frozengopher
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Stealing from what another poster started last week, I'm going to write what I think are important facts about this game without letting emotion spew all over the place. Don't post unless you can be rational, realistic, and back up your opinions with facts. This thread is a safety teepee for legitimate GH posters. Not a sweat lodge, however.
We lost to a team we were expected to lose to. We lost poorly, however.
In the first half, we played extremely well on both sides of the ball in the most hostile environment in the Big Ten. We were obviously physically outmatched, yet we were down 0-7. The play calling in the first half was legit. Weber even showed some moxie by getting the ball to other receivers when Decker went down. A few dropped passes killed drives. Traye got burned on a missed assignment, yet he had a few plays where he was right on it. Pryor sucks, plain and simple. We just do not have the athletic ability to get on him. Arm tackles will not suffice.
The second half was a disaster. Chalk up 21 points (maybe 28, I was well into a few drinks by then) to turnovers. Coaching decisions/adjustments left something to be desired. Weber isn't it, his passes and decision making were very suspect. Far too much reliance on Tow-Arnett, it seemed. Where were our other receivers after the 30 minute mark? It really appeared to me that we gave up on defense as well. A true freshman rb gashed us up. Putting in Gray at the end of the game resulted in points. Albeit we were against their second/third stringers, the points were very welcome. Gray looked pretty damn good the entire game, and it is my belief that he should get the majority of snaps for the remainder of the season, as he brings another dimension to the offense.
Our offensive line is the most offensive thing to ever grace college football. I feel really, really bad for Weber, because I think he could be a really decent pocket passer with time to throw. I also feel bad that his throwing motion got changed, as his numbers this year compared to last year can only be a direct correlation to that. His line and available talent were even worse last year.
We still have serious discipline issues on and off the field at the halfway mark. This is really, really bad. C'mon Brew.
We lost to a team we were expected to lose to. We lost poorly, however.
In the first half, we played extremely well on both sides of the ball in the most hostile environment in the Big Ten. We were obviously physically outmatched, yet we were down 0-7. The play calling in the first half was legit. Weber even showed some moxie by getting the ball to other receivers when Decker went down. A few dropped passes killed drives. Traye got burned on a missed assignment, yet he had a few plays where he was right on it. Pryor sucks, plain and simple. We just do not have the athletic ability to get on him. Arm tackles will not suffice.
The second half was a disaster. Chalk up 21 points (maybe 28, I was well into a few drinks by then) to turnovers. Coaching decisions/adjustments left something to be desired. Weber isn't it, his passes and decision making were very suspect. Far too much reliance on Tow-Arnett, it seemed. Where were our other receivers after the 30 minute mark? It really appeared to me that we gave up on defense as well. A true freshman rb gashed us up. Putting in Gray at the end of the game resulted in points. Albeit we were against their second/third stringers, the points were very welcome. Gray looked pretty damn good the entire game, and it is my belief that he should get the majority of snaps for the remainder of the season, as he brings another dimension to the offense.
Our offensive line is the most offensive thing to ever grace college football. I feel really, really bad for Weber, because I think he could be a really decent pocket passer with time to throw. I also feel bad that his throwing motion got changed, as his numbers this year compared to last year can only be a direct correlation to that. His line and available talent were even worse last year.
We still have serious discipline issues on and off the field at the halfway mark. This is really, really bad. C'mon Brew.