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Q: What’s the status of quarterback Brent Stockstill? Is he expected to play, and is this shoulder injury at all related to the surgery he had in the offseason?
A: We’re still waiting on MRI results on his left (throwing) shoulder and it will depend on how he fares in practice this week. It takes a lot to sideline Stockstill, though, so I’d expect him to be the starter Saturday. The injury is not related to the surgery he had on that same shoulder in the offseason. He was fully recovered near the start of training camp. He just took a hard, after-the-whistle hit during the Syracuse game when a defensive lineman landed on top of him, driving his shoulder into the ground. He actually played better after the injury occurred.
Q: Vanderbilt held Middle Tennessee to six points in the season opener. What did Vandy do to shut down an offense that was so explosive last season?
A: It simply boiled down to the success of Vanderbilt’s defensive front and the failings of MTSU’s offensive line. Stockstill was sacked five times against Vandy – an alarming number but made even more eye-opening when considering he was sacked just eight times in 10 games behind last year’s offensive line. He also was hurried four times and MTSU averaged just 1.9 yards per carry that game. There’s a lot of inexperience up front and a lot of meshing that still needs to take place. That said, Middle Tennessee was able to make some adjustments on the O-line at halftime against Syracuse, which helped Stockstill buy enough time in the pocket to complete three second-half touchdown passes.
Q: Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer broke out the victory cigar after the Blue Raiders’ win at Syracuse, his former employer. Now, he faces the team whose athletic director, Mark Coyle, is the person who fired him at Syracuse. Does Shafer have another cigar ready, just in case?
A: Wouldn’t that be something? Unfortunately, I’d be surprised if Shafer has another cigar stashed away for the Minnesota game. He whipped out two cigars after MTSU’s win at Syracuse – one for himself, and one for his son, Wolfgang, who is a graduate assistant. He’d gotten them during a family outing last year and had been saving them specifically for that moment. So, as far as we know, his stash has run dry. If that is indeed the case, it’s a bummer. As the Scott Shafer Revenge Tour rolls on, a win against Minnesota and Coyle would certainly be worthy of another victory cigar.
http://www.startribune.com/middle-tennessee-brings-explosive-offense-to-face-gophers/444295163/
A: We’re still waiting on MRI results on his left (throwing) shoulder and it will depend on how he fares in practice this week. It takes a lot to sideline Stockstill, though, so I’d expect him to be the starter Saturday. The injury is not related to the surgery he had on that same shoulder in the offseason. He was fully recovered near the start of training camp. He just took a hard, after-the-whistle hit during the Syracuse game when a defensive lineman landed on top of him, driving his shoulder into the ground. He actually played better after the injury occurred.
Q: Vanderbilt held Middle Tennessee to six points in the season opener. What did Vandy do to shut down an offense that was so explosive last season?
A: It simply boiled down to the success of Vanderbilt’s defensive front and the failings of MTSU’s offensive line. Stockstill was sacked five times against Vandy – an alarming number but made even more eye-opening when considering he was sacked just eight times in 10 games behind last year’s offensive line. He also was hurried four times and MTSU averaged just 1.9 yards per carry that game. There’s a lot of inexperience up front and a lot of meshing that still needs to take place. That said, Middle Tennessee was able to make some adjustments on the O-line at halftime against Syracuse, which helped Stockstill buy enough time in the pocket to complete three second-half touchdown passes.
Q: Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer broke out the victory cigar after the Blue Raiders’ win at Syracuse, his former employer. Now, he faces the team whose athletic director, Mark Coyle, is the person who fired him at Syracuse. Does Shafer have another cigar ready, just in case?
A: Wouldn’t that be something? Unfortunately, I’d be surprised if Shafer has another cigar stashed away for the Minnesota game. He whipped out two cigars after MTSU’s win at Syracuse – one for himself, and one for his son, Wolfgang, who is a graduate assistant. He’d gotten them during a family outing last year and had been saving them specifically for that moment. So, as far as we know, his stash has run dry. If that is indeed the case, it’s a bummer. As the Scott Shafer Revenge Tour rolls on, a win against Minnesota and Coyle would certainly be worthy of another victory cigar.
http://www.startribune.com/middle-tennessee-brings-explosive-offense-to-face-gophers/444295163/