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Post by ekusteve on Sept 30, 2023 20:24:01 GMT -6
You made good defensive adjustments in the second half. You are real close. As I said in my game prediction, you will be a handful to deal with next year. You can still cause some havoc this year.
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Post by jegs2 on Sept 30, 2023 20:29:49 GMT -6
32 to 22 final. Not as bad a beatdown as I'd expected.
Progress.
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Post by brandon on Sept 30, 2023 21:08:13 GMT -6
I think I had us losing by 10, so there is that. I expected a better showing to be honest.
We was just out classed today.
Bright side though, the tailgating was fantastic.
I think we win 3, maybe 4 more. I think we can beat ACU, should beat SUU and Utah Tech.
Hopefully we can pull out an upset over APSU.
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Post by brandon on Sept 30, 2023 21:28:07 GMT -6
I wish we had a RB and a Kicker...
And if a frog had wings I guess.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Sept 30, 2023 21:33:09 GMT -6
Defense went back to the base defenses and what our guys do well in 3rd and 4th quarter. We definitely had chances to make the game interesting but our sloppy mistakes kept us from making it interesting. The long run by Walters and then a short gain on 2nd and 5 you bounce it off someone so a dlineman can pick it off? Can’t be that stupid there…more of these coming. End of third quarter you blow it by not calling a play to try and score right before the fourth quarter….Can’t be that stupid there. Then to start the fourth quarter Lacey coughs it up inside the 5 yard line going in….Can’t be that stupid there. Get the ball back and get back inside the red zone….come away with nothing….Can’t be that stupid there. Offensively we need to someone to take the wheel on the field and want to be the leader. I have not seen that yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if our coaches don’t go out and get a transfer Qb and running back this off season.
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Post by unafied on Oct 1, 2023 7:54:42 GMT -6
I think I had us losing by 10, so there is that. I expected a better showing to be honest. We was just out classed today. Bright side though, the tailgating was fantastic. I think we win 3, maybe 4 more. I think we can beat ACU, should beat SUU and Utah Tech. Hopefully we can pull out an upset over APSU. Unfortunately we play UCA instead of SUU. We’ll likely have to watch Powell have a good day and help them beat us. Hate that we wasted a good crowd and a festive atmosphere yesterday. But to be fair EKU was picked by some to win the conference. I didn’t expect a win, but thought we’d keep it close until the 2nd half. I like Noah but I wonder if he can improve enough to lead us to a winning season. I will say this season still reminds me of Hud’s first, when we went 4-7. There was improvement, but the results didn’t show until the next year… when we went undefeated until playing UND in the playoffs. So I do think it takes some time to coach out some bad habits and improve the talent level. Hopefully the guys can heal up some the next couple of weeks and make a solid push over these last few, tough tough games.
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Post by brandon on Oct 1, 2023 8:42:39 GMT -6
I think I had us losing by 10, so there is that. I expected a better showing to be honest. We was just out classed today. Bright side though, the tailgating was fantastic. I think we win 3, maybe 4 more. I think we can beat ACU, should beat SUU and Utah Tech. Hopefully we can pull out an upset over APSU. Unfortunately we play UCA instead of SUU. We’ll likely have to watch Powell have a good day and help them beat us. Hate that we wasted a good crowd and a festive atmosphere yesterday. But to be fair EKU was picked by some to win the conference. I didn’t expect a win, but thought we’d keep it close until the 2nd half. I like Noah but I wonder if he can improve enough to lead us to a winning season. I will say this season still reminds me of Hud’s first, when we went 4-7. There was improvement, but the results didn’t show until the next year… when we went undefeated until playing UND in the playoffs. So I do think it takes some time to coach out some bad habits and improve the talent level. Hopefully the guys can heal up some the next couple of weeks and make a solid push over these last few, tough tough games. Dang, for some reason I thought we played both the Utah schools this year. Oh well 2-3 games at most then. The only other game we could have an outside crazy chance is FSU, and that just because of the combination of where we fall on their schedule, and them not going to be taking us seriously. But I wouldn't hold my breath on that one. Your right about the similarities with Hudspeth. We also have a 3star receiver committed for next year and several good athletes from the area.
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Post by unafied on Oct 1, 2023 12:10:47 GMT -6
Unfortunately we play UCA instead of SUU. We’ll likely have to watch Powell have a good day and help them beat us. Hate that we wasted a good crowd and a festive atmosphere yesterday. But to be fair EKU was picked by some to win the conference. I didn’t expect a win, but thought we’d keep it close until the 2nd half. I like Noah but I wonder if he can improve enough to lead us to a winning season. I will say this season still reminds me of Hud’s first, when we went 4-7. There was improvement, but the results didn’t show until the next year… when we went undefeated until playing UND in the playoffs. So I do think it takes some time to coach out some bad habits and improve the talent level. Hopefully the guys can heal up some the next couple of weeks and make a solid push over these last few, tough tough games. Dang, for some reason I thought we played both the Utah schools this year. Oh well 2-3 games at most then. The only other game we could have an outside crazy chance is FSU, and that just because of the combination of where we fall on their schedule, and them not going to be taking us seriously. But I wouldn't hold my breath on that one. You’re right about the similarities with Hudspeth. We also have a 3star receiver committed for next year and several good athletes from the area. Truth is, we’ve had some incredibly tough schedules since moving to FCS, and really the last couple of years. We could’ve schedules a bunch of cupcakes and made things “look” better, but I’m not sure it would’ve really mattered. I’m optimistic about next year, if we don’t lose any major contributors in the portal. Unfortunately that will be an EVERY year worry now.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Oct 1, 2023 12:25:48 GMT -6
560 yards on offense and only 22 points. Can’t self destruct like and expect to beat anyone….especially a veteran team like EKU. Young players making mistakes that hopefully we correct for the rest of the season. I do think we are capable of beating everyone left on the schedule, we are also capable of making mistakes and losing to a team we shouldn’t. We watched painfully last night as our returners on kickoffs take a fair catch on kickoffs, even when there may be 20 yards open in front of the returner? I cringe every time the opposing returner has an opportunity for a return because they could score. Our kicker may have saved a score with his tackle last night. Special teams continues to be a weakness. The punter is a strength, just not the units as a whole. Dline has improved, 99 when he wants too can play in the backfield.
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Post by ekusteve on Nov 12, 2023 17:43:56 GMT -6
Since I have seen complaints on the officiating I thought I would throw this in.
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