That was ugly, but I’m just glad we won. I didn’t get to watch the entire game to know if the officiating was really that terrible, but what I saw of the game was terrible run defense, pretty decent pass defense, and an offense that is mediocre. Doege made a mistake that screamed inexperience.
Oh well, I’ll take the win. There may not be many more this year, so I’m glad we got this one.
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The game was choppier than it should have been. The officials probably didn't need to do as many reviews as they did. Maybe, in retrospect, we should have gotten a neutral crew in here or something.Colonels12 wrote:EKU couldn't stop the next player on the field the officials. My goodness that was painful to watch them.
While there were a lot of close calls, I thought the crew got most of the close ones right.
The Colonels played their hearts out. That seems like a good football team you have there. Good luck the rest of the way.
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Again, an attempt by another Orange and Brown glasses guy to minimize the effect of almost losing to a FCS school at home for the 2nd year in a row. You get a Christmas card with a picture of the entire Jinx family like Wagner gets?? Jinx needs to be fired now!!Schadenfreude wrote:The game was choppier than it should have been. The officials probably didn't need to do as many reviews as they did. Maybe, in retrospect, we should have gotten a neutral crew in here or something.Colonels12 wrote:EKU couldn't stop the next player on the field the officials. My goodness that was painful to watch them.
While there were a lot of close calls, I thought the crew got most of the close ones right.
The Colonels played their hearts out. That seems like a good football team you have there. Good luck the rest of the way.
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Didn't see a down of our first 2 games, but what I saw today was absolutely pathetic. This football program is as bad as I've ever seen it, and I remember losing to Buffalo under Blackney.
Against an FCS school that had absolutely zero threat to pass the ball we got absolutely manhandled. Routinely getting pushed back 3-6 yards on run plays, when everybody in the stadium knew they were going to run the ball. My 3 year old likes watching up close so we saw EKU's first 2 TDs from the South endzone railing. Abysmal excuse for RZ defense on both of them...looked like moses could have walked into the endzone. Our DL either doesn't give a damn or just flat out doesn't have the talent. Hard to believe we'd get out talented up front against an FCS team, but it happened last year as well.
Doege made some legit beautiful throws. Also a few WTF plays. We were fortunate only one of them was picked, it could have been more. Still, his play was probably the only reason we escaped with a win. And he still doesn't have that many starts under his belt so the WTF plays should be somewhat expected. Hopefully they'll be largely gone by the end of this year. I have SERIOUS reservations about the scheme of our passing game. Just seems so ill advised. I'd have to watch more closely but seems like we don't do nearly enough downfield and run way too many plays with 5 & 10 yard outs on the same side of the field. Just constantly throwing it to the outside so our WRs catch the ball and step out. Don't challenge the defense vertically nearly enough nor do we seem to find WRs with room to run. Lack of vertical threat really has to make it tough on our run game as well.
I'm glad we won, but this was a win that felt like a loss. We had absolutely no business winning this game. They gifted us some turnovers, we were fortunate to have only one turnover and got away with a pretty blatant PI on the final play that should have given them an untimed goal to go down.
The team and coaches should be thanking their lucky stars they escaped with a win and should also be embarrassed by their effort. This doesn't look like a team that will win more than 1 or 2 more games the rest of the way. The only real hope is Doege starting to "get it" and carrying us for a game or two. The defense is awful and the coaching is worse.
Against an FCS school that had absolutely zero threat to pass the ball we got absolutely manhandled. Routinely getting pushed back 3-6 yards on run plays, when everybody in the stadium knew they were going to run the ball. My 3 year old likes watching up close so we saw EKU's first 2 TDs from the South endzone railing. Abysmal excuse for RZ defense on both of them...looked like moses could have walked into the endzone. Our DL either doesn't give a damn or just flat out doesn't have the talent. Hard to believe we'd get out talented up front against an FCS team, but it happened last year as well.
Doege made some legit beautiful throws. Also a few WTF plays. We were fortunate only one of them was picked, it could have been more. Still, his play was probably the only reason we escaped with a win. And he still doesn't have that many starts under his belt so the WTF plays should be somewhat expected. Hopefully they'll be largely gone by the end of this year. I have SERIOUS reservations about the scheme of our passing game. Just seems so ill advised. I'd have to watch more closely but seems like we don't do nearly enough downfield and run way too many plays with 5 & 10 yard outs on the same side of the field. Just constantly throwing it to the outside so our WRs catch the ball and step out. Don't challenge the defense vertically nearly enough nor do we seem to find WRs with room to run. Lack of vertical threat really has to make it tough on our run game as well.
