Quoner

Every time I see a group of people in MTSU apparel, I think of Mr. Funke’s ill-fated turn as an understudy to the Blue Man Group on Arrested Development. Still those fans came – and they were so nice. Yeah, they want to beat you, but you don’t get anyone dog-cussing you or insulting your mother. They played along when we fired a cannon at them before half-time. They even keep saying good things about Riley after the game. Sure, they can’t remember what happened a few weeks ago, but who are we to judge them? Speaking of judging – I’m telling you who I am judging this week. I hate when people get on here and rip spirit groups just because they bought a $10 ticket. Waaa – Scrappy doesn’t dance enough. Waaa – the Eagle Angels stole my sandwich! Waaaa – the band didn’t hold that trill through the signal to end the fermata. Waaa – that cheerleader I paid $750 to couldn’t remember my safe word. IT GET’S OLD!!! Still, I have three pieces of advice for the Wings: 1.) If the starting QB is down on the ground hurt, don’t implore me to make noise with your bandana. 2.) If our team is going for a fourth and one near midfield, don’t implore me to make noise with your bandana. 3.) Reinvest the money you are spending on designer jeans in your future. I feel better now. So, who read the board this weekend? I broke my code and logged in Sunday for a taste of the mood and got pretty much what I came for. There was the comfort of knowing that we were not UTEP that night. Besides, the odds of Texas reloading by the time we go back down there are so slim that I think we can already start thinking upset, right? There was also the much more exciting comfort of knowing how good at sports Lance Dunbar is. I don’t want to commit heresy or hyperbole, but if Jesus decided his return should be in the form of a running back sharing time in the backfield at a mid-major college, I’m pretty sure that this is how he would look. Prove me wrong! That was it for the positives really. I guess we’ll tackle the not as negative topics next. Up first – we need to keep working on the short yardage packages, but the fact that they actually exist might be progress. Read that sentence slowly, then facepalm whenever you have a spare moment. Goal Line packages - still under construction. Still – every time a team loses, all eyes shift to the QB. And, since we live in such a smart football town, it’s obviously time to figure out how to get the ball moving on running Riley out of town. Riley may have good quotes, but her turned the ball over too much! He shrugged his shoulders! I really did like the idea to shuttle Tune in when we want to throw deep. We could start that – let them adjust, and then gash them to death with inside hand-offs. The plan has no flaws! Maybe Riley could lighten up the receiving corp by becoming the next Jordan Shipley/Wes Welker/New Jewish guy on the Patriots. So, how do we pick up the pieces from another conference loss? Well, we can go macro and try to really put this Doge guy in perspective. This thread is nothing new, but Rudy’s ability to link a person complaining about the Dodge’s W/L record was really funny. It had a dancing banana and everything, plus he quoted that Jim Mora speech from more than a decade ago. All that thing needed was some Caroline in the City references and it would be like a time capsule. Still, these recaps are catching on. Grandgreen had a pretty good one. The line play in the first half was the biggest problem and you’d like to think it can keep improving. Since we don’t seem bent on throwing downfield much, we need to run the ball well to open up the short pass plays to the outside. How short are they? This short: UNT90 had a recap that was a little more scathing, but still valid. If you want to discuss the lack of a two point conversion at the end of the third, this is your thread. And yes, basketball really is only 45 days away – even if we don’t get a premier game to watch. Can we beat ASU and Troy on the road? I have no idea anymore, but I’d rather just worry about UL if that’s cool with everyone. And, that was pretty much it for analysis – but it was just the beginning for one of the board’s favorite past times – cannibalizing the smallest fan base in the state! Why play a post game song when you lose? Why do fireworks? Why don’t we close the stadium down instantly , put on sackcloth and wear ashes like other schools? Why don’t those stupid alumni stand up more during the first half? Why do people age? Why do they make my grandpa take calcium? Why did dad shoot that old mare? Where does KFC come from? Will I get old someday? Why must people mock the team that they have only seen do poorly with a noise that I don’t like? Why did Quoner hate that guy behind him while he kept moving around the stadium? What color is my parachute? Who moved my cheese? Look, if we could all just give each other the same respect that we give some a-hole in a USC jersey who will mostly likely never come back, the world would be a much better place. So we enter into a long two weeks before the next snap, with only music and the recent success of UH (beating Tech is also sooo late 90s – add that to Rudy’s time capsule) to comfort us. But, Go Mean Green. PS: Wash this recap down with a cool, refreshing glass of Playmaker. It's almost like we're not in the middle of an SBC losing streak or anything!

I wonder what kind of speech the old strength coach could have given...

Once you start looking for it....it can be scary. For me, it was a three year process.

No one from the FWST?

You must not appreciate what the basketball team might be capable of this year - non-conference schedule or no.

One step further -- A&M has a special song they sing when they lose to show they are still behind the team after the team. They have been singing it a lot lately -- but they still sing it.

Nautique

My breaking points were: -People starting the wave on the student side across from me -The world's worst heckler at the top of section I who would start a topic and full volume, then lower his voice like a woman before insulting Dodge. EXAMPLE: Loud: Hey, Dodge how about that new stadium? Pause Soft: Too bad you won't be here to see it. Choke on a fat one, world's worst heckler.

Vizza

If it was a high end sales job, then I might even get a red blazer.

You kind of have to earn getting into Rice and then back it up once you are there with their curve grading system. Trying to equate it to SMU just comes off as odd.

I got the Patriots stat from ESPN.com, so let that be a lesson to me for going there. Yes - they did. It got them a 9-7 record and they lucked out by being in one of the worst divisions in the history of football. They won because they suddenly started doing what they needed to do to be a good football team. My point is only that any offense is ultimately only as good as it's running game - as our most QBS. If NT could run the ball the way we did against Ball State against anyone else, Riley would not be in everyone's cross-hairs after last night's game. Since I love the baseball more than most, AZ is the equivalent of the 80s Twins or the St Louis Cardinals of a few years ago - once you make it in the tournament, you just need to be able to play winning baseball for 3-4 weeks. I don't think many GMs decided to use the 2008 Cardinals as their blueprint for this year, although I suppose Jerry Jones and Wade will use them as a an example to rally around before the season is over.

The 2007 New England Patriots finished 6th in the league in rushing offense.

Well - let's look at those Cardinals and their magical playoff run: Game One vs. Atlanta 32 passes for 357 28 rushes for 86 Game Two vs. Carolina (remember, Delhomme turned it over FIVE times, too) 32 passes for 215 43 rushes for 145 Game Three vs. Philly 28 passes for 267 yards 29 rushes for 102 yards Superbowl 43 passes for 374 yards 12 rushes for 33 yards Hmm...

Or - more people should focus on how the backs make the spread work and the impact the threat of the run has on opening up everything else. Our pal LongJim likes to harp on that.

Well, he's been watching college football since 1977. Who are we to question? It's like saying Stevie Wonder's been reading music since the 1960s. He may be doing it - but he's not really doing it.

Cool - thanks.

Who said these things?

It's true - why would any coach see his talent and how effective he was under Parcells and think they can harness that? Those coaches are probably too busy signing Mark Brunnell or Sage Rosenfels on the depth chart to notice him.

Next you're gonna tell me QBs under 6'2 can succeed. Like anyone could ever know that.

OUR TEAM THIRST 4 VICKTORY!!! YOU WILL B CRUShED!!!!11!

Poor choice of words.

Mensa-quality trash talk all around. I hope this intensity carries onto the field.

Let's teach them a lesson about discrediting our win...by discrediting their win! GMG!