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This should be a closer game however Bryant and Kicker are not executing!

We were going to have to play a perfect game to win this one. Game planning looks good. Defense looks strong. Disappointed in Bryant’s throws. Disappointed in our FG kicker.

Ho hum. Looks like a rebuild not a reload.

(09-03-2022 04:19 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:15 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:14 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:12 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  And there's the back breaker.

Chance to be down 4 at the half and you're down 14...

You mean up 10?

He meant missing our FG

Why blame the kicker when it's Bryant's fault he was even having to kick a FG?

...that is an...interesting...way of thinking, that's for sure

(09-03-2022 04:18 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  QB change?

Some of these silly short passing calls have me hoping Gino improves at halftime, too.

(09-03-2022 04:20 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  We were going to have to play a perfect game to win this one. Game planning looks good. Defense looks strong. Disappointed in Bryant’s throws. Disappointed in our FG kicker.

Ho hum. Looks like a rebuild not a reload.

We will be favored in every other game but one all year. Just because we aren't beating a Top 15 team on the road in game one of the season doesn't mean we're rebuilding. Jesus people lol.

I know Fick and Gino don't like playing two guys at QB but Bryant has really struggled since that early INT. 12/20 92 YDS. I would give it to Prater for the second half. If you wait until we're down 28-0 then it's harder to gauge what Prater can do in a closer score situation. We get the ball first after the half so...

(09-03-2022 04:20 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:18 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  QB change?

Some of these silly short passing calls have me hoping Gino improves at halftime, too.

Bryant can’t complete a pass down field

Ridiculous INT leads to an easy TD for them.

Two missed FG's that should have been made.

Bryant sails one right over wide open Scott that was a TD.

We should be up 13-7. We're down 14-0 W... T... F.

Ben Bryant is giving it all he's got. That is the problem.

(09-03-2022 04:18 PM)BayTiger Wrote:  Arkansas has the trashiest fans I’ve ever seen.

People of Wal-Mart

(09-03-2022 04:21 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:20 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  We were going to have to play a perfect game to win this one. Game planning looks good. Defense looks strong. Disappointed in Bryant’s throws. Disappointed in our FG kicker.

Ho hum. Looks like a rebuild not a reload.

We will be favored in every other game but one all year. Just because we aren't beating a Top 15 team on the road in game one of the season doesn't mean we're rebuilding. Jesus people lol.

They will be top 15 after they beat us. Currently 19. Sorry if I have expectations. Our Qb play is not inspiring me.

(09-03-2022 04:24 PM)RedRocker Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:18 PM)BayTiger Wrote:  Arkansas has the trashiest fans I’ve ever seen.

People of Wal-Mart

Literally have Wal-Mart painted on the infrastructure above the Hog. Yikes.

(09-03-2022 04:22 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:20 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:18 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  QB change?

Some of these silly short passing calls have me hoping Gino improves at halftime, too.

Bryant can’t complete a pass down field

Yep. Guys have been open and there's been overthrows and misreads.

(09-03-2022 04:20 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:19 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:15 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:14 PM)Sweetness Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 04:12 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  And there's the back breaker.

Chance to be down 4 at the half and you're down 14...

You mean up 10?

He meant missing our FG

Why blame the kicker when it's Bryant's fault he was even having to kick a FG?

...that is an...interesting...way of thinking, that's for sure

I mean genuinely, why make a post about how we could only be down 3 if the kicker made it and not how we could have 14 if Bryant could hit wife open receivers?

I don't think Cameron Ball saw that Kiner was hurt (he was looking the other way), and Bumper Pool thought Kiner faked the injury after he got knocked down because he didn't see it.

But like, why the hell would UC be faking an injury there? Real injury or not (it was) what does lifting him up by the backplate accomplish? Its' like in soccer when a team scores and tried to get the ball to midfield to start play back up again. The other team has to kick it first to begin play again, you're hurrying up just to wait.

I hate fans booing injured players, even if they're faking it (Cincinnati fans have done this too and it's an awful look). It's classless.

If a player is hurt, move on. Leonard Taylor tried to talk **** to some guy lying on the ground before and it was dumb.

Being that it is the first half and a big game I will give Bryant a little patience, but if he doesn't turn it around this half, you have to hand it over to Prater. Bryant has no future at UC post this year, so if he isn't going to be executing, at least get Prater some live reps.

We get the ball coming out. At most you give Bryant one more drive. At most.

In terms of kicking, I'd rather be down 14-6 than 14-0. That said, the difference in not having Ridder behind center is apparent - and maybe not fair to Bryant. The bigger question is, why can't we find/recruit a consistent kicker? It can't just be bad luck...

I find the fan base to be very poor at predicting what the coaching staff will do re: QB choice. My guess is we got Bryant this year. Probably don’t see Prater until it’s out of reach.

Then again what the hell do I know.

(09-03-2022 04:30 PM)dbernie41 Wrote:  Being that it is the first half and a big game I will give Bryant a little patience, but if he doesn't turn it around this half, you have to hand it over to Prater. Bryant has no future at UC post this year, so if he isn't going to be executing, at least get Prater some live reps.

So we risk the whole game in the hopes a player in like his 20th game figures it out? I think thaysbwhat the coached will do but agree Prater (or someone else) is our future and Bryant has been awful today.

(09-03-2022 04:22 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  I know Fick and Gino don't like playing two guys at QB but Bryant has really struggled since that early INT. 12/20 92 YDS. I would give it to Prater for the second half. If you wait until we're down 28-0 then it's harder to gauge what Prater can do in a closer score situation. We get the ball first after the half so...

It's like that game @UCLA when Hayden Moore was struggling and they put in Dez. Give it a shot with Prater. If UC loses 35-10 so what.