hundred
and eighty three yards on the ground on average, fourteen touchdowns.
(00:22):
Let's talk about your offensive line a little bit, because
those guys are never identified unless you know, referee throws
a flag at him and then he has to announce
their name. I hate that about football. But you've had
to replace, you know, guys like Chase Lund Vallentin Sen.
That's not easy. And it looks like that offensive line
(00:42):
unit is starting to come together.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Yeah, I believe they're jelling. I think that the repetition
they've had, the working practice, the working games, just the
continuity of the coaching, you know, with Gordi and then
moving to Christian and still having Gordy in the building,
working together, the communication that has to take place, you know,
all that is starting to show results. You know. Now,
(01:04):
I wasn't real happy with our pass protection. Last week,
you know, we gave up three sacks, which is not
typical of us, or it hasn't been typical in the
time that we've been together here, So we need to
make sure that we keep improving that. But I do
see progress and I see depth. I see depth being developed.
You know, we're playing multiple guys at guard. You know,
we've moved some guys through a tackle a little bit.
(01:24):
So Yeah, I like the direction in their head. I
think they're a great group of young men. They work
really hard, They cared tremendously. They're very well coached by
Christian Pace. He's just an outstanding offensive line coach. They
believe in what we're doing. They've got repetition doing it.
We coach it at a high level, and they executed
at a high level. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
One follow up on that, the offensive line. We're talking
to Wes Hoe about this. He started out as Syracuse
playing like some tight ends, some full back, and then
he became a center. Offensive linemen, you know, have to
switch positions sometimes they go from guard to tackle the
other side of the ball to you know, to play
the left side versus the right side. How difficult is that?
(02:06):
Because once in a while because because of injury or
other things, guys have to be very versatile in the
offensive line.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
You're right, I mean we and we have some guys
that can move around doing stuff, you know, and that
versatility it really you know what it is, Mike, it's
kind of understanding how all the pieces work. That can
be a form of versatility, you know what I mean,
like understanding how the guy next to you is going
to is going to respond because you understand not just
(02:34):
your position, but the complexity of the whole offensive line,
you know, and that's really important. It's like the secondary
when you got those five guys working together. You know,
if there's one guy that's not on the same page
with the other four, it can be disastrous. And so
just having work together a lot and work through the
communication issues and have the skill set and have the
(02:55):
dedication to the work, that's where you see the progress made.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, Jim more whe Us the UKON Football Coaches Show
on Mike Crispino. Nineteen sacks by the defense so far,
they've been able to put pressure on quarterbacks. Matt Hoffman,
one of the guys who plays up there. We're going
to talk to him in a few minutes he was
saying the same thing really about other positions on the defense, right,
having to understand what the guy on the other side
of the defensive line has to do. That's the kind
(03:21):
of thing that that What does that come from? Study?
Does that come from repetition? Is that a practice thing?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
What is that? All of those really it comes from
the first thing you have to do is you have
to understand your position right, and you have to master
your position. But that, you know, we always talk about
it's so important to understand concepts, you know, and how
concepts work, and how you fit into the big picture
of the concept and what the guy next to you
is doing, so that you can do your job better
(03:46):
he does his job. You know, everyone's got a job
to do. But if you understand each other's roles in
the concept, then you can be more cohesive as a unit.
And then there's there's in our defense, there's a lot
of crossover training, Mike, Like, you see a lot you
see linebackers blitzing. You have Brian Parms, one of the
leading sackers in the country, he's a linebacker. You see
defensive lineman dropping. So I think just that crossover training
(04:11):
helps our guys have like a big picture awareness of
what we're doing conceptually, you know, scheme wise, and I
like that our guys have taken a real interest in
kind of learning about football, you know, not just memorizing
their position, but understanding schemes and how people are trying
to attack you and how we're trying to attack people
and situational football. We're really lucky at to school like
(04:33):
Yukon because we have smart young men and we have,
as you and I know we talked about all the time,
we got some blue collar guys that aren't entitled. They
just want to work. And you know that's a coach's
greatest freaking gift is a bunch of guys that want
to be coached.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
It's a dream scenario, it really is. These guys. You know,
speaking of the linebackers, I mean your most effective tacklers,
is that always the case? I mean, you've been around
defense your whole life, but parum Umar Dimonde, Taekwon King
they're your leading tacklers. Is that the way it's supposed
to be on the defense. I'm assuming, but I don't know.
