Back from the game in Austin.......

FirefightnRick · September 17, 2006

My rant:
Wy can't we move the damn ball? You might say, "Well stupid, we were playing God's gift to defensive football today, what do you expect?". I expect to move the ball. That's what I expect. I expect us to gain some yardage, regardless of who is on the field. I expect us to be prepared with an offensive game plan that gives the other team something to think about. I don't expect us to have a day of 6 first downs and 96 total yards. I've watched this offense sputter against the ranked teams, the unranked teams and worse, for 8 years now and it's rarely been anywhere to the point of potent. There has been such a sorry trend of poor planning, non imaginative offensive planning during these OOC games that it's sickening. Not sure I can take it any more? We had 9 total yards in the first half? Are you kidding me? And to all those of you who I spoke with today who seem to be at ease with this. I want you all to remember what you said to me this next saturday, and against Tulsa and against La Tech. I haven't come to my conclusion simply based on ONE game as some think. I have watched this for years. I snap when I see us again, for what appears to be on average of 2 times per game for 8 years now, in which we either get a delay of game penalty because we can't get the play in on time, or we have to burn a timeout to prevent getting a delay of game penalty. When will this EVER FREAKING END? WHEN? But that's just a tiny part of it. I'm sick of seeing people like Texas, TCU or even Nicholls State bringing 8 and 9 man fronts and seeing us run right at them. When will we get an offensive coordinator/head coach that understands this is an
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does it not bother anyone else that each and every year we seem to never be able to move the ball consistently when other programs at our level or below can? I don't expect gawdy numbers, but damn why can we never seem to move the ball and gain some yards, convert some 1st downs and keep our defense off the field for more than 3 plays?
Some stats of interest from today put up by other programs who seem to have similar expectations as I do:
N. Illinois...............15 First Downs, 343 yards vs #1 Ohio State
Marshall.................16 First Downs, 322 yards vs #5 West Virginia
S. Miss...................18 First Downs, 296 yards vs #7 Florida
UAB........................14 First Downs, 301 yards vs #10 Oklahoma
W. Kentuck(1-AA)....12 First Downs, 193 yards vs #15 Georgia
Montana(1-AA).........11 First Downs, 144 yards vs #16 Iowa
Northeastern(1-AA)......15 First Downs, 207 yards vs #17 Virginia Tech
Florida Atlantic.........18 First Downs, 213 yards vs #18 Clemson
Akron.....................18 First Downs, 225 yards vs #19 Penn State
La Tech...................13 First Downs, 305 yards vs #20 Nebraska
N. Arizona(1-AA)......13 First Downs, 312 yards vs #24 Arizona State
Idaho.......................17 First Downs, 264 yards vs Michigan State
Montana(1-AA).........16 First Downs, 294 yards beats Colorado
Illinois St.(1-AA).......21 First Downs, 346 yards in a 1 point loss to Kansas State. ISU lost by 1 because they did not convert on a 2 point try.
North Texas.............6 First Downs, 96 yards vs #2 Texas
Rick