Yes. I attended the Miami vs. West Virginia bowl game in Orlando. Douglas was very impressive. Reminded me somewhat of Eric Murray from last season, but taller.
San Diego State is my favorite team in the country to watch right now. Basic I formation run oriented offense but with plenty of modern wrinkles, and also a smart attacking defense. Rarely does a bowl game feature such a coaching staff mismatch to the extent of San Diego State vs. Houston. It was hilarious. The Aztec cornerback Kazee is a terrific tackler but he does tend to press forward on almost every play -- run or pass -- taking advantage of the intensity and smarts of the scheme and surrounding players. Consequently when the play has been able to develop I've seen him over commit forward several times and either get burned, or rightfully burned but the quarterback missed the throw. It showed up again today in the Senior Bowl practices. One of the commentators mentioned it. I think it was Jeremiah. I like Kazee a lot but he's going to have to tame that tendency in the pros. Right now there's a vast difference in how effective he is on routes 20 yards or shorter and 20 yards or beyond.
Corn Elder, on the other hand, was surprisingly timid today. He was playing well off the ball and not closing well. Not nearly as decisive and physical as normal. Granted, they only showed a handful of plays from each guy. Elder should never be stationed that far off the line of scrimmage. Take the head to head tenacity away and the weaknesses show up.
