(10-02-2018 06:31 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  I may be totally off base here but after winning a lot of close games in 2016 and losing a bunch in 2017 and this year, I was wondering what was the difference in team make-up. The coach is the same, Roback was the QB last year, so what was the variant?

Having watched most EMU football games in those years, I noticed that EMU football had a true leader in that 2016 and that was Pat O'Connor. I think Jeremiah Harris was better that year playing opposite OC than he is now. Max is a better defensive end than Pat but was suspended for the first game, hardly the behavior of a leader. Just my observation, feel free to disagree.

Those lucky wins in 2016 were Roback throwing up prayers and them being answered at the end of games by our WR's. POC was standing on the sidelines with everyone else in disbelief as we pulled out those games. Not sure leadership had anything to do with it, although they also had 4 other Senior OLinemen that may have had a positive influence in the offensive huddles as those games came down to the wire.

As far as Jeremiah, he's still working his way back from major knee surgery.