Good game Cats. Cincy's O line won this game. Very good pass protection and run blocking was the difference.

Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

(11-28-2015 03:13 PM)bearcatfan Wrote:  If that was targeting then they may as well just play flag football.

Or Sarcastiball, perhaps...

(11-28-2015 03:27 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Missed it. Bwahahaha.

Made the one that counted... Bwahahaha-squared!

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

Stupid! I'm not a Cincy fan but why stop the clock for them? Also save one to try to freeze the kicker.


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Went to this game being a fan of neither team and it seemed like a punishment both in talent level and length of game. Was sitting 2 rows from field on the 50 Bearcat side ,along with a lot of over 50 drunks who were challenging the Bearcat training staff to fights..forget keeping it classy. Pirates have a horrendous defense and the dropped int cost them a game.I have seen games in the Logan and Holtz eras at ECU and the coaching staff now couldnt carry any of their jocks.

Scrappy Cinn team good push on both lines both sides of the ball

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

Just another case of lack of clock management by Ruff


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(11-30-2015 05:16 PM)Racinejake Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

(11-29-2015 09:13 PM)PurpleReigns2012 Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

Stupid! I'm not a Cincy fan but why stop the clock for them? Also save one to try to freeze the kicker.


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Kickers make a higher percentage after "freezing" them

(11-30-2015 07:31 PM)Brian_Johnson Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 05:16 PM)Racinejake Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 07:31 PM)Brian_Johnson Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 05:16 PM)Racinejake Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

(12-02-2015 04:08 AM)PirateJP Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 07:31 PM)Brian_Johnson Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 05:16 PM)Racinejake Wrote:  

(11-29-2015 09:29 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Question to Cincy fans...

What was your opinion of ECU calling the 2 timeouts at the end of the game

It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

What exactly did you want from this season? It's a hell of a job just to have us as close to winning all these games as we were.

(12-02-2015 08:35 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:08 AM)PirateJP Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 07:31 PM)Brian_Johnson Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 05:16 PM)Racinejake Wrote:  It was very helpful, thank you. Two below average coaching staffs going head to head. It was clear we were content to play for the FG. We were not going to throw and with 1 TO left it was certain we needed that TO to set up the kick. By calling TOs that allowed us a couple extra plays to get a few more yards to get better position for the kick.

I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

What exactly did you want from this season? It's a hell of a job just to have us as close to winning all these games as we were.

What turns a 5-7 season into 8-4:

1. Pressure on BYU's last drive. Until that drive ECU had been putting BYU under intense pressure the entire qtr. The ECU staff seemed scared to continue to pressure BYU and were playing for OT with 4 minutes left in the game.

2. Leaving a completely ineffective Summers in against USF when it was clear he couldn't move the offense.

3. Playing scared against Cincy. A fake field goal punt from the 33??? Covering Washington with Overton the entire game and taking him out of the rush defense? Failing to make any kind of adjustment or pressure Cincy on the last drive? Just like the BYU game the coaches were playing for overtime.

Add to that choosing to play Summers at bad times in the Temple game resulted in three and outs and bad field position that completely stalled the offense late in the game.

UCONN got well out of hand in part to Kemp's interceptions late and a tired defense, but it was painfully obvious during the game that Summers was completely lost. I don't know that pulling Summers at halftime would have changed the outcome, but it's just one more example of the coaching staff not having a clue about what they were doing.

(12-02-2015 10:00 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 08:35 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:08 AM)PirateJP Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 07:31 PM)Brian_Johnson Wrote:  I also thought the dropped int that Gunner gift-wrapped helped a great deal.

Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

What exactly did you want from this season? It's a hell of a job just to have us as close to winning all these games as we were.

What turns a 5-7 season into 8-4:

1. Pressure on BYU's last drive. Until that drive ECU had been putting BYU under intense pressure the entire qtr. The ECU staff seemed scared to continue to pressure BYU and were playing for OT with 4 minutes left in the game.

