G5 Final: Louisiana 17, South Alabama 20

[JMV JustMyView]

If you are replying to me, point to it.

I wasn't talking about you.

[lafman1]

I wasn't talking about you.

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[cjr3888]

Can someone explain why the students aren't allowed on the 50 anymore? Looks bad having it completely empty.

Conference won’t allow it anymore.

[SMD7636]

ULM students were allow in the 50 yard line this year.

[fanof71]

I believe it has more to do with students sitting behind visitors side, can't sit on the 50 if that's the case as it is here and at GSU...

[Bandwagon King]

I love Des, but our last drive last night was terrible from a game management perspective. I just went back to watch.

First and 10 from the 20 with 1:22 left, Wooldridge pass to Fleming for 8 yard gain. And then there is a big hoopla on the sideline. It looked like Matt Bergeron came on the field looking for a timeout at 1:11. The sideline looked panicked. Technically speaking only a head coach or a legal player/substitute can call a TO. I dont know if Bergeron was supposed to call one there.

Fast forward to first and goal on the three. Williams rushed for 2 to the 1 yard line and we call a timeout. We have 2nd and goal from the 1. In theory we have three opportunities to score from the 1 yard line with 51 seconds. Without us taking the TO, it would most likely have taken 10-15 seconds to set here, there wasnt a pile of bodies. So you drop down to 36-41 seconds left at snap. Then 5-10 seconds for a play, brings down to 26-36 seconds left at the end of a third down play. You still have two TOs. South Al has three TOs.

We come out of the 2nd timeout with 2nd and g from the 1 and WE GET UNDER CENTER! Surely we will run it in. Nah, we PASS THE BALL. Wooldridge throws it away and 0:47 seconds remain, clock stopped. What is our third down play? A frecking pass! And a difficult reception at that.

I knew with 0:41 seconds left and USA with three TOs we were losing the game in regulation. No doubt in my mind. USA had a competent kicker.

Overall, we played checkers last night, but game management is a game of chess.

So my question is why was the clock stopped with 1:11 left & no one got charged with a time out on 3rd & two after the completion? Or did they charge UL with a time out & not take it off the score board? Is that why we didn't burn a time out to burn the kicker?

[babysitter]

All boils down to a staff who by now, evidenced based , is clueless.. BN new what he was doing by dismantling our program to pillage our recruiting base and such.

Yes, let’s blame Napier. Great mindset.

[cjr3888]

ULM students were allow in the 50 yard line this year.

That was because their “security” didn’t know what they were doing. Their administration has been notified of the issues and is working to correct them.

[HoustonCajun]

Can we talk wide receivers for a bit? This position group has a lot of depth, yet consistently under performs. When you're struggling to run the football, you need your receivers to step up and frankly I don't see it.

No wide receiver had over 23 yards in receptions. Our receivers rarely seem to be open or the QB cannot find an open receiver. We have 2 6'5" receivers who both dropped passes. Stephens had only 1 pass thrown to him and he dropped it. Jefferson had 8 receptions for only 21 yards and a
Dropped pass. LeBlanc had 3 receptions for 23 yards. Our passing game is pathetic. Our receivers coach and OC, Dez, don't seem to be on the same page. This needs to be addressed.

[Bandwagon King]

Conference won’t allow it anymore.

What are they gonna do? Write the conference a ticket?