Scott- excellent observations and commentary in the Inside Read.
From the comfort of my couch for these first few games the one thing that has struck me is the play of the O line. Your comments today reinforce what I thought I was seeing. Of course the TV broadcast rarely shows specifics when it comes to trench play, but a couple of times on Saturday the replays truly showed how well the O line was sustaining blocks. You are spot on in your assessment IMO about the O line being better coached. Not an attempt on my part to speak ill of the departed but just an observation.
Also yesterday in your Fifth Quarter you hit upon something that has resonated with me as well. I think there truly has been a major culture shift within the program and I think that is due to the way DL has approached things. One of the things I was told by someone inside the AD a few months ago was that 'there is a whole different vibe around football'. When I asked what was meant by that the reply was 'it's just different, I can't explain it but it is so much better'. I wish I could have delved deeper but I wanted to be respectful.
The bottom line, I think we can all agree things are different and while there will be some bumps in the road, at the moment things seems to be headed in the right direction. Time will certainly tell.