(09-03-2011 04:46 PM)TennesseeBoyintheRockies Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:40 PM)BlueRaiderFan. Wrote:  I love how I'm getting ZERO Sun Belt games in the Nashville area.

It's on ESPN3.com. Was watching the Troy/Clemson game, but now BYU is playing Ole Miss on ESPN3.

The game is on ESPN 2 right now.

(09-03-2011 04:47 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:46 PM)TennesseeBoyintheRockies Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:40 PM)BlueRaiderFan. Wrote:  I love how I'm getting ZERO Sun Belt games in the Nashville area.

It's on ESPN3.com. Was watching the Troy/Clemson game, but now BYU is playing Ole Miss on ESPN3.

The game is on ESPN 2 right now.

I don't have a TV. I just refuse to have one. :)

Haven't seen a score update in a while.
Clemson 26
Troy 16
Troy in redzone.

Field goal Troy
Troy 19
Clemson 26

(09-03-2011 04:47 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:46 PM)TennesseeBoyintheRockies Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:40 PM)BlueRaiderFan. Wrote:  I love how I'm getting ZERO Sun Belt games in the Nashville area.

It's on ESPN3.com. Was watching the Troy/Clemson game, but now BYU is playing Ole Miss on ESPN3.

The game is on ESPN 2 right now.

Not in Nashville.

(09-03-2011 05:08 PM)BlueRaiderFan. Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:47 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:46 PM)TennesseeBoyintheRockies Wrote:  

(09-03-2011 04:40 PM)BlueRaiderFan. Wrote:  I love how I'm getting ZERO Sun Belt games in the Nashville area.

It's on ESPN3.com. Was watching the Troy/Clemson game, but now BYU is playing Ole Miss on ESPN3.

The game is on ESPN 2 right now.

Not in Nashville.

It was just a look in because the Michigan game had rain delay.

33-19 Clemson 11:02 left in the 4th.

Hopefully you guys score again and keep this close. I was hoping we could get at least one win ooc this week.

Troy stops Clemson on 4th and goal on the Troy 1 with 7:01 remaining in the 4th.

Offense sputters 2nd half. Defense is pretty good with the exception of a couple of big plays.

After a good first half Troy went back to what they do best...choking away games. We are an absolutely pathetic program when it comes to OOC games. This game really pissed me off. Embarrassing ass bull****.

BTW Warrick Dunn is one of the worst commentators I've ever heard.

Oh, wait. The mentally impaired ultra-legend Larry "bumpkin" Blakeney is running unto the field to congratulate Clemson on kicking our asses. Look at the living legend go!

I have rarely been so pleased with the outcome of one half and then so disgusted with the rest of the game.

Troy started badly and then outplayed Clemson for the entire first half. The Troy D was smothering, and I think it sacked the Clemson QB at least four times. The offense sputtered mostly as QB Corey Robinson clearly was not on the same page with the new and young receivers, and he made some poor throws. I think he still had over 300 yards in the air.

The second half - as has become common for Troy, and is a coaching issue - was all bad. Troy showed it is not in good shape, was not in focus in the second half (all too common for recent Trojan teams), the O-line is horribly mistake prone (penalty after penalty after penalty, even after leading the NCAA in penalties last year!) and the special teams were poor. Add in some poor decisions like going for FGs instead of TDs when down close and that was the game. Being at the Clemson 1 and losing 2 yards on a fourth-and-goal was pathetic.

Troy's D just fell apart in the second half, was lethargic, and the D-backs were playing 5 and 10 yards off the Clemson receivers, especially on that one down-and-out pass the Tigers ran successfully all day. Just like last year, the D-backs would give up the yardage and then try to make the tackle.

Clemson's second to last score was thanks to Kanoris Davis, who smacked down the punt returner before he caught the ball, setting up Clemson nicely.

I hope Troy had the subs in the last couple of Clemson drives, because the Tigers were just running through the Trojans with their subs.

The icing on the crappy cake was Larry Blakeney's decision to just run the ball up the middle several times to end the game, with a chance to go deep and try to make the score as close was the game actually was. I can't stand coaches who give up when ticks are left on the clock. It disgusts me.

I am sick of close calls, half-game wins and moral victories. Troy fans deserve better and the Trojans just flat out embarrassingly fell apart.

(09-03-2011 05:42 PM)Paul of Troy Wrote:  After a good first half Troy went back to what they do best...choking away games. We are an absolutely pathetic program when it comes to OOC games. This game really pissed me off. Embarrassing ass bull****.

BTW Warrick Dunn is one of the worst commentators I've ever heard.

Oh, wait. The mentally impaired ultra-legend Larry "bumpkin" Blakeney is running unto the field to congratulate Clemson on kicking our asses. Look at the living legend go!

