The View From Section 241 -- Utah State

[Tdaley]

Armstrong from NC State looked unstoppable against us. He just got benched.

NC State changing QBs, from Armstrong to Morris

NC State is swapping quarterbacks, from struggling Brennan Armstrong to MJ Morris.

www.espn.com

He didn't throw the ball especially well against us. Of course we couldn't tackle him. As such, he didn't have to make too many great passes against us.

 

[Chin Diesel]

These comments about Armstrong and NC State perfectly illustrate those who don't realize a modern college QB doesn't need great passing numbers to be effective.

Armstrong toyed with UConn all day and got every first down he needed all day long. He correctly read the UConn defense and took what UConn gave him. And he did it effortlessly. Anyone thinking UConn was effective on defense because Armstrong didn't have great passing numbers is fooling themself.

 

[businesslawyer]

These comments about Armstrong and NC State perfectly illustrate those who don't realize a modern college QB doesn't need great passing numbers to be effective.

Armstrong toyed with UConn all day and got every first down he needed all day long. He correctly read the UConn defense and took what UConn gave him. And he did it effortlessly. Anyone thinking UConn was effective on defense because Armstrong didn't have great passing numbers is fooling themself.

What if we think that NC State scored fewer points against us than anyone we've played, including three low majors? What does that mean I don't understand?

 

[gsmooth]

Armstrong from NC State looked unstoppable against us. He just got benched.

NC State changing QBs, from Armstrong to Morris

NC State is swapping quarterbacks, from struggling Brennan Armstrong to MJ Morris.

www.espn.com

Well the truth hurts even more about UConn Football.

 

[uconnbill]

They are going younger and Morris is more of a thrower than Armstrong.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Shorter and slightly different format this week because there is only so much that can be said.

1. This season sucks. Second straight week that I've had to call off my tailgate and go to the game by myself because you can't expect normal people to cook and eat in heavy rain. As if there isn't enough wrong with this season.

2. The few bright spots first. Roberson looked more competent than he had. Not great, by any means, but more competent. Mora says he will get better with time. Maybe he's right. And hats off to Cam Edwards, in his first serious roll, showing that he was more than up to it. Obviously without Houston's or Brewton's speed, but a really nice job. Nice to see Cam Ross look like the Cam Ross from 7 seasons ago before all the injuries. And nice to see the OL start dominating in the running attack like last year.

3. If you ever wanted proof that we can't have nice things, not counting the year we didn't play football that's twice in 3 or 4 seasons that we've marched down the field to score a TD to tie a game in the last minute, and not convert an extra point to actually tie it. Do normal people have to see their team do that once in a lifetime?

4. I don't understand how it is possible for a defense to give up 22 yards in 28 minutes, make one unbelievably hair-brained play (more on that in a minute) and then totally fall apart beyond possible levels of sucking and give up 34 points and almost 400 yards in just 32 minutes. How does one blown play change you from world 7. Did I say that this season sucks?

Shorter and slightly different format this week because there is only so much that can be said.

1. This season sucks. Second straight week that I've had to call off my tailgate and go to the game by myself because you can't expect normal people to cook and eat in heavy rain. As if there isn't enough wrong with this season.

2. The few bright spots first. Roberson looked more competent than he had. Not great, by any means, but more competent. Mora says he will get better with time. Maybe he's right. And hats off to Cam Edwards, in his first serious roll, showing that he was more than up to it. Obviously without Houston's or Brewton's speed, but a really nice job. Nice to see Cam Ross look like the Cam Ross from 7 seasons ago before all the injuries. And nice to see the OL start dominating in the running attack like last year.

3. If you ever wanted proof that we can't have nice things, not counting the year we didn't play football that's twice in 3 or 4 seasons that we've marched down the field to score a TD to tie a game in the last minute, and not convert an extra point to actually tie it. Do normal people have to see their team do that once in a lifetime?

