I am probably in the minority but Im not a huge fan of Riley as a head coach. I personally would rather him be the OC with Stoops or someone as HC telling him to keep the hammer down on offense until he’s told otherwise. Im of the opinion Riley is content winning each game by 1 point, he coaches as if it’s just a given the other team is going to score a lot so we just have to make due and compensate.
in the RRS game Saban or any other Championship caliber coach would have been livid with Texas jumping out 14-0 lead on 2 plays that were easily preventable. The first play 3 guys can’t make a tackle, the receiver goes 80 yards, the ensuing drive our punt blocker get pushed back 2 yards and allows the punt to be blocked, then another TD. Nothing from Riley on those plays other than”Well we got down early and battled back” I know we’re 6-0 but Riley’s damn aggravating in how he approaches the game of football.