(10-04-2015 02:41 PM)Tribe4SF Wrote: (10-04-2015 01:12 PM)tribefbfan Wrote: (10-04-2015 12:31 PM)hktribefan Wrote: It seems like the play calling was designed to mitigate weather conditions. On TV it didn't look too wet, but was definitely windy. No excuse, but shows how important it is to have different threats at RB. Anderson and MAS are two very different styles of runners and complement each other very well. Dunn only came in for a couple of plays to spell Anderson. 6-1 is still very possible, and if we can get it together the JMU game could be a good one. Worth noting that will also be on national TV, that would be a great game to break our little streak...
It wasn't wet or overly windy. Weather had no impact on the game.
Were you there? Weather was most definitely a factor. Winds were 20-30 and it was wet and cold.
Yes I was there. Weather was not the factor. The wind was blowing yes, it was either with you or against you. Two of Cluley's biggest plays were to Kuzjak 19 yds and Reeves 27 yds. Both going against the wind. Dorka's last field goal from 44 yrds was into the wind. Weather was not the factor. It did not rain, maybe a slight drizzle for a short time after halftime. It may have been cold for a fan sitting in the stands it was not cold for the players on the field.
Anyone who claims UD is a terrible team is wrong. They are young, but not terrible. Their offensive and defensive fronts were big and athletic. We could not consistently win one on one battles with them. They over powered us. 8 in the box would have been smart (my opinion), make them prove they can pass the ball. Going into the night their RSFr. QB was only completing 38% of his passes. They ran the ball against UNC, they were going to get yards against us.
Their weakness was their secondary very young. This is the area we fell short in exploiting. That said, when you only have the ball 19 minutes and the opponent has it 41 minutes, it's hard to get any kind of momentum.
The offensive play calling up to this point in the season has been creative, risky and safe. Saturday night was just safe. Our final drive on 3rd down if we didn't gain a yard it would have been a 47 yd FG for Dorka. Instead of trying to extend the drive with a pass, we ran, got three yards and were forced to try a 44 yd FG. Safe, that could have given us the momentum to finish the game.
We were out game planned and out played physically.
It's one game, look around the country yesterday, teams were losing that weren't expected to lose, their seasons aren't over neither is the Tribe's. This Tribe team is talented, but we are young too. They'll bounce back against Nova.