I'm glad we won, but this was a win that felt like a loss. We had absolutely no business winning this game. They gifted us some turnovers, we were fortunate to have only one turnover and got away with a pretty blatant PI on the final play that should have given them an untimed goal to go down.
The team and coaches should be thanking their lucky stars they escaped with a win and should also be embarrassed by their effort. This doesn't look like a team that will win more than 1 or 2 more games the rest of the way. The only real hope is Doege starting to "get it" and carrying us for a game or two. The defense is awful and the coaching is worse.
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What should we set the over/under for GT rushing yards? 600?
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It would have been an untimed down from the 2. Do you honestly think we would have stopped them? Or on the inevitable ensuing two point conversion? BG is VERY lucky to not have been called for PI there.hammb wrote:and got away with a pretty blatant PI on the final play that should have given them an untimed goal to go down.
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Losing to KANSAS by 41 points. People in Piscataway and on Rutgers message boards feel differently.mbenecke wrote:Chris Ash isn't going to lose his job. Rutgers is one of the hardest places to win in America. On top of that, he's in the toughest division in college football, with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Michigan State.
He went 2-10 in his first year, then 4-8 in his second, including three Big Ten wins. That got him a contract extension through 2022, because they know it's a slow build in Piscataway.
You also said our rushing game would improve against the MAC as we wouldn't go against over matched talent. Well my friend how did our rushing game do against FCS opponent.... We averaged 3 ypc. Our rush defense, against an FCS school gave up 400 yards. But sure, things will get better when we get into the MAC.
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Saw Phouthavong's one handed catch on the sideline was an ESPN TOP 10 play. So there's that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlsyp68Y27k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlsyp68Y27k
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Rutgers looked awful yesterday, I agree. But I still don't see him getting canned at the end of the year. Nobody really wants to touch that job, so they're probably going to keep the guy they JUST extended in place.
We ran for 130 yards yesterday, compared to 15 last week. On that, I said improved, not all-world. We ran for 115 more yards this week than last week - is that not improved? Or at least, more? I think our running backs showed sparks of ability yesterday. Clair is only a sophomore, and Rico Frye is just a true freshman. They're gaining experience with every rep in practice and every snap on game day.
(This isn't even to mention that they would stack the box more yesterday since we were missing our top 2 Tight Ends, as well as our best receiver in Scott Miller, but I don't accept that as a legitimate excuse, just like I know most of you won't either.)
Our rush defense concerns me as well. That's something we need to absolutely get fixed. I was embarrassed by the rush defense's numbers the last 2 weeks, just like everyone else. I just refuse to give up the belief in our guys that they will find a way to fix this. I can't help but be optimistic, even in the toughest of times. Now we have to make sure Miami doesn't run rampant on us in 6 days. Tough challenge given the circumstances, but we have no choice but to work at it.
It felt damn good to get a win yesterday. Doesn't matter the margin or the opponent - when it's been this long, a win is a freaking win.
Go Falcons.
We ran for 130 yards yesterday, compared to 15 last week. On that, I said improved, not all-world. We ran for 115 more yards this week than last week - is that not improved? Or at least, more? I think our running backs showed sparks of ability yesterday. Clair is only a sophomore, and Rico Frye is just a true freshman. They're gaining experience with every rep in practice and every snap on game day.
(This isn't even to mention that they would stack the box more yesterday since we were missing our top 2 Tight Ends, as well as our best receiver in Scott Miller, but I don't accept that as a legitimate excuse, just like I know most of you won't either.)
Our rush defense concerns me as well. That's something we need to absolutely get fixed. I was embarrassed by the rush defense's numbers the last 2 weeks, just like everyone else. I just refuse to give up the belief in our guys that they will find a way to fix this. I can't help but be optimistic, even in the toughest of times. Now we have to make sure Miami doesn't run rampant on us in 6 days. Tough challenge given the circumstances, but we have no choice but to work at it.
