G9 Final: Louisiana 16 Troy 26

[CajunT]

Troys defense had a lot to do with that. We've not had much offensive success against any team that we can run the ball on. If we are forced to win the game through the air, we haven't been able to do much. That said, we don't face another D that good the rest of the way.

Troy's defense did exactly what the staff expected them to do, ran the same defense as Arkansas State with 7 or 8 in the box and dared us to beat them throwing the ball. Our staff believed Astate were a bit faster on the edges per my conversation. Nothing they did was unexpected, we were just not ready to play.

[Cajunnewby]

We need a friggin QB. Nuff said!

[angeleast]

Time to move on to next game ..

[CajunVic]

This thread is done.

[CrappDaddy]

Troy's defense did exactly what the staff expected them to do, ran the same defense as Arkansas State with 7 or 8 in the box and dared us to beat them throwing the ball. Our staff believed Astate were a bit faster on the edges per my conversation. Nothing they did was unexpected, we were just not ready to play.

Gameplan May have been the same but clearly they are a more talented defense than stAte. Not saying you’re wrong, but I stand by my assessment that we haven’t had offensive success against any team with a decent defense.

[CajunT]

Gameplan May have been the same but clearly they are a more talented defense than stAte. Not saying you’re wrong, but I stand by my assessment that we haven’t had offensive success against any team with a decent defense.

I agree with your assessment and it begins at the QB position. But we all knew this going into this game. I will be there Saturday hoping for a better performance.

[Rainman66]

Troy is much more disciplined on defense than Arkansas State ever thought of being. They did a much better job of stopping the run, forcing the game into Nunez's hands, especially tougher 3rd down conversions.

Nunez didn't play well, but I also think that Napier is getting about as much as he can out of him as a QB. Outside of RB and WR, this isn't a very talented team and QB is the least talented position on this team.

It is what it is.

[ManAboutTown]

From a scheme standpoint, maybe they run similar packages, but Troy corners were much more physical, DLine was much more disciplined, and IMO, the entire defense was smarter. Those guys know their role and react to the ball.

I look forward to the rematch on Dec 1st

[Cajunsmike]

Troy's defense did exactly what the staff expected them to do, ran the same defense as Arkansas State with 7 or 8 in the box and dared us to beat them throwing the ball. Our staff believed Astate were a bit faster on the edges per my conversation. Nothing they did was unexpected, we were just not ready to play.

Beyond that, I don't think the receivers played well. They had much more trouble getting separation than last week. I may be putting too much on them as the lack of consistency in the running game may have been responsible for that. I also think we missed Mitchell greatly today. Not only can he take it to the house at any time, he is a big factor in the passing game on third down.

[CajunT]

From a scheme standpoint, maybe they run similar packages, but Troy corners were much more physical, DLine was much more disciplined, and IMO, the entire defense was smarter. Those guys know their role and react to the ball.

I look forward to the rematch on Dec 1st

True, but no matter what this team and staff weren't ready to play in the first half. The execution and focus were just not there to be seen. It reminded me of the Coastal Carolina game and this is the second time we've seen this happen in a conference game. Even then, we've competed in every conference game this season, something we haven't seen in a number of years.