LGT Sunbelt Championship Final: Louisiana 3, Marshall 31

[facelessjonmoon]

What if Ben returns.

That would be amazing

[SlickRick]

What if Ben returns.

Sat next to Ben's Dad last night. Ben plans on starting the bowl game. Dude has 4 pins and a steel plate holding his clavicle together. As most know, the injury was on his left side, not his throwing side.

IMO, having BW on the field last night would have made a difference in the final score....with an outside chance of a win with a few breaks going our way. Like those tipped balls that never landed in our hands. With Ben, we would have moved the ball a bit better, moved the chains better and helped our defense get some rest between series.

Also, he would have been given the freedom to check in and out of plays at the LOS which he did very well all season. But, without a run game it would have been an uphill battle.

Beale was throwing high all the passes where he could step into the throw. As Turbine mentioned, the adrenaline was flowing and I'm sure the game was moving 100mph for him. On the few plays were he got a couple of seconds of pass protection, he struggled going thru his reads, which is understandable for a true FR. The play list got very limited once CF left the game. Competition at QB this spring will be intesting!

[CajunJeaux]

Those Marshall wide receivers were big and physical. They man handled our corners all night.

[MountainDew]

I've got a theory, but will bite my tongue for now. Let's just say I hope he's a Cajun next season.

If the Walker Howard rumor is true, I would hope that gives any skill guy would is thinking about leaving a little more incentive to stay.

[Turbine]

What the hell did you expect from a true freshman, 18 or 19 years old, with no real game experience and zero running game or real pass blocking to support him?

He said "a few more wow throws"

[apb]

What the hell did you expect from a true freshman, 18 or 19 years old, with no real game experience and zero running game or real pass blocking to support him?

I expected the rest of the team to step up and help him, but they did not. Both OL and DL got their asses whipped all night. Your QB puts it on the line and get injured doing so, at least you can rally around the new guy and not feed him to the wolves.

[Cajunrunner]

Apparently 600 guests reading this thread.

[JamesTheJeweler]

What the hell did you expect from a true freshman, 18 or 19 years old, with no real game experience and zero running game or real pass blocking to support him?

THANK YOU!

[Turbine]

What the hell did you expect from a true freshman, 18 or 19 years old, with no real game experience and zero running game or real pass blocking to support him?

Sometimes it's not what's said in the question, but what's exposed in the question.

A little real game experience on a 10-2 team would have been nice.

[zeppelincajun]

Sometimes it's not what's said in the question, but what's exposed in the question.

A little real game experience on a 10-2 team would have been nice.

Where would that experience have come? We won one game comfortably when he was the backup, and he got to play in that game.

[Turbine]

Where would that experience have come? We won one game comfortably when he was the backup, and he got to play in that game.

This shouldn't need explaining.

"would have been nice"

If it take bigger margins "would have been nice"

If it takes a designed series "would have been nice"

I just saying "would have been nice"

Im not crying over it, but it "would have been nice" if it could have happened during the course of a 10-2 season.

[ULGrad@HOU]

This shouldn't need explaining.

"would have been nice"

If it take bigger margins "would have been nice"

If it takes a designed series "would have been nice"

I just saying "would have been nice"

Im not crying over it, but it "would have been nice" if it could have happened during the course of a 10-2 season.

I agree with Turbine, there are opportunities to make specific plays to get a new QB some experience and especially if you already know that next year, he is going to be someone you need to be ready. It doesn't have to be a whole drive or Quarter. Just give him some increasing tasks to perform and allow him to review on game film.