(01-03-2013 09:07 PM)bigdhuskie Wrote:  

(01-03-2013 10:50 AM)pelican Wrote:  

(01-03-2013 10:40 AM)yesman815 Wrote:  Truth is I think Harnish is a better all around QB!! Lynch is a better rusher and def not afraid to hit

He was also surrounded by 1k yard rushes which showed we had a more balanced offense

I will go to battle with Lynch as my Leader any day of the week he is one tough SOB one game doesnt define who he is...yea we are all spoiled and used to him putting up staggering numbers but NIU was not on a level playing field with FSU they were far faster than we could have all imagined.

It was apparent early in the game that FSU had speed and size to stop Lynch.....he made a couple of outside runs that in MAC play would have resulted in decent gains.....not so against FSU.
I still don't understand some of our play calling, running Lynch up the gut, when it was going nowhere.

You said he couldn't run outside because of FSU's speed, but then say running up the gut got him nowhere either. Bottom line is, FSU's front 7 dominated, and wasn't going to allow Lynch to run period. I don't think play calling had any impact on our offense's ability to move the ball. These were the same plays that got us to this game. FSU lead the nation in defensive 3 and outs. We got beat by a better team. If NIU played a completely mistake free game, no turnovers, dropped passes, limited number of penalties, we might have had a chance.