It felt damn good to get a win yesterday. Doesn't matter the margin or the opponent - when it's been this long, a win is a freaking win.
Go Falcons.
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Mike Jinks is three plays from being 0-3 lifetime against FCS schools AT HOME. The experiment is a failure....you can't just hire anyone from a program that " goes fast " and hope to win.
F##k you, Kingston.....
F##k you, Kingston.....
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On a bright side they get to waive that W flag at the stadium for the first time in 660 days. I wonder if they even know how to put the flag up on the pole since its been so long
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Had we lost, would the MAC commisioner have sent the pirate flag to EKU?gmartin wrote:On a bright side they get to waive that W flag at the stadium for the first time in 660 days. I wonder if they even know how to put the flag up on the pole since its been so long
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After watching that, hard to believe that EKU had under 400 yards rushing.
They need to find Doege a helmet that fits. That's at least three times that he'a lost his helmet in the past two weeks. Great call on the play he was out in the 4th quarter. Too bad that Loy threw it to the cheerleaders.
Only 5 more wins and we're bowl eligible.
They need to find Doege a helmet that fits. That's at least three times that he'a lost his helmet in the past two weeks. Great call on the play he was out in the 4th quarter. Too bad that Loy threw it to the cheerleaders.
Only 5 more wins and we're bowl eligible.
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I'm glad we won. It's good to win a football game. The Falcons played with a lot of heart, despite some injury problems. We saw some highlight reel catches. The Falcon sports radio network made Quintin Morris the player of the game, but it just as easily could have been Deric Phouthavong, who seems to be coming into his own in his senior year.
The Falcons also played with some discipline. Penalties have not been an issue for us this season, and we saw that again yesterday.
And Andrew Clair? My goodness. He's a beast.
Also, Eastern Kentucky may do well in the Ohio Valley. They gave Marshall some trouble, too. They battled. That team is not a pushover, clearly.
With all that said -- and with no disrespect to any of our players -- what we saw out there yesterday just wasn't good enough.
In Year 3 of a rebuild, we should not be holding our breath in the last minute, wondering if Bowling Green can hang on to beat an Ohio Valley school.
In Year 3 of a rebuild, an FCS school should not be able to gash us the way the Colonels did on the ground yesterday. They were getting 6.5 yards per run. That's unacceptable. Why, at this point, do we not have players in our program who can stop an Ohio Valley team from doing that to us?
In Year 3 of a rebuild, we should not need two quarterback sneaks in a row to gain one yard and punch the ball into the end zone against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Our line should have been blowing the Colonels off the ball. But our line was not blowing the Colonels off the ball. They also weren't giving Jarret Doege enough time to throw at times.
Looking around the country yesterday, here's what we saw: Temple kicking Maryland's ass, Syracuse kicking Florida State's ass, and the Falcons here at home, hanging on and squeaking out a win against a team that went 4-7 in the Ohio Valley last year.
I'm glad we won, but this isn't good enough.
The Falcons also played with some discipline. Penalties have not been an issue for us this season, and we saw that again yesterday.
And Andrew Clair? My goodness. He's a beast.
Also, Eastern Kentucky may do well in the Ohio Valley. They gave Marshall some trouble, too. They battled. That team is not a pushover, clearly.
With all that said -- and with no disrespect to any of our players -- what we saw out there yesterday just wasn't good enough.
In Year 3 of a rebuild, we should not be holding our breath in the last minute, wondering if Bowling Green can hang on to beat an Ohio Valley school.
In Year 3 of a rebuild, an FCS school should not be able to gash us the way the Colonels did on the ground yesterday. They were getting 6.5 yards per run. That's unacceptable. Why, at this point, do we not have players in our program who can stop an Ohio Valley team from doing that to us?
In Year 3 of a rebuild, we should not need two quarterback sneaks in a row to gain one yard and punch the ball into the end zone against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Our line should have been blowing the Colonels off the ball. But our line was not blowing the Colonels off the ball. They also weren't giving Jarret Doege enough time to throw at times.
Looking around the country yesterday, here's what we saw: Temple kicking Maryland's ass, Syracuse kicking Florida State's ass, and the Falcons here at home, hanging on and squeaking out a win against a team that went 4-7 in the Ohio Valley last year.
I'm glad we won, but this isn't good enough.
