Yep, 500 yards and the brilliant Chinander scheme to play 2 D-linemen and our 2 worst OLB's the whole game which let them run right down the middle on us.
Who gives a crap if they gave up 500 yards. They only had 23 on the board and that’s less then us. Look how many times we’ve put up mind boggling yards but no points on the board. Blackshirts stepped up when needed.
"Only" 23. That's about average in the Big 10. You're not going to win many games in the Big 10 with an average defense and one-dimensional offense.
Did they change how the winner is determined? Do they go by yards now?
The actually stunk it up most of the game Couldnt stop Penn State 3rd down conversions, they converted over 15.
And that is clearly indicative of the offense shooting themselves in the foot, not the defense stopping the offense.
When does it become the defense's fault they are on the field so much? 30 first downs should be a clue.
They were on the field for 91 plays. They were essentially responsible for 14 of Neb’s 30 points. They broke up a **** ton of passes in the final 2 drives alone. The D did win the game for Neb in my mind. If not for the D’s big plays...no way Neb was consistent enough on O to win. Hell we take timeouts coming out of TV timeouts, our starting WRs drop wide open passes in the EZ and we have a 175 pound slot back “pounding the rock” up the middle....I was proud of our boys today...especially the D...but the same problems that have plagued this team for the past 3 seasons continue to show up game after game. Love the win but we still have a long way to go. I’ll keep watching and cheering.
No way are they the worst. Some of those teams post Sandusky were much less talented.
Frost was hired with the understanding that he’d bring an elite offense and a serviceable defense that will give up a lot of yards (and sometimes points) because the offense doesn’t give them enough rest.
The main issue is the reluctance to take the training wheels off as it pertains to the vertical passing game. The end.
Maybe the problem was thinking he could win with a serviceable defense. It isn't going to happen in the Big 10.
Exactly, which is why I don't get why people act all giddy over giving up 20-30 points and 500 yards in a game. That's not a good performance. You're closer to average at that point.
Outside of that pass when we were up 30-16 and we let their TE 87 get behind us. That should never happen in that scenario! Outside of that I'd have to agree.
CFB has evolved into a game of shootouts. Even true when the SEC, Clemson, and Ohio State are involved. If our offense didn’t suck yesterday we win by 4 touchdowns.
We don’t see practice. We have seen Adrian make stupid throws, inaccurate throws, etc when taking his training wheels off. No reason to believe the same wouldn’t happen with McCaffrey.
But the Blackshirts weren't known for giving up a lot of yards, but then getting the stops they needed. They just stopped things before they got very far.
No, they still do it by points. However, the Blackshirts weren't known for giving up 500 yards to 0-3 teams. All many of us are saying, Mr. Delicate, is that it is kind of premature to declare that the Blackshirts are back.
The game has changed a bunch in 100 years don't you think? Worst record? Absolutely. Worst talent? No way. Their backup QB would start for us in a heart beat. Dotson would be our best WR by far. Their linebackers would start for us. Most of their O line would start for us. Ditto on their D line. They've recruiting very very well for a long time and ALL of their guys have a lot of time in their systems. DBs might be a toss up. There's no excuse for PSU's record other than the inexplicable play by their starting QB. IF not for him we would have had another L on our record.
Depending on the defense being played, taking the training wheels off by chucking it deep might not be a good thing to do. It's impossible to say that there weren't plays called for deep passes without seeing what the D was doing to discourage us from doing that. The TV views make it very tough to judge. Coach's video is the ultimate answer and I don't have access to that.
PSU's O line had a lot to do with most of those first downs. Their O line is outstanding. Their QB play is what has killed them so far this year. They largely fixed that with the QB change. I expect them to win most of their games going forward.
Milton's mind and run threat were the biggest things UCF had going for it. The dude was a baller. IMO Luke will give us similar results given time.