(05:10):
I want to ask you that.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, it is. I mean, you know, your your defensive linemen.
A lot of times they're eating up blocks so that
your linebackers can get free and make plays. And typically
your linebackers, you're leading tacklers, maybe your strong safety. I
always want to worry about a corner that's got a
lot of tackles that that usually means he's giving up
a lot of catches, you know, and he's tackling the
guy after the catch. But yeah, it's typically your linebackers. Now,
(05:33):
I don't think it's typical to have your linebackers being
your leading sackers, you know, But I think that just
shows the versatility of our defense. And I also think
it shows the selflessness of our defensive line because sometimes
they're the pond. Sometimes they're the you know, they're the
decoy to allow a linebacker to get the rush that
we're looking for.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Just to follow up on the defense turnovers, finally Huskies
get some boy. What's it like on the sideline for
the you know, for the rest of the team when
that happens. You can say the guys on the field
are jumping for joy, obviously, but there's something that goes
on when a turnover happens and you come up with it.
I think that is unique in terms of sports because
(06:18):
the ball is so important. They've got it and now
you have it. That's big.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Yeah, I mean it's the number one you know, probably
variable in winning or losing football games. It's turnover ratio,
you know. So taking the ball away and protecting the
ball is so critical. But the energy of the enthusiasm
that that a takeaway creates on the sideline is infectious,
you know. And and then it's it's like sharks in
(06:43):
the in the water, in the bloody water, like I
want more, I want more, I want more. You know,
you're on the attack because you want to. You want
to recapture that feeling, and you build momentum that way.
And so we finally we were able to get some.
And I believe that the reason that we got some
is that our guys they did their jobs, they played
with discipline, they trusted each other, they played fearless. They
(07:05):
didn't play reckless, but they played fearless. And then when
the chance came to make a play, they made the
play because they were in the right position.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
They cut it loose. That's that's borrowing a term from you,
by the way, loose back with more. Jim Moore and
the Yukon football coaches showing a moment on lear field
We're back with Jim More of the Yukon Football Coaches
Show on Mike Crispino. Boston College ahead on the weekend.
An acc opponent. But let's talk coach about the numbers
that the team's putting up. Usually stats, you know, you
can kind of hide behind them a little bit. But
I'm starting to see some nice trends here. One hundred
and eighty three yards on the ground on average, fourteen touchdowns.
(00:22):
Let's talk about your offensive line a little bit, because
those guys are never identified unless you know, referee throws
a flag at him and then he has to announce
their name. I hate that about football. But you've had
to replace, you know, guys like Chase Lund Vallentin Sen.
That's not easy. And it looks like that offensive line
(00:42):
unit is starting to come together.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Yeah, I believe they're jelling. I think that the repetition
they've had, the working practice, the working games, just the
continuity of the coaching, you know, with Gordi and then
moving to Christian and still having Gordy in the building,
working together, the communication that has to take place, you know,
all that is starting to show results. You know. Now,
(01:04):
I wasn't real happy with our pass protection. Last week,
you know, we gave up three sacks, which is not
typical of us, or it hasn't been typical in the
time that we've been together here, So we need to
make sure that we keep improving that. But I do
see progress and I see depth. I see depth being developed.
You know, we're playing multiple guys at guard. You know,
we've moved some guys through a tackle a little bit.
(01:24):
So Yeah, I like the direction in their head. I
think they're a great group of young men. They work
really hard, They cared tremendously. They're very well coached by
Christian Pace. He's just an outstanding offensive line coach. They
believe in what we're doing. They've got repetition doing it.
We coach it at a high level, and they executed
at a high level. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
One follow up on that, the offensive line. We're talking
to Wes Hoe about this. He started out as Syracuse
playing like some tight ends, some full back, and then
he became a center. Offensive linemen, you know, have to
switch positions sometimes they go from guard to tackle the
other side of the ball to you know, to play
the left side versus the right side. How difficult is that?