4. I don't understand how it is possible for a defense to give up 22 yards in 28 minutes, make one unbelievably hair-brained play (more on that in a minute) and then totally fall apart beyond possible levels of sucking and give up 34 points and almost 400 yards in just 32 minutes. How does one blown play change you from world beaters to brittle losers? I don't get it. This defense returned 9 starters (all 4 on the DL, Mitchell, both Safeties, Bell and Shearin) on Defense, and have a number of starters who play less than they did last year because folks are pushing them for playing time. This is not a talent problem. Effort? Mental? Coaching? Someone smarter than me will have to determine that, and obviously our defense couldn't compete in the SEC, but the reason we can't shut down mediocre teams at home is not that our talent level is down from last year when we totally throttled BC and Fresno at home and did a more than credible job against Liberty.

5. I don't like to spend a lot of time criticizing play calling when others do, because plays are called based on so much information we don't have, and I had no problem with Mora going for 1 and the tie at the end of the game, but this is a poorly coached team. It just is. The great play by Cam Ross for 35 yards to get our drive started was a great play because two WRs ran the same pattern to the same spot. How can that happen coming off a change of possession? The blocked extra point was blocked by someone who blocked 3 kicks last year and 1 this year, and he blocked it not with a great athletic play around the edge but by running through untouched while the man outside of him was blocked. How can the coaches not be ready for that specifically, or ever have the wide blocker think that if you have two men to block you block the outside guy and let the inside guy run by you? How many times did we try to return kickoffs and lose yardage from what we get for free at the 25? Athletes make mistakes (I see you Aaron Bagsby), and sometimes you're in position and a player or two fails, but even if someone was blown by for the long score at the end of the half, how in the world with Utah State only having 1 TO left can there possibly not be anyone deep to stop a 30 yard play from being a 70 yard TD? And, on the play before we scored, how in the world do you spend your last time out before seeing if the refs are going to stop the game anyone for minutes to see if Rosa got into the endzone? We not only used up our last TO, but left too much time on the clock for after we scored for Utah State to come down and kick a FG to win. That's what I assumed was going to happen, not being smart enough to anticipate that we'd let an inside defender run untouched to the kicker. This is a poorly coached team. And it's hard to imagine how we thought it was well coached last year (not counting the people who wanted a more wide open offense even though we didn't have the personnel to run one).

6. I see no reason to think we will be competitive with Rice on Saturday. Maybe someone will prove me wrong but I'm not holding my breath.

7. Did I say that this season sucks?

Speechless. Hand your Husky card in! Just WOW.

Have Faith dude.

 

[Skiblets]

Honestly. We’ve made every QB we’ve played against in the last 10 years look like a heisman contender.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

If their current production levels hold for the year, all three LBs will miss outputs from last year by 20-30 tackles, same for the DEs, and Durante Jones, also rotating in a lot of players at the other DB spots. Something is amiss.

 

[Chin Diesel]

What if we think that NC State scored fewer points against us than anyone we've played, including three low majors? What does that mean I don't understand?

That's fair but the lack of scoring wasn't due to Armstrong. He was fine and was 100% the difference in that game.

Switch Fagnano and Armstrong and UConn wins the game by 20.

 

[Chin Diesel]

If their current production levels hold for the year, all three LBs will miss outputs from last year by 20-30 tackles, same for the DEs, and Durante Jones, also rotating in a lot of players at the other DB spots. Something is amiss.

Seems like they're amissing a lot of tackles???

 

[ZooCougar]

7. Did I say that this season sucks?

How has the season sucked?

Big 12
Not winning
The stupid UConn Band
The Stupid Weather
Brutal Officiating
The Absurd ACC intervention during the Duke game

Stupid quitters transferring midseason. No I don’t wish you luck. The team planned on you being here this season and you took practice reps away from kids who want to be here. Have fun at Wagner losers.

Even still this is better than the off-season reading the latest boring piece by Amore and talking about which kid with offers from Monmouth and Bryant is actually a D1 prospect.

 

[KryHavok]

How has the season sucked?

Big 12
…

And like alcohol on an open wound, there’s the ACC giving us the finger again and taking three teams waaaaay across the country.

 

[billybud]

Let slip the dogs of war..

 

[Punkbo]

Is it bad that I’m actually enjoying this conversation?

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Seems like they're amissing a lot of tackles???

Yeah, someone posted after the 3rd or 4th game that we are among the leaders by percentage missed. Its a lot and many are doing it. Or not doing it.