In-Game Thread: Louisiana vs. McNeese

[Big Buds]

Not real impressed either. I think he has the physical tools but he just doesn't have much experience.

I think it's more between the ears with him. If he gets beat on one play it's all downhill from there...feeling sorry for himself the whole time!

[ZoomZoom]

The two time outs we smoked on defense the first series had me cussing...

[Just1More]

I see what most of you are stating. Besides it being a completely different level of opponent, we did improve from week 1 to 2. But the key to sniffing at a better than .500 season is serious improvement from this point forward. Our best experienced athletes and the very talented inexperienced guys have to start cleaning up play and feeling like an instinctive machine.

Last night's game, although I hate to make out a win against an FCS program as important, may have been what the doctor ordered for our team. I doubt the team feels cocky about it. Lucas has a lot to do to make this defense function better. Jennings is a serious addition to our offense, and we could start seeing some skill talent explode before our eyes.

One hard fought game at a time.

[zephyr]

Honestly never worried we'd lose the game after the first 2 possessions. They were overmatched and the it was obvious to me what the outcome would be. Defense needed to get off the field quicker. They were able to keep our offense off of the field for the most part. Score would have been much more lopsided had they not.

I can't understand after the first couple series how you felt so comfortable about our chances. They were moving the ball at will in both the run and pass and we were showing our same stagnant selves.

[zephyr]

No. 10 on defense got burnt on that last series and looked really slow.

That was Goodlet and I was so confused as to why he was starting at the CB spot. McCollum looked really good last week and I figured he and Simeon T would be the starters along with Savion Brown perhaps. They went at him all night. Not sure why he was defending their top WR.

[CrappDaddy]

I can't understand after the first couple series how you felt so comfortable about our chances. They were moving the ball at will in both the run and pass and we were showing our same stagnant selves.

The same way I knew we were out of the Boise game after each teams first possession.
We looked bigger and faster than Mcneese. When they couldn't punch it in 1st and goal from a the 2 was a good indicator.

[alum81]

I'm afraid the Nixon experiment is going to continue indefinitely. Just as one would think, if everyone knows he's coming in to run in short yardage situations it's not going to work very often. jmo

[zephyr]

The same way I knew we were out of the Boise game after each teams first possession.
We looked bigger and faster than Mcneese. When they couldn't punch it in 1st and goal from a the 2 was a good indicator.

Bigger doesn't do anything for you when you can't block anybody and we didn't do a great job early on just like the Boise game. We also allowed them to march down the field on their first possession like we weren't there. Glad you were so sure because when I saw them go up on us early 3rd quarter, I had that feeling like I did when we played La Tech a couple years ago.

[raoul]

The lightning saved them and gave a much needed chance to recover. They were gassed

[zephyr]

I'm afraid the Nixon experiment is going to continue indefinitely. Just as one would think, if everyone knows he's coming in to run in short yardage situations it's not going to work very often. jmo

No, which is why they need to pass with him in there as well. He's an adequate passer, certainly in the wildcat formation when most teams will think he's coming in to run. A nice playaction roll out or bootleg would do wonders here and help keep teams off balance and he'd get a lot of single coverage looks to throw to.