2. Leaving a completely ineffective Summers in against USF when it was clear he couldn't move the offense.

3. Playing scared against Cincy. A fake field goal punt from the 33??? Covering Washington with Overton the entire game and taking him out of the rush defense? Failing to make any kind of adjustment or pressure Cincy on the last drive? Just like the BYU game the coaches were playing for overtime.

Add to that choosing to play Summers at bad times in the Temple game resulted in three and outs and bad field position that completely stalled the offense late in the game.

UCONN got well out of hand in part to Kemp's interceptions late and a tired defense, but it was painfully obvious during the game that Summers was completely lost. I don't know that pulling Summers at halftime would have changed the outcome, but it's just one more example of the coaching staff not having a clue about what they were doing.

Yet if we have Benkert, Nelson, or even a healthy Keith, we probably win all those games plus the Florida game, and maybe the UCONN game.

(12-02-2015 06:26 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 10:00 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 08:35 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:08 AM)PirateJP Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

What exactly did you want from this season? It's a hell of a job just to have us as close to winning all these games as we were.

What turns a 5-7 season into 8-4:

1. Pressure on BYU's last drive. Until that drive ECU had been putting BYU under intense pressure the entire qtr. The ECU staff seemed scared to continue to pressure BYU and were playing for OT with 4 minutes left in the game.

2. Leaving a completely ineffective Summers in against USF when it was clear he couldn't move the offense.

3. Playing scared against Cincy. A fake field goal punt from the 33??? Covering Washington with Overton the entire game and taking him out of the rush defense? Failing to make any kind of adjustment or pressure Cincy on the last drive? Just like the BYU game the coaches were playing for overtime.

Add to that choosing to play Summers at bad times in the Temple game resulted in three and outs and bad field position that completely stalled the offense late in the game.

UCONN got well out of hand in part to Kemp's interceptions late and a tired defense, but it was painfully obvious during the game that Summers was completely lost. I don't know that pulling Summers at halftime would have changed the outcome, but it's just one more example of the coaching staff not having a clue about what they were doing.

Yet if we have Benkert, Nelson, or even a healthy Keith, we probably win all those games plus the Florida game, and maybe the UCONN game.

Nelson was a long shot to make it in, and we don't know what Kurt would have been like. Obviously the coaches were not overly impressed since they waited so late to name him the starter. It doesn't really matter anyway because the play calling this year was atrocious.

(12-02-2015 06:26 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 10:00 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 08:35 AM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:08 AM)PirateJP Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 08:00 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  Yeah the fact that the players didn't make the plays they should have is being ignored in favor of blaming it on the coaching staff for 10 seconds

No offense, but the coaches recruited these players that consistently aren't making plays!

What exactly did you want from this season? It's a hell of a job just to have us as close to winning all these games as we were.

What turns a 5-7 season into 8-4:

1. Pressure on BYU's last drive. Until that drive ECU had been putting BYU under intense pressure the entire qtr. The ECU staff seemed scared to continue to pressure BYU and were playing for OT with 4 minutes left in the game.

2. Leaving a completely ineffective Summers in against USF when it was clear he couldn't move the offense.

3. Playing scared against Cincy. A fake field goal punt from the 33??? Covering Washington with Overton the entire game and taking him out of the rush defense? Failing to make any kind of adjustment or pressure Cincy on the last drive? Just like the BYU game the coaches were playing for overtime.

Add to that choosing to play Summers at bad times in the Temple game resulted in three and outs and bad field position that completely stalled the offense late in the game.

UCONN got well out of hand in part to Kemp's interceptions late and a tired defense, but it was painfully obvious during the game that Summers was completely lost. I don't know that pulling Summers at halftime would have changed the outcome, but it's just one more example of the coaching staff not having a clue about what they were doing.

Yet if we have Benkert, Nelson, or even a healthy Keith, we probably win all those games plus the Florida game, and maybe the UCONN game.

With the exeption of UCONN, all of those games were easily winnable with the current players. Coaching is the problem. I'm a huge fan or Ruff. He is exactly what a coach is supposed to beat this level, but I think he has reached his ceiling unless he surrounds himself with more talented assistants. Nichols is not the right guy for the offense.