(02:06):
Because once in a while because because of injury or
other things, guys have to be very versatile in the
offensive line.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
You're right, I mean we and we have some guys
that can move around doing stuff, you know, and that
versatility it really you know what it is, Mike, it's
kind of understanding how all the pieces work. That can
be a form of versatility, you know what I mean,
like understanding how the guy next to you is going
to is going to respond because you understand not just
(02:34):
your position, but the complexity of the whole offensive line,
you know, and that's really important. It's like the secondary
when you got those five guys working together. You know,
if there's one guy that's not on the same page
with the other four, it can be disastrous. And so
just having work together a lot and work through the
communication issues and have the skill set and have the
(02:55):
dedication to the work, that's where you see the progress made.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, Jim more whe Us the UKON Football Coaches Show
on Mike Crispino. Nineteen sacks by the defense so far,
they've been able to put pressure on quarterbacks. Matt Hoffman,
one of the guys who plays up there. We're going
to talk to him in a few minutes he was
saying the same thing really about other positions on the defense, right,
having to understand what the guy on the other side
of the defensive line has to do. That's the kind
(03:21):
of thing that that What does that come from? Study?
Does that come from repetition? Is that a practice thing?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
What is that? All of those really it comes from
the first thing you have to do is you have
to understand your position right, and you have to master
your position. But that, you know, we always talk about
it's so important to understand concepts, you know, and how
concepts work, and how you fit into the big picture
of the concept and what the guy next to you
is doing, so that you can do your job better
(03:46):
he does his job. You know, everyone's got a job
to do. But if you understand each other's roles in
the concept, then you can be more cohesive as a unit.
And then there's there's in our defense, there's a lot
of crossover training, Mike, Like, you see a lot you
see linebackers blitzing. You have Brian Parms, one of the
leading sackers in the country, he's a linebacker. You see
defensive lineman dropping. So I think just that crossover training
(04:11):
helps our guys have like a big picture awareness of
what we're doing conceptually, you know, scheme wise, and I
like that our guys have taken a real interest in
kind of learning about football, you know, not just memorizing
their position, but understanding schemes and how people are trying
to attack you and how we're trying to attack people
and situational football. We're really lucky at to school like
(04:33):
Yukon because we have smart young men and we have,
as you and I know we talked about all the time,
we got some blue collar guys that aren't entitled. They
just want to work. And you know that's a coach's
greatest freaking gift is a bunch of guys that want
to be coached.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
It's a dream scenario, it really is. These guys. You know,
speaking of the linebackers, I mean your most effective tacklers,
is that always the case? I mean, you've been around
defense your whole life, but parum Umar Dimonde, Taekwon King
they're your leading tacklers. Is that the way it's supposed
to be on the defense. I'm assuming, but I don't know.
(05:10):
I want to ask you that.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, it is. I mean, you know, your your defensive linemen.
A lot of times they're eating up blocks so that
your linebackers can get free and make plays. And typically
your linebackers, you're leading tacklers, maybe your strong safety. I
always want to worry about a corner that's got a
lot of tackles that that usually means he's giving up
a lot of catches, you know, and he's tackling the
guy after the catch. But yeah, it's typically your linebackers. Now,
(05:33):
I don't think it's typical to have your linebackers being
your leading sackers, you know, But I think that just
shows the versatility of our defense. And I also think
it shows the selflessness of our defensive line because sometimes
they're the pond. Sometimes they're the you know, they're the
decoy to allow a linebacker to get the rush that
we're looking for.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Just to follow up on the defense turnovers, finally Huskies
get some boy. What's it like on the sideline for
the you know, for the rest of the team when
that happens. You can say the guys on the field
are jumping for joy, obviously, but there's something that goes
on when a turnover happens and you come up with it.
I think that is unique in terms of sports because
(06:18):
the ball is so important. They've got it and now
you have it. That's big.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
Yeah, I mean it's the number one you know, probably
variable in winning or losing football games. It's turnover ratio,
you know. So taking the ball away and protecting the
ball is so critical. But the energy of the enthusiasm
that that a takeaway creates on the sideline is infectious,
you know. And and then it's it's like sharks in
(06:43):
the in the water, in the bloody water, like I
want more, I want more, I want more. You know,
you're on the attack because you want to. You want
to recapture that feeling, and you build momentum that way.
And so we finally we were able to get some.
And I believe that the reason that we got some
is that our guys they did their jobs, they played
with discipline, they trusted each other, they played fearless. They
(07:05):
didn't play reckless, but they played fearless. And then when
the chance came to make a play, they made the
play because they were in the right position.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
They cut it loose. That's that's borrowing a term from you,
by the way, loose back with more. Jim Moore and
the Yukon football coaches showing a moment on lear field
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