Still getting peppered with questions Tuesday regarding senior Terrance Broadway, who has seven interceptions in four games this season, UL coach Mark Hudspeth continues to fully back his starting quarterback.
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Still getting peppered with questions Tuesday regarding senior Terrance Broadway, who has seven interceptions in four games this season, UL coach Mark Hudspeth continues to fully back his starting quarterback.
That makes one of us. Sorry I could not resist. ;)
If TB is Hud's choice for Saturday... I expect nothing but support for Terrance. He deserves the opportunity to start against Georgia State. This game should allow all of us to get a better handle on TB's current skill level. Those that believed his issues in the first 4 games were more due to the opponent... we should see against Georgia State if TB actually throws well or not. I expect Georgia State will do like everyone else and try to focus on shutting down the run. If they are semi-successful... we'll have to throw the ball.
I expect them to provide man coverage on the outside with a safety over the top and blitz Broadway trying to make him make quick passes and decisions like most of our opponents. I figure the coaches should know and expect this and help put him in a position to be successful by running different routes, providing a back or TE to stay in and block etc.. I suspect he will look better this Saturday but if he doesn't, they have to start thinking about giving Haack a series or two and gauging him as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
I wonder if Nixon would have seen the field by now if he hadn't been suspended.
The damage of the offseason weight room focus should be obliterated by now, so I expect a great throwing day by Broadway.
me too. He looked great in the NOLA bowlQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappDaddy
Sounds like the defense I'd like us to deploy. Not only would I expect to see a back or TE helping with TB's pass blocking... I sure wish they'd have TB roll out and not just drop back. The dunks and dinks he's most likely going to succeed with... are probably going to open up when he's a run threat off the edge. I also believe he could create an open receiver downfield if he were on the hoof rolling out. I don't want to see him drop back, get confronted, and then fling it from his back foot... hoping that we win the "jump ball".Quote:
Originally Posted by zephyr
I think Hud thinks the criticism of Terrance was directed at Terrance. It was directed at Terrance's coaches. If you watch what he is able to do, and do best, and what he isn't good at, you get a little critical of how they play him on Saturday. I don't expect coaches with this much experience to have to be told that "practice" is not equal to "gameday". I don't assess players gameday play from watching them in "practice". I only use gameday evaluations to decide what they can do well, can't do well, and are not allowed to do well... because... afterall... those other teams are not beaten by what you do in "practice".
Wouldn't every coach like to coach against a coach that thinks Saturday gameday is somehow going to mimic "practice"?
I recall an SEC referee that used to referee LSU practices. He said, "Everyone thinks QB X is so great because if you saw him in practice... it would blow your mind how accurate and far he can throw. But, QB Y is by far their best gameday QB. He looks like crap in practice. He misses wide open WRs. But in gameday, he goes into beast mode. His brain starts clicking and the game slows down and becomes easy to him. But not at practice."
Something has changed in his motion
Looks like he is throwing a shoutput rather than a football. Watching UCF v. Houston. Houston's QB, Okorn, was lights out last year and can't complete a pass this year. His play has been as inept as Broadway's. Like UL, UH is hoping he breaks out of his funk and his skills resurface. Couldn't help but notice the similarities.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4ever
UH finally pulled the plug on Okorn and replaced him after the first series of the second half following another interception, his second of the night. In fairness, a dropped pass led to the interception. Time to try something new as UH keeps shooting itself in the foot. I hope UL isn't faced with the same thing Saturday, but if so will hopefully do the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
Broadway has been deteriorating since his first bowl win... its not his throwing motion nor system.. He just has been performing worse as his career proceeded. Period He seems like a fine gentlemen and I in no way condemn him as a man. He just seems to not be the QB we all thought he would be.
Wow! What a way for UH to lose.Quote:
Originally Posted by angeleast
----What happened---how was the loss???Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
Houston's QB jumped towards end zone and the ball got knocked away about foot from goal line and knocked into end zone for touch back and sealing their fate with 24 seconds left down by 4
Shouldn't the ball be going towards his target? Like rotated 90°! It totally looks like a shot put.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4ever
So, let me get this straight? There's a NEWS article about the Cajuns concerning the QB & the million dollar coach. People post comments on said NEWS article which was printed in the local fish wrap. And people who don't mind blasting defenseless high school teams come on here to deflect attention from said million dollar coach & 24 year old senior QB by trying to high jack thread which people based very reasonable comments & opinions referring to said NEWS article on? What the crap kind of overly sensitive censorship is that. If you were slamming a bunch of tenth graders it would be game on for you guys. But veteran college players & seven figure coaches need deflection from honest & reasonable opinions whether you agree or not? WOW!
Lol. Come on coach. He looks good in practice because our defense sucks!!!! My 7 year old would look good against them
Yes, I like most here are not falling for the sunshine pumpers. We all have seen what lofty, non fact based expectations bring us. I hope to God we win, but as I said in earlier posts, Aubuckle is a descent QB who loves to throw. We cant defend anyone in pass defense. I see this game as a shoot out for first half with Broadway throwing 3 picks and our run game stuffed once they realize we cant pass. And before everyone jumps on me, Just realize that that I like the rest of Cajun Nation are still loyal. We just took our Vermilion colored glasses off . Until OUR team proves it different, we are a train wreck waiting to crash again. Sad part is we have no chance against better competition this season as we have screwed the pooch all ready. We are fighting for the cellar dweller role in our weak azz conference. This game is huge.
This game is huge. The country isn't watching with bated breath. But, this game is big for Cajun fans. It isn't big for the bandwagon fan. But I guarantee you it is HUGE for the diehard fans (unless you are nothing more than an emotional diehard - in which case I pity you - that has to suck). It is huge in terms of coaching staff execution.
I cannot wait to observe how we manage this game.
Personally if rather see an offense more like Baylor or A&M. Before you go on saying that we have stud running backs, Baylor has a dynamic passing game but they also led the Big 12 in rushing the past two years.
Both teams exploit spacing and play design to create lanes for passing and running. In order for them to be successful you need a QB who can make accurate downfield throws.
I guess some of yall just like to see us pound it on the ground with a few plays over 20 yards like we have seen so far this year.
I doubt the people you're referring to prefer us to do anything but win. Many have this unrealistic football sense that the running game is separate from the passing game. Reading statistics is the absolute worst educational component of understanding football. Without the detailed information, statistics are meaningless.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
We have hit a peak of what physical conditioning and hype will yield. At this point, UL coaching is being tested in the football chess match. And if we are going to succeed, the opponent cannot know that Eli and Zo are our only two formidable offensive threats. If our QB cannot include the other 3 to 5 skill players on the field, including himself, our coaches are a complete failure.
The dumbest thing a coach can do is pound the ball at an inferior opponent... succeed... and believe that what he saw was "they finally executed the way they were coached". If he has a look of exasperation at the end of the next contest... against a better opponent... and says, "we just didn't execute tonight"... he is not a very intelligent coach.
I'm looking at this next game as a test of only our coaches. I know what our players abilities are.
I agree with what you're saying, but long for the days when a lot more of your focus was on how to look your best in a thong. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
Yes. Baylo's O-Line does not block long but you have to be able to throw to the "open" receiver, not only to one receiver. I felt that was our offense with Blaine. He threw to the open receiver. Broadway stares down one guy and defenses load the box against the run. Broadway is the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
At Baylor, you have to throw receivers open. You have to throw to where the receiver will be and trust he will be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux