(09-30-2017 08:27 PM)TheCrumbIsHere Wrote:  It is amazing how in just the course of three years how far this program has come. This was an entertaining game to attend and who would have thunk that EMU despite all of its mistakes still had a chance at the end of the game to win it. It was a gorgeous afternoon and from our seats at the 40 in the upper deck my wife and I had a great view of the game. In addition over the course of the past two nights we have both been impressed with how friendly most of the folks are here in Lexington. However, the other thing that was clear as day was how frustrated their fan base was with their offense and that was the product of our defense which played an amazing game. There were fans that were texting others of whether they had left because they were disgusted with what they saw and I heard one other comment that described this game as "the game from hell."

I had posted in a previous thread that I thought EMU would have a chance because of the hang over from Florida and I think that was evident in this game. It doesn't take huge knowledge to see that. I also thought that in the second half they finally just let Brogan go offensively and we saw what we generally see with him, some good, some bad. He reminds me a lot of Brett Favre in his gunslinger mentality. It's a shame that special teams cost us tonight.

However, I still think this game ought to give us confidence going into the rest of the MAC season and against Army. This team showed they can compete on the road in big environments. Now we need to fix some things on special teams and who knows where we will go. Not to mention too this might be the best defensive team EMU will see all year and they still managed 20 points.

Progress sometimes comes in small steps. We have gone from being blown out in non conference games to competing in non conference games. Next step is to learn to finish the job. Despite the loss, there was a lot of good from this effort. Thata my thoughts from what I saw.

Well said, I hope we use this two close losses as fire to do better the rest of the year. Our kids didn't quit which is a major change since CC got here.

They did cut down on the penalties only 5 for 50. Yes special teams hurt us but prior to this game the field goal unit has done well and we're getting kickoffs into the end zone or near it. We have new personnel at long snapper, kickoffs and holder. We're not getting much offensive production from the TE spot and I wonder how much blocking we're getting from that position as well. Terry Myrick a true frosh LB played yesterday for his first game. Yes its amazing we could been 4-0 and you wonder if the staff had brought in a JUCO TE and another OT where we might be. I agree I think the program should be past the moral victories stage. Haven't really seen alot of this translate into positive recruiting and changing the perception of the program. I agree our defense this year is awesome, maybe the best we've had at EMU?