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Fanaticat98

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Well that’s it for Uileihn. Who do we have to play LB behind him? Glad it’s not in the second half.
 
TheC

TheC

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The good news is that Minnesota takes their time scoring so it shouldn’t look too ugly.
 
HawkCat

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Now playing Declan Carr, the grad transfer from Drake, at LB. Pretty sad that we don’t even have a young guy worth getting some reps.
 
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HawkCat said:
Now playing Declan Carr, the grad transfer from Drake, at LB. Pretty sad that we don’t even have a young guy worth getting some reps.
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We have 85 full rides. 41 on O and 41 on D and 3 for specialists. Do the math. Depth is very difficult for everyone.
 
DaCat

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HawkCat said:
Now playing Declan Carr, the grad transfer from Drake, at LB. Pretty sad that we don’t even have a young guy worth getting some reps.
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That's the stupidity of JON and Fitz. Clueless.
 
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WestCoastWildcat

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It would be nice if we could protect our qb’s. They are taking a pounding in the pocket. I hope Sullivan is ok, replay showed a hard hit to his helmet both by the player and the ground.

At least we won’t get skunked.
 
DaCat

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As bad as our defense has been, offense hasn't done any better with SIX yards rushing in the first half. Just a bad team all around.
 
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cattul

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“There’s explosive plays everywhere…”

That was an unfortunately astute assessment of our defense by Fleck.
 
Purple Pile Driver

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NUCat320 said:
Also, it’s stupid to wear a winter hat with a pom-pom (did your mom dress you? Are you six years old?), and the kangaroo pouch should be camo like the rest of the sweatshirt. (Is it a hoodie? If it’s a hoodie, no hat at all, dang it.)
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This is what you are complaining about?
 
DaCat

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I'm worried that Sully was concussed 2 weeks in a row. He might be done for the year or for life. The short happy life
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Sully is a gamer and I hope that's not the case. Football is a brutal sport. We already saw Rowley retire this year, and Gordon is out for the season with his chronic shoulder injuries that threaten his career too.
 
bringbacktherantboard

bringbacktherantboard

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phatcat said:
I'm worried that Sully was concussed 2 weeks in a row. He might be done for the year or for life. The short happy life
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I mean, people said they wanted a mobile quarterback.

When you base your offense around your QB running, this is forever a risk.

(Although this particular play was a passing play.)
 
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If you care to watch just the line play you'll notice that the Gophers grap and hold on every play. It's sickening, why no flags?
 
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eastbaycat99

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Defense took a lot of criticism in the first half, but Minny had 6 possessions before running out the clock at end of half: Cats had four stops, and would hav had five except for the bogus PI call. While due to attrition I expect them to score 28 or so in the second half, the Cats are losing this game because Minny’s defense really controlled the game. Gopher D is good; Cat’s offense isn’t.
 
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Fanaticat98

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eastbaycat99 said:
Defense took a lot of criticism in the first half, but Minny had 6 possessions before running out the clock at end of half: Cats had four stops, and would hav had five except for the bogus PI call. While due to attrition I expect them to score 28 or so in the second half, the Cats are losing this game because Minny’s defense really controlled the game. Gopher D is good; Cat’s offense isn’t.
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The run D is horrible though despite the score. The first 2 defensive series were a mirage, now they’re a total sieve. Although the offense is not much better. It’s a bad combo. If the offense goes down by more than a TD, game over, there’s no way they are going to make up that deficit.
 
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cattul

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eastbaycat99 said:
Defense took a lot of criticism in the first half, but Minny had 6 possessions before running out the clock at end of half: Cats had four stops, and would hav had five except for the bogus PI call. While due to attrition I expect them to score 28 or so in the second half, the Cats are losing this game because Minny’s defense really controlled the game. Gopher D is good; Cat’s offense isn’t.
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I agree, though the Cats are fortunate to be facing a depleted Gopher offense.

It looks like Hilinski must step up his game for NU to have a chance In the second half. The Gopher run defense is stout.

Edit: I am…ummm…wow! So pure direct snaps to the RB for the rest of the game?
 
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Purple Pile Driver

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I usually refrain from the game day over-reaction thread, but this might be the worst Coached team I have seen this side of Lovie.
 
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