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Great points.....and no doubt, the D spent too much time on the field. Last night was just sort of disappointing, all around.

(11-17-2022 11:00 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(11-17-2022 10:35 AM)MAC tOAMU Wrote:  Agree with most of the comments about the offense and injuries, but wow was the defense soft in the second half. Awful...

They were, but keep in mind they were out there nonstop due to the offense not getting anything going. The game Time of Possession was EMU 40 minutes to our 20 minutes. Injuries led to depth issues which puts reserves out there without having their stamina where it should be and being out there seemingly non-stop. Our offense did the hurry up stuff they always do, but the referees hold up the play to allow the defense to swap in and out, they took their time doing that (even the announcers mentioned it). Their offense didn't exactly run the hurry up, but they would line up and chew up the play clock (refs not holding up play) so our guys weren't getting off the field for reserves like they could've been. No excuses, just my observation that might provide a little explanation.

Possessions after Schlee went out (~1 minute left in 1st half):
-0:21 Punt
-1:59 Punt
-0:54 Punt
-2:29 Punt
-0:53 Punt
-3:10 TD

EMU possessions in same time period
-3:34 TD
-4:08 FG
-5:52 TD
-6:02 TD
-0:39 (ran out clock to end game)