geaux_sioux

Seems about right.

I'd like to add that when a gameplan is about stopping one player and you take him off the field the defense has no idea what to do. All week it's about stopping Santiago the smallish fast shaky RB and all of a sudden it's a fire hydrant instead and a lot more passing plays. It worked.

They didn't not win and that's what quality is all about.

Chris Holder Gizmo from Gremlins

Poly is ranked #16 in the STATS poll. We remain on the outside looking in. We had 41 points last week, this week we have 40..... makes sense that we would slide back after a win on the road.

Teran Killam

If you're that traditional you should be cheering flickertails. Just sayin.

Are we more porous? The stats seem to indicate yardage is about the same and turnovers are way better this year. I think not having Ratelle make a few spectacular plays a game makes the defense seem worse but in reality I feel better about this unit because we can defend the pass so much better. TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP SCORING 99 99 Points Per Game 24.8 24.8 Points Off Turnovers 37 20 FIRST DOWNS 65 75 Rushing 30 28 Passing 31 40 Penalty 4 7 RUSHING YARDAGE 671 455 Yards gained rushing 801 556 Yards lost rushing 130 101 Rushing Attempts 167 153 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.0 Average Per Game 167.8 113.8 TDs Rushing 6 4 PASSING YARDAGE 631 987 Comp-Att-Int 58-108-1 73-141-8 Average Per Pass 5.8 7.0 Average Per Catch 10.9 13.5 Average Per Game 157.8 246.8 TDs Passing 3 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 1302 1442 Total Plays 275 294 Average Per Play 4.7 4.9 Average Per Game 325.5 360.5 TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP SCORING 309 283 Points Per Game 28.1 25.7 Points Off Turnovers 69 56 FIRST DOWNS 199 200 Rushing 116 71 Passing 72 116 Penalty 11 13 RUSHING YARDAGE 2645 1101 Yards gained rushing 2956 1411 Yards lost rushing 311 310 Rushing Attempts 510 369 Average Per Rush 5.2 3.0 Average Per Game 240.5 100.1 TDs Rushing 23 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1550 2858 Comp-Att-Int 123-217-5 218-349-6 Average Per Pass 7.1 8.2 Average Per Catch 12.6 13.1 Average Per Game 140.9 259.8 TDs Passing 15 28 TOTAL OFFENSE 4195 3959 Total Plays 727 718 Average Per Play 5.8 5.5 Average Per Game 381.4 359.9

I was at a practice this fall. He looks very tight when he throws.

I'd prefer if I was the one eating crow on this topic.

Tebow played on some of the most talented teams in the last 20 years. The windows he go to throw to were very very wide. He never really picked anyone apart as a passer. It was a lot of throwing to superior athletes who were wide open and running over guys. He's basically the gold standard for bad mechanics and slow releases. And for the record I want him to succeed at QB and be great. I just don't see it in his future at this point.

I wish we had a couple Samoans.....

Sounds about right. The left side of the line seemed to come alive last game. That's a good sign because Bell has not had a good season even though he is supremely talented.

Just looking at our schedule we have some really nice home games this year. Poly this next game. Going to be ranked. Pretty familiar opponent. Really good team. SUU next. Last years Big Sky champ and a playoff team. Familiar opponent from the Great West days. Weber St. Revenge game from last year. Solid team. NAU. Preseason Big Sky favorite. That's 4 very attractive games in a row. Hopefully attendance reflects that.

What if his reason to transfer was to be closer to family? I was pretty hurt when he transferred but I can't blame him. Back to back 1000 yard seasons in the MAC will get him noticed more than if he did it in the Big Sky.

I'm sure it's gonna suck for him to get paid to play next year on a proffesional team.

My expectation was that Clive wouldn't break his leg in half in our first game. Offensive expectations needed to be adjusted after that. Until our OL shows they can open holes this offense will not score a ton of points. It would also help if our kicker would make his kicks and we didn't have 100+ yards of penalties.

Yes those three players I named were as talented as any players we've ever had at their positions.

We've all noticed the struggles of our OL. It's bad. Really bad. To start last year it was also bad until Meehan slid in to guard where he became an All American and Grady started at RT. @RD17 made a great point about how Coe had a great block when he was out at RT. It's pretty clear that the OL needs to be shuffled. Coe is a beast, slide him out to RT and maybe we get set an edge for once. Is Rooney ready for center? If not throw Aplin or Cox in there since they have experience. I still don't think Taylor is getting the job done and think Aplin is an upgrade. At the very least Aplin will put his hands on somebody every single play. Taylor has been whiff city this year and the result is our backs basically have to do their best Houdini impression every play. I hope the coaches noticed that when Cox wasn't at RT the line played better.

I'm aware of that. Our defense is the reason. My point was a guy like Hendrickson would be a nightmare for opponents in this offense. Especially if he had a couple of playmakers to chuck it to.

Precisely, we don't exactly have Marcus Hendrickson at QB throwing to Golladay and Hardin right now.

I'm not sure healthy margins are a thing for us this year.

I look forward to winning more ugly games this year and hearing about how our opponents had an off game.

Poly should be ranked. We should be at least nearly ranked. Itd be nice to have a ranked conference matchup at home.

Poly is the best team we will play this year. Last year they were very talented but a mess. This year things seem to be clicking for them. Their QB is nowhere near the runner of last years guy but he is about 10x the passer. He looked pretty good against SDSU. This will be a dog fight. Just like last year we need to limit them on first down and force them to pass the ball in obvious situations. Jawon and Cole will have huge numbers. Poly is one of my favorite opponents and I am very pumped for this game. This would be a nice resume builder.