Post Game Observations

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Sun Belt West Losses last 4 years: 0

Sun Belt West Losses This Year: 3

[Jacob81]

Same corner got beat twice and a backup safety got beat on Gore’s TD pass. Everything that happened after those 3 plays you can throw away. All game plans were scratched. We had to stop running the ball and they ran a wildcat mostly, just trying to keep the lead.

With a 24 point lead you can blitz and play man. That’s what they did and it worked enough to win.

I don’t understand why WR’s are getting behind our safeties. We’ve been beat by big plays all year.

[Jacob81]

Another huge play, possibly the biggest in the game. Garror not catching that punt. From the 1 we get a safety, which I knew we would just thought it would be a holding call. Then give them a short field after with momentum. They score a TD on that drive. That’s 9 points they don’t score if we catch the punt.

[RedBug58]

I think losing Johnson & Bailey hurt us the most. I know the line is young, but we don’t seem to have anyone right now that is either strong enough or shifty enough to at least get 2 or 3 yards consistently when needed. Hopefully we can pick up a back like that for next year. And improve the O line. I think last night just about did us in for this season.

[CharlieK]

We looked like a team that replaced most of its line, 2/3 backs, a record setting QB and a SEC coach. The previous two games tricked us into thinking the climb out of that hole was done. It clearly is not.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Another huge play, possibly the biggest in the game. Garror not catching that punt. From the 1 we get a safety, which I knew we would just thought it would be a holding call. Then give them a short field after with momentum. They score a TD on that drive. That’s 9 points they don’t score if we catch the punt.

We talked about this in the game thread. If he tries to catch, he more than likely fumbles it. There were literally 4 guys surrounding him by the time he had the chance to catch the ball. You let the ball bounce in the situation

[Jacob81]

We talked about this in the game thread. If he tries to catch, he more than likely fumbles it. There were literally 4 guys surrounding him by the time he had the chance to catch the ball. You let the ball bounce in the situation

What??? You can fair catch with 11 guys around you. If they get too close to let you catch it or they touch you it’s a penalty. So who cares where the defense is if you are fair catching the ball??

[SlickRick]

I think losing Johnson & Bailey hurt us the most. I know the line is young, but we don’t seem to have anyone right now that is either strong enough or shifty enough to at least get 2 or 3 yards consistently when needed. Hopefully we can pick up a back like that for next year. And improve the O line. I think last night just about did us in for this season.

Agree...we don't have a back like Gore. Losing Bailey and Johnson hurts. Our current RBs don't break tackles or make people miss. TW just runs into tacklers. Of all the backs I've seen so far, D Washington appears to be the most talented and complete RB, but he's still looks too anxious and not patient enough runner...yet.

[Swamp]

Troy is next, here

[SlickRick]

What??? You can fair catch with 11 guys around you. If they get too close to let you catch it or they touch you it’s a penalty. So who cares where the defense is if you are fair catching the ball??

100%....the cover team has to give you room to catch the punt. I returned punts in HS and I can't believe how poorly a lot of guys are in fielding punts. Even the short or line drives, you can sprint to the ball waving for a fair catch and pull off last minute if you don't think you can make the catch. I see it all the time. In the play discussed above, Garror could have potentially run into one of the defenders while waving for a fair catch and that would have been a 15 yard penalty.