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Love our strategy the past two weeks. Go down big and get the other team napping, put in the backup QB and watch us fight back!

Long way to go, but does anyone know the last time KSU has come back to win after trailing by 20 points?

Humphrey looking like an NFL version of Julian Edelman tonight! And Pierce like a Rob Gronkowski!

Love the fight tonight. Thrilled. Then Melchiori misses a ******* PAT. If that comes back to haunt us......

The fools gold part of the 2012 team IMO was simply the turnover margin. It was so huge there was no way to duplicate that again in 2013 or maybe ever. That led to a lot of the success that team enjoyed. If you don't produce those same opportunities moving forward it is a lot more difficult.

What are the chances that the score would be 30-20 in back to back games with all of Kents points coming from the back up QB... This season has been to much for me.

Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

The team continues to fight and I love it. While it is well known that this team has some physical limitations, the mental side of the game is more concerning to me. I think KSU should hire a "mental trainer" (can't think a better phrase). I think there are too many limiting beliefs on this team I.e. "We can't win, We don't have power etc." A mental trainer would go a long way in improving this team. I know it has in my life. It would be an investment that pays off better than what any shiny new facility could offer.

(11-12-2014 11:40 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

I don't want to enter the QB fray - let that play out in spring ball - CR made some poor choices in the 4th. I do know that without any form of a running game whatsoever you can't win at the D 1 level. Last night one of the commentators remarked about Kent passing on every down from the 3 yard line - just goes to show Give the D a nod for trying.

(11-13-2014 09:02 AM)OLNWFLSH Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 11:40 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

I don't want to enter the QB fray - let that play out in spring ball - CR made some poor choices in the 4th. I do know that without any form of a running game whatsoever you can't win at the D 1 level. Last night one of the commentators remarked about Kent passing on every down from the 3 yard line - just goes to show Give the D a nod for trying.

I will agree Reardon made some horrible mistakes last night. The reality, however, is that we wouldn't have been in position to win the game without him. PERIOD.

(11-12-2014 09:46 PM)ksu70 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 08:58 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Strock is bad and this team is unwatchable. Good night.

I thought I was gonna puke when the announcers said Haynes said 2012 was fools gold and there was a lot of problems to fix. I have kept quiet while watching this crap this year but no longer. My son was an offensive lineman on that team and they were well coached and a strong unit. If Haynes claims they are weak now and have a long way to go then it is his own strength coach he hired to blame. When coach Davis (the strength coach under Hazell) left this was a strong football team! I am tired of Haynes excuses, this is a poorly coached football team you can just tell. I think there is decent young talent but am tired of the excuses. We were all devastated by the passing of Jason Bitsko and I think it took its toll by I don't wanna here about how 2012 was a fluke, That team was talented but well coach. A MAC school ranked No. 17 in the country at one time was no Fools gold!!

I agree my man! Excuses are bush league. All they do is allow the athletes to blame something else. We're not getting it done plain and simple. We're young yes but who besides seniors Humphrey and Pierce make plays. We have a loooooooong way to go to even get to .500 An a head coach as an excuse maker is just an enabler for college kids to not go all in. Haynes excuses NEED to stop or its time for him to get the heck out!!

And get aggressive to fix it! Take all the bad tape of QB play this year (it shouldn't take long) and drive the 15 minutes to Hudson high school and their UT commit QB and say son I understand you want to play right away, well take a look at this. I think it suggests you can play right away.

Think outside the box. Just because young guys get old doesn't mean there going to get to a level of winning the MAC.

(11-12-2014 11:40 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

Well I was hoping that Strock would have played much better. But if you saying Reardon was that much better, I think you are wrong. 4 INT's?? Some just flat out bad! Bottom line we need a different QB! Neither of those 2 will get the job done.

(11-14-2014 07:27 AM)danh63 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 11:40 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

Well I was hoping that Strock would have played much better. But if you saying Reardon was that much better, I think you are wrong. 4 INT's?? Some just flat out bad! Bottom line we need a different QB! Neither of those 2 will get the job done.

I assume that Ballas from Aurora could well be in the mix next spring. He is a good size and duel threat - only time will tell - I like Holly's effort but man do we need some backs.

More than a back, we need some blocking.

(11-14-2014 07:27 AM)danh63 Wrote:  

(11-12-2014 11:40 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  Let the Strock chants begin. #LMAO

Well I was hoping that Strock would have played much better. But if you saying Reardon was that much better, I think you are wrong. 4 INT's?? Some just flat out bad! Bottom line we need a different QB! Neither of those 2 will get the job done.

Well I have finally come to the time I just do not care what anyone thinks I am speaking my mind Our coaches are terriable Rock has no Idea of what he has or does not Yes I am first off going to speak about Strock ( NO I am not related or a friend I just no him and his father) Strock showed last week just how fast he is and his arm strenth So what does coach do Starts him and calls one (1) run play (that gained 6 yards) then calls no more???? He calls three short sidline passes (which one was perfect but dropped) and not one down the field pass???? Calls one slant that was perfect Yes Strock was alittle off but guys he is a freshmen His elusiveness is good he rolls out very well throughs a bullet to our TE and drops it Coach has no Idea of what works for his QB I too was disappointed with this but to point directley to our QB is crazy I know some or all may disagree with me but thats fine we all have our opinions But our coaching is a big problem I just do not understand the play calling and then you have a QB that throws 4 interception (Should of been 6) and you give your starter 4 series with no down fied throws, no runs it just makes no sense I know this will proabley be my last post but I only wish our coaches where better at evaluating the strenths of our players and to call plays that make sense. I only wish that some of you would see this too and say you do!!!!!

Thanks for sharing Mr. Strock.

Strock looked as off Wednesday as Reardon did the week before. I'm starting to become concerned with how prepared we actually are to take the field. It basically takes a full half of football to find any sort of rhythm offensively.

Do you really think that Coach Rock forgot everything about football in 2 years. Almost anyone who observed 2012 would have said that Rock was calling almost perfect offensive games that year. Most of the time, players make a coach. He does not have the offensive line to work with this year. His play calling is fine by me. Reardon, from a raw ability standpoint is also fine. His forcing the ball into double coverage does bother me, but his arm strength is good enough. He, like many others on the team, needs a lot of work. I will wait.

The past 3 seasons can be debated on coaching vs recruiting. Hazell won with mostly Martin's kids. Now we're losing with Hazell's guys. The team's preparedness and cohesion was improved under Hazell. It sucked before and after him. Except for Rutgers, I'm not impressed with the play calling and game day routine by anyone. (Although DH's locker room talks were cool.) We weren't prepared in Detriot or Mobile. I don't want to say 2012 was a fluke, but if DH was still here we would be a 4/5 win team right now. He basically left and left Haynes nothing to work with.
Purdue jumped the gun and I called it. It was foolish for them to spend the money on someone that wasn't proven with recruiting.