meanrob

This is why I'm losing confidence in the mindset of this staff. Third and four. You are getting eight yards a carry. Your mindset should be to get four yards in two downs. Instead we do a deep dropback and take us out of field goal range. Why not put Darden in motion and do a quick handoff to him? Or just see what Torrey can do on third down. We continue to make losing plays.

That last pass play/throw shouldn't happen. Ever.

But fortunately they aren't very good either!!! Pretty sure I said not to let anyone else get behind us though. Don't understand how this keeps happening.

So much for bad body language!

Obviously I'm only a couch football coach but this seems pretty simple to me. Play a safety and your corners deep so they don't get behind you, tell your LBs not to overpursue and contain O'Hara and just run the ball down their throat the second half. We should just bully them for a win.

Yeah, forget the air raid nonsense. Although he's smaller than both, run an uptempo option offense like Nevada did with Kap or NIU did with Lynch. Put pressure on the D with all our RBs and Bean, and you can go over the top with Darden when they load the box.

How does someone get behind you on that play???

Novil has been getting double and triple teamed. Good for him on the sack

We should just go with a RPO/option style offense with Bean. Throw the ball only 12-15 times a game.

I'm not even mad any more.

I think we have seven penalties in eight mins of play

If we don't beat ourselves, there's no reason why we shouldn't win this game. In other news, the Lane Train and the Pirate are learning what life is like in a real football conference.

I’m not going to get in a name-calling back and forth (besides being called a “jerk” is kinda cute) but Charlie, for the love of god, stay off any OU or UT message boards right now. They make little ol’ UNT look like a Sunday picnic.

Ah yes, the ol’ “If it wasn’t for those pesky kids (message board) I’d be winning more titles” defense.

Haha, valid point. Seven straight incompletions I believe.

I would say a little of that “it factor” is making plays and getting the ball in the end zone. But his coach definitely hasn’t helped him in the red zone. We are the least creative team inside the twenty I’ve ever seen. Jeffery saved our ass when he was here.

Aune is 17/25 for 317 yards, two tds and 0 Ints. We have 14 pts.

If we had played the regular schedule, we’d be 1-5 and probably all of those losses by double digits. Trying to find some light in this tunnel but even if you could convince me we are a young team, I’m losing faith in this staff quickly. Even UTEP is putting up a fight.

I’m sorry I even thought it much less posted it.

I’m not getting my hopes up but if we were going to do something to get back in this game, now would be the time.

Four trips to the red zone....seven points. Not winning football.

Should be a 17-14 game. This is why if we had a solid offense we’d be more in these games. And it would take a little pressure off the D.

Obviously this team isn’t good but opting out just because we thought we wouldn’t be any good is the chicken s move of all chicken s moves. Hopefully some of these players get better with getting experience this year. What we should’ve done is brought in a transfer quarterback.

Interesting to hear the differing opinions of the QBs throughout the years. I don't even remember Hall's first start, I just remember him coming in against Baylor, throwing a TD and giving a fan base some hope.

I’m cool with that. Like I said, it’s not set in stone. However, the idea that any QB gets better with reps is not set in stone either. We’ve had a long list who didn’t. Also, I think I could make the case that Fine was better in his head than Aune. Although Fine had a bad habit of holding the ball too long. Also some of it isn’t Aune. I’m not sold SL is making his quarterbacks better. Then again with no QB coach or designated OC this whole season may be a wash and nothing concrete will be determined by it. In the end, I just want obvious improvement at the position. Having a four year starter should’ve given us the leeway to be ready for this year.