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Topic: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

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Monroe Slavin
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EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 1:46:53 AM

Once again, I watch a different game from what most of you saw.

First, the good: the band was terrific. Beautiful sound. Better than I can recall ever before. And, given the horrid mess on the field, I thought that the student side was strong and stayed in pretty good numbers until late in the game.total

Now, reality: I told you after the EMU game that we have no emotional leadership. You pretty much unanim ously trashed my thoughts. I wonder what you think now when I tell you that here's why we lost the game: totally inept intellectual approach to game and very significant lack of emotion and leadership.

More specifically, during the game BG never thought that they lose this game. They never felt that they were not in control. And we were totally with that and allowed it.

Yes, our defense played well enough to win, especially given the deep holes which punting (or whatever you call what it was we were trying to do on fourth down is called) put us in. But that's not enough.

Tonight, at points we needed the D to not just not lose the game. We needed them to win it. So, knowing that BG was going to run on every down---those around me will attest that I was screaming that repeatedly--and that BG's passing was totally inept (except for that terrific fake thing which fooled everyone on which they scored a long passing td, their passing was HORRIBLE), did we ever key on the run or run blitz. No, we didn't. So BG scored enough to win and chewed up enough clock for us not to be able to gain momentum back to our offense.

I will bet that the 3-5 times we did blitz were all VERY effective.

But, no. We knew that BG would run (the same damn play almost every time) and could not passs but we refused to (MENTAL PART OF GAME) ATTACK their run game. We gave them enough space to win.

Before I continue, let me line up to snap, turn to the sideline in utter confusion, keep looking over there, kinda sorta slowly get to the line of scrimmage with no rhythm or confidence and stop myself.

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 2:08:51 AM by Monroe Slavin

Where's the band?!
WHERE"S THE BAND?!

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 1:55:41 AM

Because that's what we did the whole first half except for the first drive.

As a business owner or manager, I don't give a rip about what your business is. But if you don't approach it with vigor, organization and confidence, then I am going to change something. (If you have the same business problem over and over, that's not good. If you have the same thinking problem over and over again, you have a problem that is going to cost someone something, is going to get addressed)..

So, as many have mentioned: our all year long punting game and the five guys who all probably could have blocked our first kick tonight. I turned to those around me right as our 2nd punt was coming and said 'here comes a block.' Gee, that really makes me a genius for recognizing the obvious.

Hey, here's an EMU favorite. How about faking to the running back before throwing a pass. Y'know, trying to freeze the defense. Or qb could pump fake.

We lost today not because of physical play (their fabulous punter vs our horrid punting wasn't conclusive). We lost because of an incredibly timid, unthinking mental approach.

Watch the 2nd quarter. First play is BG at about our 11. Running back carries 5-6 of our guys in for the last 7 yards followed by jr high punting an total disarray on offense. The only word for the jr high ball that we played in the 2nd quarter--appeared totally intimidated, afraid to git after it and attack BG's defense-- is APPALLING.

Our first drive in 2nd we got a little more uptempo going. A bit. People around me were laughing at me for yelling 'run a play, any play, just run it and get up and run another, it doesn't matter what we run. just get up and attack.'

Hey, how about that completion near the sideline at BG's 20 with 3:09 (3:17?) to go and we do the 'hey sideline, we're looking at you' and don't snap if until about 2:53.

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 2:11:31 AM by Monroe Slavin

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:01:07 AM

There were two good NBA games scheduled tonight. No one watched our game probably, except...uh, oh...perhaps recruits.

Short week--maybe that hurt us. Maybe most of us are way over-estimating and we are really not very good at all.

I loved the pass interference call at about the BG 40 in 3rd quarter on 3rd down. Either the flag was going to be 'picked up' so we would have 4th down and punt coming or we had the first down and, so, should have been right at the line of scrimmage ready to offense attack again. Of course, we stood around in disarray and, after the penalty was affirmed, looked at the sideline a mess and didn't get a snap off quickly, didn't attack keep the momentum going.

We just refused to evern try to get BG on their heels.

That second quarter--our offense played so timid. It was as if we just conceded to BG that we couldn't do anything. Embarrasing. We are not that type of team. I just don't get it. BG's D is good. They are not that good.

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 2:12:44 AM by Monroe Slavin

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:01:40 AM

I agree with most of what you're saying, but what do you expect a defense to do when BG had the ball inside the 35 on several occasions? Even Alabama would have a hard time keeping an offense off the board when the opponent STARTS in field goal range. Other than those drives, BG had nothing on us but one of the most beautifully executed trick plays I've ever seen outside of Boise State.

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:06:10 AM

Looks like our punter takes three steps to get it off instead of three.

Gift on our first series. At about the BG 30, they were called for offsides. It was illegal procedure on us.

Sure looked like interference on one of our last drives on about a 30-35 yard pass in to the BG endzone.

TD drive to start second half. We get 3-4 good runs in a row. I yell for a fake run and a pass because BG is going to stack the run and kill it if we do that. Of course....fixated as usual...we did and they did.

Shoulda gone for it on 4th down on a couple of those drives eary in 4th quarter: our D was going to have to stop BG whether they got the ball at their 25 or our 45. Nice play by BG to let our punt roll, roll, roll until absolutely dead on the ground--used up about 5-6 extra seconds.

You all are going to think that I'm posting the above to toot my horn. It's not that at all; it's to point out stuff that is so obvious that even a doofus like me can see it.

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 2:13:57 AM by Monroe Slavin

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:12:39 AM

Let us just be thankful that Bowling Greesns Quarterback was Gawd Awful or we would have lost by 30!

Monroe Slavin
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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:15:41 AM

Logan--sorry, but you miss my point entirely. Yes, our D was in the hole a lot. But tonight we needed it, at points, to be heroic...not just pretty suffiient.

Yeah, BG's qb was not good (what was with that pass into the ground in the first half?). So, instead of putting pressure (blitzes..against the run, too) on him, we let him skate. I believe that fans get excited when teams attack and are successful. I believe that this gets the players excited, also...that they love this. Which gets the crowd even more excited, which gets the team...

No, you cannot play a whole season that way. But when the season is on the line don't you have to play much of a game that way?

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 2:18:32 AM by Monroe Slavin

Where's the band?!
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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:19:44 AM

I don't like when we lose. But I can live with it.

When something about our effort seems lacking, then--win or lose--I find that very tough to accept.

Where's the band?!
WHERE"S THE BAND?!

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:28:37 AM

Isn't anybody else a bit tired of teams that cannot hardly pass having their running backs have huge days--'kron, EMU, BG--against us because our defense seems so passively contain-focused?

I think that the things that I see (well, that's another issue!) are fixable. We beat Ballie and have every chance of beating kents.

Where's the band?!
WHERE"S THE BAND?!

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RE: EMU redux. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Posted: 11/8/2012 2:33:42 AM

You're right about the correctable errors. And we really need to do some soul searching; we can still have a great season if we get a chip on our shoulders.

On the defense, I didn't miss your point. We needed them to be heroic, yes. But when you fail on two of the three aspects of the game, a defense like ours isn't strong enough to win a game by itself. You still need to score points and win the field position battle occasionally.

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