Watched the Game Again
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
Our "D" got pressure on the quarteback without blitzing!
Go blue!
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:37 AM ^
"Seems like we will go left or right most times."
Hmmm...tell me more about this.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:10 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^
This is the most prepared team I have seen in an opener in a long time. They didn't take a full quarter or more to settle down. The youngsters seemed to know where to go for the most part, and when they didn't, the penalties were minor and fixable. Bodes well for this Saturday.
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
Was it a beef when he was running for over 1000 yds in 2011?
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
consent rating
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
I agree with regards to Fitz in that he can jump around to much rather than just hitting a hole. Sometimes this works out and he finds a cut back lane to make a good gain but other times he can get caught and the play looks bad.
If I had to nit pick, there were a few missed tackles in the game and it seemed the D didn't swarm on a few plays with only one or two guys getting to the receiver or runner.
Overall, I think there was roughness even though we won by 50. I didn't like what seemed to be an above average amount of penalties.
The run game, I think, didn't really look good until the second half. But the coaches I'm sure had a distinct game plan for the 1st and 2nd halves. And they probably didn't show much with ND this coming weekend.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
...this into a "CMU Game Snowflakes - DVR Edition".
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:13 PM ^
The entire offensive line was outstanding. So much better than anyone could have expected them to be. Cannot speak highly enough of their play. They got push, they combo'd extremely well, they put a hat on a hat and opened holes. Our biggest problem yesterday was an unblocked safety filling the alley, but that's a real good problem to have (and Fitz missing an enormo hole on a draw play). CMU has a bad DL, based on one game sample, yada yada, but we should be very good in B1G play. So encouraging if they can keep this up and even improve.
Expectations went up significantly based on yesterday, again provided it wasn't a fluke. And it didn't look like it. Glasgow was damn good.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:29 PM ^
After re-watching im nervous about our WR and RB's thru the rest of the year.. Don't think our offense will move the ball much against ND, but we'll see.
September 2nd, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
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September 2nd, 2013 at 2:33 PM ^
I haven't rewatched the game, but isn't that what we ran with Morris and Funchess?
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:51 PM ^
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September 2nd, 2013 at 1:15 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:29 PM ^
we can't have nice things.
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^
There were comments about Ross' lack of production--I think he overran plays which can be easily fixed. If he can attack the ball, then gather his momentum, he'll be more effective.
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:43 PM ^
I guess they are simply here for pictures and dick comments.
I am very excited about this team and noticed areas of improvement that I thought we could discuss on a slow Labor Day.
September 2nd, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:30 PM ^
My only issue with Fitz was that I felt like he went down too easily. A lot of times he had a lane if he just could get past one guy trying to arm-tackle him. Maybe that's not surprising, though, given that it was his first game back from a nasty injury. Part of the challenge of coming back is losing the fear of re-injury.
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:38 PM ^
a home opener with a newish QB offenseive game plan. I saw a number of good things, I saw some young players show up and make big plays. I saw an aggressive defense pressure a pretty good CMU line and force their hand. I saw a QB who played most of last year at wideout make some early mistakes but overall kept the team moving. A young freshman QB get some mop up time and look OK. I saw a young running back who is big and likely will get smaller, leaner, and tougher with Wellman do pretty well. I saw special teams improve a lot..
Overall it's tough to be critical of a 50 point romp considering we lost to Appalachian State with the likes of Mike Hart and the 'legendary' Llllloyd Carr coaching a team who probably made a case for national title contention just a few months prior... And a team that lost to Toledo as well...things are improving. The offense made mistakes but practice is no match for LIVE gameplay particularly with a lot of new faces in particularly critical positions. Do they have stuff to work on? Oh HECK yes...rewatching the game shows a lot of those little things, but that's why they have film study...it will continue to improve providing we stay healthy.
September 2nd, 2013 at 2:45 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
doesn't think your phone is very smart either.
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:26 PM ^
I'm just focusing on the negatives.
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:01 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:48 PM ^
1) I think if the oline opens more holes, more holes will be open.
2) I guarantee that starting next week Green will get 50% of the carries - unless he gets more, or less.
3) Scoring more points in the 1st qaurter will only add to our point total.
September 2nd, 2013 at 3:56 PM ^
i saw a lot of times that DG had to pull down the ball to run it after failing to find an open receiver. Now that could have been for a variety of reasons, as I wasn't at the game; it could have been a reluctance to throw against a cover 2...but it could also be our WRs not getting any separation.
Throws within the offense were really limited to Gallon's TD and Reynolds bomb...Looking at the boxscore, the ypc weren't big numbers and Dileo's yards were from a broken play...
Now this may be growing pains...but it could also be that our WRs are average and that there is no deep threat.
I think it bears watching during ND, cause they are going to focus on stopping the run...so we'll see where our WR corp stands after that test.
September 2nd, 2013 at 5:07 PM ^
It's a little different look coming out of a 4-2-5, and I think DG saw some coverages out of pre-snap positions that he wasn't expecting. This confused some of his reads a bit. I don't know for sure, haven't rewatched the game and you can't see a lot of the coverage on TV, but that is my assumption based on how he looked trying to make reads.
September 2nd, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
its probably part of it i would imagine...DG was probably playing it safe...
At the same time, it's CMU...if it was a problem of getting separation, that's going to be the case all year...
On the plus side, we have Devin...and he reminded me a lot of Vince Young - a glider who can still make throws on broken plays...a very, very dangerous combination
September 2nd, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
Can anyone help me with some of the songs that were played in warm ups, recognized the newer Jayz song but would love some help
September 2nd, 2013 at 11:38 PM ^