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Observer is right. Plenty of skill players out there. Top skill players cannot do much if there is no protection and no defense. Championships begin with defense and we have forgotten to focus on that side of the ball since Coach K. left. We need a shake up on D. I would love to see Ernie Moore come home. He was an excellent player for us on D 10 years ago, and had had a nice rising coaching career. He has spent the past four years helping Cecchini at Valpo as his DC and the school’s program under their leadership has seen a huge turnaround. Cecchini was an FCS Coach of the Year finalist this year as Valpo had their best season in 15 years. I have been watching some of the FCS playoffs and I am seeing some great defense and tackling. No reason we cannot execute similarly. The “lessened contact” rules have not been a detriment to other schools. We need defense, pure and simple. Otherwise we will be seeing this year repeated for years to come and I will not be happy.