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Post by BSU Card Fan in AZ on Sept 4, 2015 8:13:55 GMT -6
First game is behind us. Pretty much everyone expected some struggles on D this season and why many predict a 5 - 7 to 7 - 5 year and the media picked us 3rd or 4th in our division. Saw some good signs and a lot to work on. A lot of teams struggle early in the season, that's why you can see some major upsets this time of year.
The secondary always an issue. Not too upset with their first TD. A great move on play action and a receiver faster than greased lightning. That can happen. The run TD was a bit more disturbing. We were missing a DB. Not sure what difference he would have made.
Hey, it's early. Let's see what happens week 3. Would be great to see progress next week, but not counting on a lot. Stay healthy.
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 4, 2015 8:48:02 GMT -6
Defense was on point first half, but we can't let a team have some of those long sustained drives. I was absolutely impressed with Green last night.
I'm glad for the win, understand there are some coaching and defense improvements (that was a clear fake punt, the entire student section was yelling it), but it sure is nice to see 40+ points for a BSU game again.
Milas looked sharp with passes excluding the post and any type of fade, I hope that'll come with some more practice. He did look a whole hell of a lot more confident back there though.
Our receiver core was absolutely incredible last night (with the exclusion of Shillings).
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 4, 2015 8:59:57 GMT -6
We need to find a way to put more pressure on a QB. VMI's guy had way to much time and being an accurate thrower caused some serious problems for our DB's.
Offense was impressive and next week should be interesting to see if we can put points on the board consistently against A&M and defensively pressure their QB.
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Post by lemboforprez on Sept 4, 2015 9:41:56 GMT -6
Good point, anytime he dropped in the pocket and had a bit of time he was able to find a receiver. Not a bad QB though!
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Post by Bigfoot on Sept 4, 2015 11:21:47 GMT -6
Good point, anytime he dropped in the pocket and had a bit of time he was able to find a receiver. Not a bad QB though! The QB really made some nice throws and the VMI team definitely had some talent that they put to good use against us.
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Post by nufan on Sept 4, 2015 11:33:15 GMT -6
Defense was on point first half, but we can't let a team have some of those long sustained drives. I was absolutely impressed with Green last night. I'm glad for the win, understand there are some coaching and defense improvements (that was a clear fake punt, the entire student section was yelling it), but it sure is nice to see 40+ points for a BSU game again. Milas looked sharp with passes excluding the post and any type of fade, I hope that'll come with some more practice. He did look a whole hell of a lot more confident back there though. Our receiver core was absolutely incredible last night (with the exclusion of Shillings). Have to disagree with your statement about Milas looking sharp. In addition to deep balls and fades, i thought he was inaccurate on several passes out to the flat, particularly to Lacanaria. He threw behind the receiver causing him to stop or break the flow of his forward momentum. Some of his passes also appeared to be delivered late. The other team issue that was not acceptable IMO were penalties. There were , I believe, six for 55 yds. One of those was very costly ( a personal foul after a gain that added another 15 yds.), I think they scored on that drive.
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Post by Alan on Sept 4, 2015 12:52:06 GMT -6
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Post by cardfan on Sept 4, 2015 12:55:21 GMT -6
Defense was on point first half, but we can't let a team have some of those long sustained drives. I was absolutely impressed with Green last night. I'm glad for the win, understand there are some coaching and defense improvements (that was a clear fake punt, the entire student section was yelling it), but it sure is nice to see 40+ points for a BSU game again. Milas looked sharp with passes excluding the post and any type of fade, I hope that'll come with some more practice. He did look a whole hell of a lot more confident back there though. Our receiver core was absolutely incredible last night (with the exclusion of Shillings). Have to disagree with your statement about Milas looking sharp. In addition to deep balls and fades, i thought he was inaccurate on several passes out to the flat, particularly to Lacanaria. He threw behind the receiver causing him to stop or break the flow of his forward momentum. Some of his passes also appeared to be delivered late. The other team issue that was not acceptable IMO were penalties. There were , I believe, six for 55 yds. One of those was very costly ( a personal foul after a gain that added another 15 yds.), I think they scored on that drive. Absolutely correct.
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Post by BSU Card Fan in AZ on Sept 4, 2015 14:26:06 GMT -6
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Post by bsu0 on Sept 4, 2015 15:29:16 GMT -6
If we play next Saturday the we played last night it will an embarrassment. If we can't put a defense rush on a VMI QB with their high school sized offensive linemen what do you think the remainder of our schedule is going to do to us? We cannot settle for field goals in the red zone against better teams. We must score seven points when we can smell the goal line. NO BIG PLAYS. If we can jump off to a quick lead versus A&M the defense cannot give up big plays. Sixty yard pass plays are out of the question. I saw a disturbing lack of defensive backs wrapping up when tackling. Try that next week and see what happens. A win is a win and good for the team, but there is plenty to work on the next eight days in preparation for the Aggies.
