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View Poll Results: Will UC win against UCF? | |||
Yes | 1 | 4.17% | |
No | 23 | 95.83% | |
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10-02-2017, 09:36 PM | #11 | |
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10-03-2017, 07:44 AM | #12 | |
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On Saturday, when the second string had taken over at every other spot, Moore was still playing. I think Fickell felt if he put Trail in the game and had some success, he could create a QB controversy, so he is going to stick with Moore regardless of outcomes. |
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10-07-2017, 09:56 AM | #13 |
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Doaks needs 20+ carries tonight.
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10-07-2017, 08:06 PM | #14 |
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I don't get why Doaks isn't running between the tackles on 1st and 2nd downs.
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10-07-2017, 08:09 PM | #15 |
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3rd down penalties need to go away.
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10-08-2017, 09:58 AM | #16 |
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Anyone able to explain to me just what in the h-e double hockey sticks we think we're doing on offense? I don't get it one bit. Our defense is awful. It's bad. We give up drives, big plays, we're on the field a lot, it's bad. Really bad. Why not use the offense to at least try to help them out a little bit? We threw the ball 40 times and our RBs combined for 13 carries...which is the same amount as the QB. WTF? I mean, Hayden Moore is a 56.3% career passer and he's at 53.5% this year. So why are we throwing so much before 3rd down? NORMALLY I'd understand it. I like having balance and keeping the defense guessing on whether it's run or pass. But this isn't normal. Our defense is bad, our 3 RBs are good, the QB can actually move a little bit, and we complete a low % of passes. So why stop the clock 17 times with incompletions and 0 yard plays? How about we run early and try to set up 3rd and manageable? Is that so crazy? We have a 0% chance of winning if we're going to try to have a shootout with UCF, USF...basically anyone good. So why are we making these games so long? The goal for our offense should be to chew up 5 minutes any time we have it. I don't even care if we score. Just keep the defense off the damn field as much as possible.
I get that we aren't that good, but getting our a$$es beat every week without even being competitive is getting a little old. I mean we're 2 TDs off from even covering spreads. That's underachieving...even for a rebuilding team. We have 5 games left that *should* be winnable. Not saying we will win, or even should win, but they should be winnable. What are we doing to set ourselves up to win those games? I figured even at our worst we were better than Temple, ECU, and UConn. But now idk. I mean we'll almost certainly lose to Temple. And the way we're trending, those other games aren't locks either. And I'm not even putting Tulane in the category of games we should win. We aren't seeing much progress. That should start to change at this point. Our coaches have now had time to see what these guys can and can't do. Let's see some adjustments now. Last edited by jacobkdoyle; 10-08-2017 at 10:00 AM. |
10-08-2017, 11:01 AM | #17 |
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Is the Bearcats defense that bad? It has to be that we do not have the athletes to compete. I am sure they are trying, and that the coaches are putting them in proper positions, but they are lacking the athleticism to get the job done. Am I wrong?
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10-09-2017, 07:57 AM | #18 |
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I was at the game and would agree with your assessment. Our seats were right behind the UCF bench. They were massive and fast. There were a lot of plays where our guys were in the position to make the play and just got straight up ran over. Not much Fickell can do about that.
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10-09-2017, 08:14 AM | #19 | |
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Based on what Luke has done on the recruiting trail the talent will improve. Let's hope that the staff and Luke learn from the mistakes this season and get better as the talent improves. |
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10-09-2017, 11:08 AM | #20 | |
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