Thinking on this further, tackling is one of those things where it's mostly reliant on positioning (being in the right place at the right time) to create optimal tackling angles. I wonder if a lot of new faces and rotations is a bigger factor here. Might smooth out as season goes, assuming it's not a skill issue. I trust the staff has great tackle-teaching methods.
Not really a speed issue, but I think this "alligator roll" tackling style getting popularized is overused at times. Sometimes you need to bring your center mass and feet to the party vs leaving your feet and trying to grab legs.
In a very subtle way, they alluded to Plough "showing up" for these interviews a couple of times in this clip. Wonder if the folks across the causeway are being flaky..
MW teams seem to be getting picked apart in the portal like the BigSky, so I don't think scheduling good FCS opponents early on makes a bunch of sense for them.
I don't see it as "elitism" but more like "be careful who you hitch your wagon to" because if Sac St. blows it all up due to their own incompetence, why would Davis want to be associated with that in any way?