(11-05-2016 09:11 PM)Rabonchild Wrote:  Just a few years ago winning a football game any where was just a dream for the Charlotte 49ers. Winning at Marshall & USM means a lot to us. To some degree we look up to you. You have what we want. We are beginning to feel like we have more than a plate at the table, we are beginning to feel like we have a voice in the room.

I am thrilled to be a part of CUSA. We want to help the conference, we now feel like we belong.

(11-06-2016 06:48 PM)SApuro Wrote:  Can we get rid of Marshall then?

Sure, all the presidents have to do is vote us out. We are dragging down the league.

Well, according to USM Offensive Lineman Brandon Farmer, Charlotte may not belong.

At the 1:02 mark in the video, he says "we shot ourselves in the foot"and "it wasn't anything they did to beat us"

How can any Niner fan not be insulted by those comments?

........ Link

(11-08-2016 01:18 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  Well, according to USM Offensive Lineman Brandon Farmer, Charlotte may not belong.

At the 1:02 mark in the video, he says "we shot ourselves in the foot"and "it wasn't anything they did to beat us"

How can any Niner fan not be insulted by those comments?

........ Link

I'm not offended. He just got his ass handed to him by a 4 year old team who they handed their ass to the year before. Takes a lot to take a lick'n when you expected to be handing another out. Have to justify that in your head somehow.

(11-08-2016 01:18 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  Well, according to USM Offensive Lineman Brandon Farmer, Charlotte may not belong.

At the 1:02 mark in the video, he says "we shot ourselves in the foot"and "it wasn't anything they did to beat us"

How can any Niner fan not be insulted by those comments?

........ Link

Yea, post game comments are just that...not offended....sometimes it's easier to reconcile what happened...just a way to say we're better than this.

Sometimes, a win, no matter how ugly or lucky, is a win...sometimes its earned...sometimes, sometimes, sometimes...in the end Charlotte won and USM is stuck licking the wounds. I suspect many Charlotte fans still feel we should have won the game against ODU last season...we didn't. So, should have becomes could have and you look to fix it (which didn't work out too well in the rematch for Charlotte, oh well).

lol, I was taken aback by those comments. I'm sure the team caught wind of this. It can only motivate them the rest of the way. Here's to a winning season and a reward at the end

We're already 200% better than last year and just counting FBS wins 300% better. But being 2 games away from bowling in our 4th year............um, getting some hopefully realistic expectations going. Would be a great reward for this senior class. They had faith to sign up here when all they could see was a hole in the ground. Would love for them to go out bowling!

The jury is still out on Charlotte and what type of program they potentially will be. As UTSA can attest, pure 'start-ups' always have a strong year 4 as their red-shirt senior class dominates the line-up. The real proof will be to see how far they drop next year.

Here's an interesting note as the season winds-down, Charlotte plays at UTSA the last game of the year with both teams likely to be 5-6 and needing a win to become bowl eligible. Both schools will be seeking a bowl, perhaps for the first time in each's history.

(11-08-2016 02:10 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  The jury is still out on Charlotte and what type of program they potentially will be. As UTSA can attest, pure 'start-ups' always have a strong year 4 as their red-shirt senior class dominates the line-up. The real proof will be to see how far they drop next year.

Here's an interesting note as the season winds-down, Charlotte plays at UTSA the last game of the year with both teams likely to be 5-6 and needing a win to become bowl eligible. Both schools will be seeking a bowl, perhaps for the first time in each's history.

We hope to lock that up the week before, and play UTSA for a better bowl.



(It doesn't take long for this stuff to go to your head, does it?)

(11-08-2016 02:10 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  The jury is still out on Charlotte and what type of program they potentially will be. As UTSA can attest, pure 'start-ups' always have a strong year 4 as their red-shirt senior class dominates the line-up. The real proof will be to see how far they drop next year.

Here's an interesting note as the season winds-down, Charlotte plays at UTSA the last game of the year with both teams likely to be 5-6 and needing a win to become bowl eligible. Both schools will be seeking a bowl, perhaps for the first time in each's history.

This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

(11-08-2016 01:18 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  Well, according to USM Offensive Lineman Brandon Farmer, Charlotte may not belong.

At the 1:02 mark in the video, he says "we shot ourselves in the foot"and "it wasn't anything they did to beat us"

How can any Niner fan not be insulted by those comments?

........ Link

I'm not too concerned about what an offensive lineman who had two qb's knocked out behind him and couldn't get his all conference rb loose for more 69 yards on the ground thinks.
And was this dude on the punt team?

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.

It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.

It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.

Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.

Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.

Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.

The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.

It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.

Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.

Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.

Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.

The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

Yeah, that 2-deep isn't completely accurate either. For example, the last time I looked it had Matt Johnson as the back-up RB. Washington wasn't listed on 2nd team and he has been the 2nd back all season. Lambert seems to "reward" some seniors with that "honor" regardless whether they are actually 2nd teamers or not.

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

Transfer from Virginia Tech sitting on the roster, will be eligible next year.

http://charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4130

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.
It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.
Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.
Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.
Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.
The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

Running backs need holes to run through, don't forget about the loses on the O-Line.

I respect your optimism, but this is your year to make hay.

(11-09-2016 12:28 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.
It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.
Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.
Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.
Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.
The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

Running backs need holes to run through, don't forget about the loses on the O-Line.

I respect your optimism, but this is your year to make hay.

I'm cool with that seeing as it's only our second year in FBS. Not too bad if you ask me.

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.

It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.

Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.

Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.

Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.

The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

True Freshmen Deluka has 2 INTs a FF and a Fumble recovery for TD. He didn't even play much until the FAU game.

(11-10-2016 07:35 PM)Dowless Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:34 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 06:06 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(11-08-2016 03:41 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  This COULD certainly happen to Charlotte, but we built our team much different from UTSA as has been well documented. We "balanced" our classes much more from year 1 than they did.

Your classes do look balanced, however, your 2-deep shows of the 26 Seniors on the roster 13 are starters as well as both kickers and your long-snapper. Plus you'll have to replace all of Kalif's production and three of the four receivers.

It'll be a completely different team next year, for better or worse, but at least your QB returns.

We have two great backs behind khalif. We won't see a drop off there.

Of our four receivers, one hasn't played much this year because of concussions, one is solid but has only been so so at the fbs level. I don't even know who the other two are. Must be guys that barely line up as receivers. Our two best receivers are sophomores.

Defense takes a much bigger hit losing ogunjobi, Nick cook, Terrance Winchester, and Brandon banks. Ogunjobi will get drafted in the third or fourth round, cook is unremarkable but solid and reliable, and Winchester is our only db that is decent.

Next year is definitely a possible step back yesr, but not necessarily. While I seriously doubt we replace ogunjobis's production, the other guys are replaceable.

The kickers we have a meh. Not super reliable. We had to make a kicker change a few weeks ago because the other guy wasn't getting it done...and he replaced the current kicker to start the season. I'm not going to say we can't get worse, but I'm confident we can find another mediocre kicker.

True Freshmen Deluka has 2 INTs a FF and a Fumble recovery for TD. He didn't even play much until the FAU game.

Definitely excited about his future and he's been fine considering his age but he still can improve a lot.