Memphis spent enough time assessing the damage caused by the Cincinnati coups. Now it’s time to let him go.
But leaving a 39-point defeat doesn’t mean forgetting what he showed. Tigers still have serious disorders before receiving South Florida on Saturday (11 a. m. , ESPN)
“Sometimes it takes a little longer to get over it. But what I’ve told our boys is that it’s something from beyond and we need to be informed of it,” Silverfield said.
Defensive lineman Morris Joseph said the defensive culminated together for dropping 49 points, a season record, for the time being this season, but also swore they would keep painting to get it right.
“We are the center and soul of the team, so as a defenseman, we feel like we have to play that, so everyone can expect us to intensify our action,” Joseph said.
Promises are less difficult to say than to keep. After five games, Memphis (3-2, 2-2 AAC) is pretty smart, but it doesn’t live up to the AAFC like Cincinnati or SMU.
Silverfield said mistakes can be corrected, but can one of the country’s worst defenses be corrected in November?Can a team with 3 touchdowns and five problems in 20 meters locate the true balance?
Perhaps, as the Tigers went through a rare practice on Monday night, there was renewed interest and Tuesday served as the NCAA’s mandatory day off for Election Day.
“I feel like everyone had the credit that last week it wasn’t us. It wasn’t Memphis football,” Austin said. ” We haven’t shown who we are, so I think he just gave us an extra chip to show that we have something to prove. “
USF (1-5, 0-4) provides the ability to recover. The Bulls have lost five consecutive games and lost at least 39 problems in their last 3 games. They also rotated 3 quarters in an attempt to locate a spark in the attack.
The Tigers, a 17. 5-point favorite, have not lost consecutive regular-season games since losing to USF and Missouri in 2018. Add a 12-game winning streak at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and plenty of motivation.
“This is our house, so we don’t play about it. Especially after a defeat like that, we can think of it because we have to respond,” Austin said.
The Tigers still have a chance in the AAFC championship game, but they want the help of other teams. Cincinnati and Tulsa remain undefeated in the AAC game, while SMU and Houston have a defeat.
For now, however, a fourth consecutive appearance in a championship game is as important a precedent for Memphis as repairing and overcoming what Cincinnati has exposed.
“These are things we’re going through to constantly challenge ourselves and we expect them to be corrected in a week of training,” Silverfield said. But we know it has to be something daily (because) we keep going in the right direction. “
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