Met Warrick Dunn once. Extremely quiet and humble guy.

Troy needs to do what UCF (vs. Charleston Southern), Nebraska (vs. Chattanooga) and the like do - play down teams and I-AAs to start the season with soe momentum. Playing Clemson, Arkansas and then UAB (which Troy can manage to choke away) just sets the team up to be demoralized early. FAU is in even worse shape with Florida and Auburn to start.

(09-03-2011 06:02 PM)BMarkey Wrote:  Troy needs to do what UCF (vs. Charleston Southern), Nebraska (vs. Chattanooga) and the like do - play down teams and I-AAs to start the season with soe momentum. Playing Clemson, Arkansas and then UAB (which Troy can manage to choke away) just sets the team up to be demoralized early. FAU is in even worse shape with Florida and Auburn to start.

Because Troy has been so unsuccessful in previous seasons. . .

In season starts.

(09-03-2011 05:53 PM)BMarkey Wrote:  I have rarely been so pleased with the outcome of one half and then so disgusted with the rest of the game.

Troy started badly and then outplayed Clemson for the entire first half. The Troy D was smothering, and I think it sacked the Clemson QB at least four times. The offense sputtered mostly as QB Corey Robinson clearly was not on the same page with the new and young receivers, and he made some poor throws. I think he still had over 300 yards in the air.

The second half - as has become common for Troy, and is a coaching issue - was all bad. Troy showed it is not in good shape, was not in focus in the second half (all too common for recent Trojan teams), the O-line is horribly mistake prone (penalty after penalty after penalty, even after leading the NCAA in penalties last year!) and the special teams were poor. Add in some poor decisions like going for FGs instead of TDs when down close and that was the game. Being at the Clemson 1 and losing 2 yards on a fourth-and-goal was pathetic.

Troy's D just fell apart in the second half, was lethargic, and the D-backs were playing 5 and 10 yards off the Clemson receivers, especially on that one down-and-out pass the Tigers ran successfully all day. Just like last year, the D-backs would give up the yardage and then try to make the tackle.

Clemson's second to last score was thanks to Kanoris Davis, who smacked down the punt returner before he caught the ball, setting up Clemson nicely.

I hope Troy had the subs in the last couple of Clemson drives, because the Tigers were just running through the Trojans with their subs.

The icing on the crappy cake was Larry Blakeney's decision to just run the ball up the middle several times to end the game, with a chance to go deep and try to make the score as close was the game actually was. I can't stand coaches who give up when ticks are left on the clock. It disgusts me.

I am sick of close calls, half-game wins and moral victories. Troy fans deserve better and the Trojans just flat out embarrassingly fell apart.

Both of our starting corners were in the locker room getting IV's on one drive the second half. I would say no less than 8 or 10 players missed substantial playing time while getting IV's. Our 1's were ever bit as good as Clemson's 1's. If you think we will be able to match the skill for skill all the way down the depth chart you are fooling yourself. Defense was out of gas midway through the 3rd quarter.

over the past five seasons our defense has been the weaker of the two units, I think they have finally gotten their act together. I was impressed with the D's performance yesterday, they looked reeeeal good. they got gassed in the 4th and things started to break down, but that is to be expected when the offense hangs 'em out to dry most of the day.

I was dissapointed we let this one get away from us late, but being a Troy fan I'm used to it by now.

I'll say this, the rest of the Belt better watch out. this Trojan defense is for real in 2011, and we aim to shut you down.

our receivers are all young and inexperienced, but that will change by the time we get to Conference play. I expect Troy to roll again this year.

(09-04-2011 10:23 AM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  They got gassed in the 4th and things started to break down, but that is to be expected when the offense hangs 'em out to dry most of the day.

One thing to remember, Clemson's defense was ranked 13th on the country last year and didn't lose a lot of talent from that unit. We we're outmatched in some respects, mostly due to speed issues. No one past Arkansas is going to have the horses on defense to hold us down in my mind. Very few sunbelt teams have over the last five years.

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... I saw our DBs playing 10 yards off the receivers and giving them catch after catch after catch on the same out route. That was the end of the game, and it was in the third quater.

FIU and perhaps others are going to do the same thing.

Same as last year.

(09-04-2011 12:06 PM)BMarkey Wrote:  Yeah, yeah, yeah ... I saw our DBs playing 10 yards off the receivers and giving them catch after catch after catch on the same out route. That was the end of the game, and it was in the third quater.

FIU and perhaps others are going to do the same thing.

Same as last year.

Both starting corners were in the locker room on the drive, but I guess you new that also. You really have no idea what went on yesterday.