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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: MSU Game

« on: September 09, 2013, 05:14:44 PM »

What does everyone think about #1? Childs could not keep up last week. The Spartans are going to exploit that something fierce Morehead also averaged just over 4ypc and over 300 yards of offense.

I saw that and I will say  a few things:

1. It was a perfect pass becuase it was like a fade in the corner.
2. Childs should have disrupted his timing at the LOS but he didn't.
3.  The pass rush was not fast enough on that play.


I will say that we do need to be concerned about picking up the back out of the backfield.  We have been burned twice on plays where the QB throws to the RB or FB releasing out of the backfield.  That is what we need to be concerned about and get it corrected.

You are allowed to hit the receiver within the first 5 yards of the LOS (unless the rules have changed).  I say hit them and mess up the timing routes.  That is old school defense.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Special Teams

« on: September 09, 2013, 10:23:27 AM »

I am happy with the focus we have on Special Teams this year.  Outside of Stubbs fumbling the ball twice, we have had an excellent improvment.  Liste is a real weapon.  This are can win us some close games.  Stubbs cannot fumble the ball anymore this year, especially with MSU.  He has to secure the ball.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: MSU Game

« on: September 08, 2013, 09:01:49 PM »

Sparty's defense has given up 100 yards total rushing in two games on 52 attempts.

They are fourth in the nation in sacks, 14th in scoring defense.

The defense has four touchdowns in two games.

If anyone thinks a loss to Sparty means that YSU is destined for failure in the MVFC, they are clueless.

The only reason YSU might have even a chance in this game is the ineptness of Sparty's offense.

and they've played WMU and USF. YAAAAAAAAWNNNNNNNNNNNNN.

I am beginning to think youe are thick in the head or a fan that is delusional. They have more scholarships and more athletes than we do. They are a slow starting offense just as tOSU was under tressel. MSU is not as good as tOSU was, but we will have great difficulty moving the ball on that defense. We have a shot if we can keep the game close. One thing you need to remember is that when we play good defenses Hess tends to struggle in the passing game. Most of our WR's will be overmatched with their DB's. MSu has proven they can score and win football ga$es with their defense. Their special teams will keep the field long for us.

If we don't turn the ball over and if we can find some success running and passing we have a chance to keep it close enough to have a shot in the 4th qtr. That is as long as our defense can contain them.

You are coming off as if WMu and USF are cupcakes. Boith of them played MSU tough. But the better athletes pulled away in the end. We will certainly have our hands full. This will not be like the Pitt game. Pitt let our receivers and TE's free in the secondary. You won't see that against MSU. We will have to earn evertything. There will be no gifts. Also would like to point out the youth of our OL and DL this will nake it even more difficult.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: MSU Game

« on: September 08, 2013, 07:23:40 PM »

Michigan State certainly had some issues on offense during the first two weeks.  But let's not get carried away.  They have better football players than we do, especially on defense.  They will have 80,000 fans in the seats, and Delaney's Big Ten officials will not give us any 50-50 calls.  Furthermore, we have no idea what we can or cannot do against a real team.  Let's just hope for a competitive game.  No stupid turnovers.  If we are still there in the fourth quarter, pressure shifts entirely to them.

No one is getting carried away, MSU is a bottom feeder type team this year, if we cant beat them we aren't beating NDSU, NIU or any other hard teams we play this year

What are you talking about?  They have a national championship defense with national championship special teams and an offense that is inept.

purdue and Iowa are bottom feeders.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: MSU Game

« on: September 08, 2013, 05:26:28 PM »

What is the line on this game?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 07, 2013, 05:49:50 PM »

Outside of the fumble special teamwork excellent

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 07, 2013, 05:20:25 PM »

Travis Williams is a stud

Looks like the light bulb went on.  He's getting it. Needs a lot of work but he could be special.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 07, 2013, 04:46:20 PM »

We ran an option play!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 07, 2013, 04:42:36 PM »

I can't believe that QB got up after that hit by Travis Williams

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 07, 2013, 04:24:11 PM »

Wow!  We went for two!  They are running all kinds of plays on that first drive.  We ran A gap power, play action passes, running out of 4 wide receivers, throwing to the tight end, shot gun, pistol, using the full back, I thought I saw an isolation play in there.  I like it!  Just saw a slant!

Give MSU a ton too much to prepare for!

WOW!  We may have a shot against MSU.  They are struggling with USF who was embarrassed by McNeese State.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 06, 2013, 02:54:31 PM »

A high School team in Y-town could beat this team.  This should be UGLY

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 06, 2013, 09:25:56 AM »

No disrespect to Morehead fans, but if we don't beat them by 70 points I will be disappointed.

http://themoreheadnews.com/moreheadstatesports/x1253333920/Video-MSU-vs-Pikeville

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 06, 2013, 05:33:07 AM »

How could any team possibly prepare for an entire playbook?  Think about how many actual hours of playtime a football team has to prepare. Think about how condensed game film sessions must be for players. If you threw the sink out every week there is no way that they could possibly prepare for so many plays. What I don't understand is everyone else's logic.

Look at what Boise State has (for the most part) consistently done every year. They run so many different plays and formations in every game it is amazing. I like to watch them just to see the different plays they will run. With so many different types of plays and so many different induividual plays within the type there the capability exists to truely randomize every play in order to prevent any pattern identification. In a truely randomized play list you could even have the same play run 2-3 even 4 times in a game, but the probability decreases each time the play is run.

Having a fixed playlist vs the big -6 isn't fair competition but doesn't surpise me either. It makes me want to vomit when I think about how staged the games can be. Similar to boxing. That isn't fair to the kids and what is the point of even playing if you can't make it fair. I have never heard that, but it also makes me lose respect for the schools that have handed down scripting. It is actually a form of discrimination.

Oh well.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 05, 2013, 09:45:44 PM »

What is wrong with my thought process.  It is all about adding enough variation so that the other team cannot correct to gain control.  When you run 3 plays (which appears to be 15% of our playbook) the other team practices how to defend those 3 and has the ability to master it.  How many coaches get beat because of tendency?  Many do because the get comfortable with what they think works, or until they run into a team that learns how to stop it.  I say keep them guessing always. Keep the run pass balance a 50% as a matter of policy and keep the playbook wide open.  When you have 85 plays then run 85 different plays.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Morehead State

« on: September 05, 2013, 05:56:20 PM »

On paper it may look like you are giving away your offense, but in reality you give them something to prepare for. For example, if you run a two point conversion, the other team will likely have to spend time to defens it. If you run a screen pass to the half back, the will have to practice how to defend it. Wheel route to the Wr, full back lead plays, iso's. Slants , reverses, thow-backs to the QB, draws, half back passes, and gadgets all require preparation. Make the defense prepare for everything (they only have a week to prepare). They cannot prossible prepare for everything.

Why do you think Montgomery's offense was so successful in year 1 with a young QB and now we struggle to run the same plays?  Because we run the same damn plays every game. We only present a few scenarios that require preparation so we make it easy on the opposing defense.