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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: FB vs EWW: In Game Thread

« on: December 17, 2016, 11:17:01 PM »

Congrats on a great season and great game. A lot of non calls by the refs. Enjoy Frisco.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: FB vs EWW: In Game Thread

« on: December 17, 2016, 07:22:28 PM »

Damnit, why are we so one dimensional!?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 03:45:42 PM »

http://herosports.com/news/eastern-washington-football-embraces-record-cold-fcs-playoffs-semifinal

But the Eagles aren't worried. As Eastern Washington senior wide receiver Shaq Hill (pictured left) said before a frigid practice Tuesday afternoon, everyone will be cold. It's just a matter of how you handle it.

“There’s really no way they can hide it," Hill said. "We know they’re cold. We’re cold. It’s just who’s not going to make the excuse at the end of the day.”

“I think a lot of people saw that with the turnovers, the ball just seemed slippery for Richmond," Gubrud said. "But we had been practicing all week and we knew how the ball was going to feel and we knew how the surface was going to feel, so I think it’s a little easier for us to adjust.”

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 03:39:19 PM »

"Just as likely, if not more likely that your RBs put the ball on the ground as much as our WRs. Except when a RB does it, it's fumble with a 50/50 chance of turnover. When a WR does it, it's just an incomplete pass."


Did you have to google that or did you ask your mommy to explain it to you. Either way thanks for sharing the knowledge.

Your age and IQ are showing again.

Notice the correct use of your. You're welcome.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 01:58:21 PM »

Thanks for the laughs. Ask Richmond and their 1.3 ypc how they felt about our run defense.

While your making yourself feel better. Why don't you ask Wofford, the number 5 total defense how they handled our running game. Here's a hint. They didn't. EWU isn't even ranked in the top 50.
You can also call Jax State and ask how there QB did against our Defense

So yes you are one dimensional. We shut down the short stuff and pound the rock. Your in trouble.

You keep spouting things that aren't true... By play count we run more than you pass. The penguins are definitely more one dimensional from a game planning perspective. And we still average more than 4y per carry doing it, not earth shattering but it moves the chains at one of the best rates in FCS. We CAN use the short passing game OR run the ball. By yards its been a smaller part of the offense but we do run the ball effectively. Richmond learned that pretty quickly after selling out on the pass.

We are ranked 7th in the FCS in rushing offense. Eastern Washington isn't ranked in the top 50. You haven't played a defense quite like ours yet. If the weather affects the passing game like it should I like our chances

LOL. You're right, NDSU's defense isn't like yours.... it's better. Their starting safeties weren't suspended either. Both teams are playing in the same weather. I'm not worried. Just as likely, if not more likely that your RBs put the ball on the ground as much as our WRs. Except when a RB does it, it's fumble with a 50/50 chance of turnover. When a WR does it, it's just an incomplete pass. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 01:52:35 PM »

Thanks for the laughs. Ask Richmond and their 1.3 ypc how they felt about our run defense.

While your making yourself feel better. Why don't you ask Wofford, the number 5 total defense how they handled our running game. Here's a hint. They didn't. EWU isn't even ranked in the top 50.
You can also call Jax State and ask how there QB did against our Defense

So yes you are one dimensional. We shut down the short stuff and pound the rock. Your in trouble.

*you're

No we're not.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 12:53:26 AM »

If I didn't know any better I would think this is a EWU forum with all these "if we wanna have a shot" quotes!!! First off no team has stopped or even really slowed our ground game, not even NDSU or SDSU, that's was just at a time when our offense was putrid and we were turning the ball over at an alarming rate! Well those days are behind us and we are playing great ball in every phase of the game other than last week's kicking game mishaps because Kennedy was hurt. EWU run defense is terrible, their biggest weakest is our biggest strength. You can run the football in any weather but I'm not sure you can throw with the same effectiveness @ 0° so advantage Guins there also! Another thing guys are losing the minds over is how many times can we run the ball without Ruiz, well Webb carried it 37 times Saturday with 1 fumble, as a team I think we ran it 49 times and Ruiz carried it 1x so that's something we need not worry about! Webb just broke the school record for single game All-Purpose yards and has been on an 1st Team All-American type rare since his knee is back to 100% but we are worried about someone that is not gonna b playing? Doesn't make sense to me. Now I am worried about both of our Safties being out but Powell has played well all year so I think we will b ok. This isn't the same team from earlier in the year, they will b fine!!! No one dimensional team can beat this Guins team, period!!! See you guys in Frisco!

Thanks for the laughs. Ask Richmond and their 1.3 ypc how they felt about our run defense.

And EWU one dimensional? Please. Our short passing game is our run game, not to mention when GG takes it up the middle because your back 7 is all in coverage, afraid to give up any more deep balls. We put up 44 on NDSU, and only lost after missing at FG at the end of regulation.

Am I saying YSU doesn't stand a chance? Not at all. But to act like YSU is a lock to win... laughable.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 12:35:19 AM »

Can EWU launch an effective passing attack if the temperature is indeed around zero?  We don't know.  Even EWU does not know.  This will be an unprecedented experience at our level of competition.  Catching a hard-thrown football in that climate will be equivalent to trying to catch a large rock with pointed ends.

Can the YSU offensive line continue to be the stars of our playoff run?  Since the quarterback change, they have been scary good.  If they can continue to perform at this high level, the conditions clearly favor the better running offense.

Can anybody kick or punt a ball for distance in zero temperatures?  Can any scientist furnish us with this answer?  If not, special teams might be an adventure for both sides.

It was blizzarding in 2010 against NDSU, and we were able to pass the ball (at least near the end when we needed to tie it and then in OT), and in 2013 against SDSU it was 12 degrees at kickoff (had to go look it up), although the performance wasn't great, at least by EWU standards: 12/22 for 217 yards, 0 INTs, 5 TDs. We have great WRs, but yes, it will be extremely cold and will have an impact on both teams.

http://goeags.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=2434

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 12:26:00 AM »

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USWA0073:1:US

Hopefully I linked this right, but I blame you Penguins

We are showing a high of 0 on game day, this would easily be the coldest game in Eastern history. Last weekend is currently second on our list at 20 degrees. What a difference a week can make.

The SDSU game a few years back was pretty close, IIRC. That was a COLD game.