Final UL 34 - OSU 61

[Just1More]

Nor will I. I'm just stating a fact that HUD himself said about the WR's, too many drops.

Well, Hud needs to think a little clearer. I like Hud massively as our new coach... but to believe he had nothing to learn from Saturday is also a big miss. I don't care what happens in practice. Gametime skills are all that truly matter.

[Just1More]

The close range rifle shots are not there in practice, if they were I can’t see him starting against OSU. IT also helps when the recivers are not nervous themselves.

Blaine makes plays in practice because the defense knows the play and he knows when they know the play, and he makes plays in practice because of it. He knows he isn't going to get hit so he can deliver the ball with touch . . . in practice. In a game he never looks rattled -but he is- it just shows up in how hard he throws the ball in short yardage situations.

Masson looks good in practice delivering the ball but not in making plays. His practice sessions are more like a real game if the play isn't there he does what you do in a real game and throws it away. He doesn't appear to be the playmaker in practice that Blaine is. In the game he seems to have matured a lot, last year he would coil up and take a sack. Not this year.

Last example: Last year my pick for QB was McGuire. He is not a choice this year because he has unfortunately been out of the real rotation for to long, but the fact was Brad was not the best practice QB, (Faulkinberry said the same about Jake) but somehow his game nerves turned him into a winner every time. He also has the knack for raising the level of play around himself. Most of all he had great touch on the ball.

You never know how adrenaline is going to affect a QB during the pressure of real game. But rest assured it will affect them, just in different ways.

Good comments Turbine. I was never sure what took McGuire out of the QB running under Bustle. I know he wasn't getting the snaps last fall and once he injured his groin (I think) it all but moved him out of the QB (and more) picture last year. Once you convert a guy his size to FB and other duties, he can't effectively compete for the starting spot. I massively want us to focus on a good passing, intelligent QB system... and be blessed if the guy can also run. I do not want to sell out on a running QB that cannot complete passes.

I consider a "rocketball" a form of throwing the ball away. "Human pressure" is a combination of what is actually happening around you and how you perceive it. There's a chance a receiver will catch a rocketball, but it is a half step away from throwing the ball into the stands... it's reactionary... and it has some potential for greater damage. I don't like it one bit.

And no one cares how well someone sings in the shower. If you can't do it "on-stage"... you can't do it.

[Big Buds]

I don't care what level of football you are playing, those were terrible passes. We could have had Blackmon running those swing passes and he would have missed more than he caught.

I think I remember only two or three passes that I would consider terrible. Blaine did make some bone headed calls with his intentional grounding. I've been wrong many times before but I don't think it was as bad as everybody is making it sound. Who is the better passer? CM. Who is the better athlete/football player? BG. Who is better to run this team? I don't know...I'm glad I don't have to make that call...

[RaginFan2]

Well, Hud needs to think a little clearer. I like Hud massively as our new coach... but to believe he had nothing to learn from Saturday is also a big miss. I don't care what happens in practice. Gametime skills are all that truly matter.

I agree with you on the practice/game skills comment. A lot of guys are good in one and not the other. I want game-time performers. That's when it counts.

[RaginFan2]

Good comments Turbine. I was never sure what took McGuire out of the QB running under Bustle. I know he wasn't getting the snaps last fall and once he injured his groin (I think) it all but moved him out of the QB (and more) picture last year. Once you convert a guy his size to FB and other duties, he can't effectively compete for the starting spot. I massively want us to focus on a good passing, intelligent QB system... and be blessed if the guy can also run. I do not want to sell out on a running QB that cannot complete passes.

I agree completely!

And no one cares how well someone sings in the shower. If you can't do it "on-stage"... you can't do it.

Hey, wait a minute! I can sing pretty darn good in the shower!

[Just1More]

Hey, wait a minute! I can sing pretty darn good in the shower!

I'll take your word on that.

[CajunNation]

[Turbine]Last year my pick for QB was McGuire. He is not a choice this year because he has unfortunately been out of the real rotation for to long, but the fact was Brad was not the best practice QB, (Faulkinberry said the same about Jake) but somehow his game nerves turned him into a winner every time. He also has the knack for raising the level of play around himself. Most of all he had great touch on the ball.

