(09-10-2022 05:12 PM)sekudog Wrote:  Buckle up boys, gonna be rough, SBC looks really good. Marshall's DBs go into South Bend and basically win the game for them and our DBs can't stop a D2 team. We will fight like hell but uphill battle, that is a position that doesn't just improve week to week, you either have good DBs or you don't and right now we do not. If we don't get tons of pressure we are gonna get embarrassed in conference play.

Right here. Spot. On.

Just watched post game. I have to say, PAO is one of the most genuine humans I have ever seen. I wish we could clone him. An absolute true gentleman. Props to coach for holding it together about his dad.

-Worst part of todays game was we gave future opponents a blueprint to beat us, beat us at the corners. He’ll, early on I don’t even think NSU wanted to even try and throw on us, they’d run (and get stuffed). even on passing downs, until they started getting that one on one and then they realized where we’re vulnerable and they kept targeting it.
-Good to see us spreading the ball around, especially finding the TE open. Glad we got Atkins in there earlier than last week, unfortunately the rain picked up.
-VanHorse still not dressed, wonder the extent of his injury.
-Tyler Negron back on the team? I noticed #92 dressed but no nameplate on the back. If it is him, glad to see him figure it out quickly and for the team to accept him back.
-interesting to agree to chop 5 minutes off the clock for mercy.
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(09-10-2022 08:22 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Didn’t watch much of the game.
The only key question is, were there any injuries? If not, then today was a huge success.

Don’t care about the score or individual performance against a FCS doormat.

Hmmm. Let’s take stock after week two.

Last week Marshall rolled NSU 55-7, and today beat a top 10 ranked Notre Dame.

Today JMU beats NSU 63-7, and MTSU (last week’s opponent) went on the road and smoked Colorado State 34-19.

So, are there any insights we can glean from this small data set?

Well, for starters Norfolk can’t compete with FBS teams.

Second, Marshall and JMU beat the Spartans by equivalent scores.

Third, Marshall appears to be a very solid team, and proved it by going on the road and beating a ranked team.

Fourth, MTSU appears to be a better team than the team JMU emasculated last week.

Fifth, Notre Dame may be an imposter this season.

Do any of these observations (such as the similar scores against NSU by Marshall and JMU) mean Marshall and JMU are equivalent teams?

It should be obvious that Marshall must be a pretty darn good team this year. Weak teams don’t go into South Bend, IN and beat Notre Dame.

Marshall also deservedly got a lot of praise last week for blowing out NSU.

Does JMU deserve equal (or more) praise for blowing out NSU by an even larger margin?

Does MTSU’s big win over Colorado State make JMU’s blowout win over MTSU more impressive?

The answers may have to wait until Marshall plays JMU, but right now it appears the SBC East is loaded with some very strong teams, and some of those teams should be getting votes for the top 25. The SBC has earned them.

(09-10-2022 10:30 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(09-10-2022 08:22 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Didn’t watch much of the game.
The only key question is, were there any injuries? If not, then today was a huge success.

Don’t care about the score or individual performance against a FCS doormat.

Hmmm. Let’s take stock after week two.

Last week Marshall rolled NSU 55-7, and today beat a top 10 ranked Notre Dame.

Today JMU beats NSU 63-7, and MTSU (last week’s opponent) went on the road and smoked Colorado State 34-19.

So, are there any insights we can glean from this small data set?

Well, for starters Norfolk can’t compete with FBS teams.

Second, Marshall and JMU beat the Spartans by equivalent scores.

Third, Marshall appears to be a very solid team, and proved it by going on the road and beating a ranked team.

Fourth, MTSU appears to be a better team than the team JMU emasculated last week.

Fifth, Notre Dame may be an imposter this season.

Do any of these observations (such as the similar scores against NSU by Marshall and JMU) mean Marshall and JMU are equivalent teams?

It should be obvious that Marshall must be a pretty darn good team this year. Weak teams don’t go into South Bend, IN and beat Notre Dame.

Marshall also deservedly got a lot of praise last week for blowing out NSU.

Does JMU deserve equal (or more) praise for blowing out NSU by an even larger margin?

Does MTSU’s big win over Colorado State make JMU’s blowout win over MTSU more impressive?

The answers may have to wait until Marshall plays JMU, but right now it appears the SBC East is loaded with some very strong teams, and some of those teams should be getting votes for the top 25. The SBC has earned them.

The answer about JMU will come much sooner in Boone in two weeks.