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Post by chirpalert on Sept 5, 2015 9:10:24 GMT -6
Defense was on point first half, but we can't let a team have some of those long sustained drives. I was absolutely impressed with Green last night. I'm glad for the win, understand there are some coaching and defense improvements (that was a clear fake punt, the entire student section was yelling it), but it sure is nice to see 40+ points for a BSU game again. Milas looked sharp with passes excluding the post and any type of fade, I hope that'll come with some more practice. He did look a whole hell of a lot more confident back there though. Our receiver core was absolutely incredible last night (with the exclusion of Shillings). Also would have to disagree with Milas looking sharp, his passes on the outside looked were slow (lack of arm strength) and receivers like Mabon and Williams had to wait for the ball and they could get any YAC. This is puzzling because last year he looked like he had some zip on the ball to get it too the outside receivers, but in this game the minimal pressure that VMI was able to get forced Milas to not step into his throws and throw off his back foot. Also a lot of his yards were on screen passes to RBs and WRs.
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Post by nufan on Sept 5, 2015 9:55:44 GMT -6
Defense was on point first half, but we can't let a team have some of those long sustained drives. I was absolutely impressed with Green last night. I'm glad for the win, understand there are some coaching and defense improvements (that was a clear fake punt, the entire student section was yelling it), but it sure is nice to see 40+ points for a BSU game again. Milas looked sharp with passes excluding the post and any type of fade, I hope that'll come with some more practice. He did look a whole hell of a lot more confident back there though. Our receiver core was absolutely incredible last night (with the exclusion of Shillings). Also would have to disagree with Milas looking sharp, his passes on the outside looked were slow (lack of arm strength) and receivers like Mabon and Williams had to wait for the ball and they could get any YAC. This is puzzling because last year he looked like he had some zip on the ball to get it too the outside receivers, but in this game the minimal pressure that VMI was able to get forced Milas to not step into his throws and throw off his back foot. Also a lot of his yards were on screen passes to RBs and WRs. I don't think it was a physical or technical issue. It was, IMO, mental. Those out passes are very timing sensitive. I think Jack was being over cautious,not wanting to be intercepted. However, this needs to be corrected.
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Post by patboylan on Sept 6, 2015 15:48:50 GMT -6
Due to extenuating circumstances, I was unfortunately unable to watch most of the game. But looking at some of the posts in the game thread, and here, I think we've gotten a little spoiled when it comes to QB play thanks to Nate Davis and Keith Wenning. Milas completed 65% of his passes, threw for 340 yards, his one INT wasn't his fault, and led an offense that scored 48 points. He's making his first start of his sophomore season. For all intents and purposes, I've been thrilled with what we've seen from him. Will he ever be Nate or Keith? Odds are long. But you need a good QB to win in the MAC, and I'm convinced we have one... and he just made his what... 7th career start?
A reminder: Here were Keith's Sophomore year stats: 64% 2,786yd 19TD 11INT
Meaning his average game was: 230yd 2TD 1INT
Solid, but he was not yet an All-MAC QB.
A lot of people here like Riley Neal, and so do I. But good programs rarely start their star QB recruits right away. Good programs don't need to throw them out as true freshmen. We were forced to do that with Davis and Wenning, but that's not an ideal scenario. I hope Neal is terrific, and after 3 years of learning his craft is ready to role for his Jr. and Sr. seasons after Milas' time here is done.
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Post by BSU Card Fan in AZ on Sept 6, 2015 16:40:09 GMT -6
Due to extenuating circumstances, I was unfortunately unable to watch most of the game. But looking at some of the posts in the game thread, and here, I think we've gotten a little spoiled when it comes to QB play thanks to Nate Davis and Keith Wenning. Milas completed 65% of his passes, threw for 340 yards, his one INT wasn't his fault, and led an offense that scored 48 points. He's making his first start of his sophomore season. For all intents and purposes, I've been thrilled with what we've seen from him. Will he ever be Nate or Keith? Odds are long. But you need a good QB to win in the MAC, and I'm convinced we have one... and he just made his what... 7th career start? A reminder: Here were Keith's Sophomore year stats: 64% 2,786yd 19TD 11INT Meaning his average game was: 230yd 2TD 1INT Solid, but he was not yet an All-MAC QB. A lot of people here like Riley Neal, and so do I. But good programs rarely start their star QB recruits right away. Good programs don't need to throw them out as true freshmen. We were forced to do that with Davis and Wenning, but that's not an ideal scenario. I hope Neal is terrific, and after 3 years of learning his craft is ready to role for his Jr. and Sr. seasons after Milas' time here is done. I do hope that Milas stays healthy and has a superb year (or good enough to keep his job). I'm a bit concerned though the Neal moved to #2 over Morrison. That puts that red shirt in jeopardy. I think even Lembo hinted that it will difficult keeping the red shirt on him now. Then you only have one year difference and may end up losing one. I agree that it would be best to give Neal another year before using him. The only scenario woul be if it looked like a real possibility of a MAC championship with that move. Anyway, my ramblings. I don't see the championship this year no matter who's in there. Next year?
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Post by dmbdan41 on Sept 6, 2015 17:00:21 GMT -6
"We came out of the game without any long term injuries."
The best part of Lembo's email. Let's hope the same thing can be said next weekend!
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