When I think of the all-time greatest passes I've witnessed in Cajun Field by Cajun QB's, that throw Brad made to beat Arkansas State was one of the best, and he was my pick as well to be the starter a couple of years ago.

[CajunNation]

I massively want us to focus on a good passing, intelligent QB system... and be blessed if the guy can also run. I do not want to sell out on a running QB that cannot complete passes.

Be careful J1M. The offense at Mississippi State required the QB to run the ball more often than we did last season. This could explain BG being selected as starter before CM.

You put a poor runner at QB in the system, it stagnates.

[Just1More]

Be careful J1M. The offense at Mississippi State required the QB to run the ball more often than we did last season. This could explain BG being selected as starter before CM.

You put a poor runner at QB in the system, it stagnates.

You put a poor passer at QB in the system, it stagnates as well. Let's hope Hud isn't limited by his experience at Mississippi State. I didn't want Hud because of his Mississippi State ties. I wanted Hud because of his head coaching abilities. In reality, regardless of his past, he strikes me as a defensive minded coach anyway. We can expound on that another time.

We had better allow our playcalling to work around the talent available. If we are going to demand featuring a super athlete at QB, and not be concerned about his ability to complete passes, I will provide the failing grade upfront. We do not have a super athlete at QB this year. We have some really good athletes on the catching end of the ball, however.

I want to see what happens this week. I'm not going to be upset if Blaine starts again. But, if our WRs and TEs drop those darts, Blaine had better average 10 yards per carry, or else Chris had better come in and take over. I'm open-minded to anything Hud does that's successful.

[CajunRage]

I could type out a whole explanation but don't really feel like it after making the drive home from OK today, so I'll just leave you with 2 points.

1) Newsflash: UL doesn't go 12-0

2) Give the man a chance you jokers, most of you were ready to give your first born to Hud a week ago. Kent State will tell us all we need to know and my in opinion, we'll be alright.

[zephyr]

You put a poor passer at QB in the system, it stagnates as well. Let's hope Hud isn't limited by his experience at Mississippi State. I didn't want Hud because of his Mississippi State ties. I wanted Hud because of his head coaching abilities. In reality, regardless of his past, he strikes me as a defensive minded coach anyway. We can expound on that another time.

We had better allow our playcalling to work around the talent available. If we are going to demand featuring a super athlete at QB, and not be concerned about his ability to complete passes, I will provide the failing grade upfront. We do not have a super athlete at QB this year. We have some really good athletes on the catching end of the ball, however.

I want to see what happens this week. I'm not going to be upset if Blaine starts again. But, if our WRs and TEs drop those darts, Blaine had better average 10 yards per carry, or else Chris had better come in and take over. I'm open-minded to anything Hud does that's successful.

Hud has always been an offensive coach. He is also a proven winner having formed a winner at North Alabama and we know he can recruit. As cajunrage said, most were ready to annoint him the savior up until this past weekend. While I am a bit critical of what I did see on offense this past weekend, I also know that he knows what he's doing and I have confidence in future adjustments to our schemes and personnel.

[zephyr]

I disagree, I watched the game twice in it's entirety and Blaine only made a few bad throws. The few times that Chris was under center the pass rush was just as intense and Chris was forced to do what Blaine was doing, throwing the ball out of bounds. Our WR's dropped way too many ball's that Blaine threw. That is not going to help Blaine's confidence at QB.

Ok, well Blaine was off target more than a few times, I think that can be seen clearly. However, I think that Blaine was a bit rushed in his reads and didn't progress through them like he should have which had more to do with his bad night than his precision which was not very good. Yes, the receivers did drop a bunch, especially Lawson whom I expected to have a nice game. Blaine is a better passer than he showed this past weekend, I'm sure of it. I still wish we could have seen an adjustment in bringing in Masson more often and earlier to help combat Blaine's troubles but I have faith in Gautier.