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I'm not losing my mind. I'm proud of our team and what we accomplished this year but this team is better than this and it's frustrating to watch them play so poorly.

The destination was always more important than the game.

Sucks we don’t have a good running game or that might give us more plays to call in between passes.

I'm not losing sight of the big picture. I'm ecstatic about the season and where the program is. This game is abysmal, however.

Don’t get me wrong, once the day is over I will be extremely excited about what happened at UAB this year in football. Right now though? I’m mad and I want to win this game.

Why are we not getting that 6 yards with Brown on first down?

Ok, another late hit from #38. Time for a solid block to be place on Moore.

Have to be able to catch that.

Frank Solich has had 13 years to build this program and recruit and develop his style of players.

Our coach is playing with a Frankenstein roster.

Its a miracle we are even bowling.

(12-22-2017 02:25 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  Frank Solich has had 13 years to build this program and recruit and develop his style of players.

Our coach is playing with a Frankenstein roster.

Its a miracle we are even bowling.

And we're not playing bad. Just 4-5 more mistakes than Ohio has made.

How did Ohio afford to take their band ? Or at least part of their band ?

(12-22-2017 01:19 PM)imjustafatkid Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 01:17 PM)mrchance33 Wrote:  Their reward is a free college education. They don't "deserve" anything else.

Agreed. Would have been amazing to have my college paid for because I was good at playing a game I loved.

This won't be a popular sentiment around here, though.

Plenty of people get their college paid for because they are good at something they love.

I know plenty of people that never paid for their high school education because they got a scholarship and they had less responsibility than these players do.

Be better at something if you want to complain. You could start by being a better fan.

Welp, this game is over.

(12-22-2017 02:29 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 02:25 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  Frank Solich has had 13 years to build this program and recruit and develop his style of players.

Our coach is playing with a Frankenstein roster.

Its a miracle we are even bowling.

And we're not playing bad. Just 4-5 more mistakes than Ohio has made.

Nah, they are winning both lines of scrimmage pretty handily. They are keeping 8-9 in the box on D on run downs and daring us to beat them in the air and we just don’t have the playmakers to do so.

That TD is on Les. 3 Straight pass plays from a passing formation. The Ohio DC is >>>>> than our OC.

(12-22-2017 02:33 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 01:19 PM)imjustafatkid Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 01:17 PM)mrchance33 Wrote:  Their reward is a free college education. They don't "deserve" anything else.

Agreed. Would have been amazing to have my college paid for because I was good at playing a game I loved.

This won't be a popular sentiment around here, though.

Plenty of people get their college paid for because they are good at something they love.

I know plenty of people that never paid for their high school education because they got a scholarship and they had less responsibility than these players do.

Be better at something if you want to complain. You could start by being a better fan.

You're the only one complaining. I have no issues with people getting scholarships. The statement was a free college education is their reward. That's simply a fact.

(12-22-2017 02:42 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 02:29 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(12-22-2017 02:25 PM)THE_LEGEND Wrote:  Frank Solich has had 13 years to build this program and recruit and develop his style of players.

Our coach is playing with a Frankenstein roster.

Its a miracle we are even bowling.

And we're not playing bad. Just 4-5 more mistakes than Ohio has made.

Nah, they are winning both lines of scrimmage pretty handily. They are keeping 8-9 in the box on D on run downs and daring us to beat them in the air and we just don’t have the playmakers to do so.

I don't think we are in disagreement. They're bigger than us.

(12-22-2017 02:43 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  That TD is on Les. 3 Straight pass plays from a passing formation. The Ohio DC is >>>>> than our OC.

We’ve basically broken away from everything that worked for us this season. Midway through the third and AJ already has 30 pass attempts. That’s not what got us here.

(12-22-2017 02:43 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  That TD is on Les. 3 Straight pass plays from a passing formation. The Ohio DC is >>>>> than our OC.

Our offensive game plan is truly horrendous. Our defense looks worse than they should because they're on the field too much.

And now we look slow.