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I meant the lack of youtube post game that has followed each bronco win or loss.

I would not have run it at all.

The decision to go for two with a true freshman quarterback in the first OT was a poor one.

The O was moving the ball and BSU was turnover prone.

I am confident WMU would have won had Lester allowed things to play-out.

(11-14-2018 06:07 PM)uclabruin Wrote:  As a numbers guy, Lester should have kicked the extra point. All the announcers thought it was the smart move, since Ball St. could not stop WMU at all. And they had just used the "toledo reverse pass play" so maybe, we could have stopped them. I watched shaking my head.

THAT"S the play to run.....the PAT!

"Ball St. could not stop WMU at all"

Seriously?

We had three possessions where we started at their five-yard line and got six points.

And one where we got a TD that we were fortunate was not overturned by replay.

Our biggest problem on offense right now is we can't make any "big plays" i.e. score from outside "Red Zone" because we can't hit big pass plays and our WRs can't get YAC on shorter completions.

(11-15-2018 05:08 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  "Ball St. could not stop WMU at all"

Seriously?

We had three possessions where we started at their five-yard line and got six points.

And one where we got a TD that we were fortunate was not overturned by replay.

Our biggest problem on offense right now is we can't make any "big plays" i.e. score from outside "Red Zone" because we can't hit big pass plays and our WRs can't get YAC on shorter completions.

Yup Tim took two shots at Eskridge, very open both times, throw not close both times. So coach stopped calling that second level stuff.

(11-15-2018 05:08 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  "Ball St. could not stop WMU at all"

Seriously?

We had three possessions where we started at their five-yard line and got six points.

And one where we got a TD that we were fortunate was not overturned by replay.

Our biggest problem on offense right now is we can't make any "big plays" i.e. score from outside "Red Zone" because we can't hit big pass plays and our WRs can't get YAC on shorter completions.

It’s a credit to our offensive line that we were able to run so well against them despite no credible deep threat. This is what limited our offense in 2017 and why Corey Davis was so valuable.

As much as I love three yards and a cloud of dust, you have to have an effective passing game.

I thought that going for two in the first overtime was a desperation move. Dumb. Kick it and keep playing.

We would have had the ball first on the second go around. Score and put the pressure on them.

I put this loss on TL and that decision.

(11-16-2018 08:17 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  I thought that going for two in the first overtime was a desperation move. Dumb. Kick it and keep playing.

We would have had the ball first on the second go around. Score and put the pressure on them.

I put this loss on TL and that decision.

This play call was called because we couldn't stop BSU and our ST was literally not in the best position to even guarantee that extra point... I like the call. I don't like the actual play or the execution.

I believe that even with our shaky ST this season that the chances for success kicking is actually better than going for two with a green QB. That's just me, I guess.

(11-15-2018 12:22 AM)WMUlaxer97 Wrote:  Would’ve lined up Watson, Reed & Ricci to the left. Bellamy lone back and Odell Miller tight right. Play action to Bellamy with the flow to the left. Eleby peels back and hits Odell wide open in the right flat in the end zone for 2! Reed would drag across as the 2nd option but we wouldn’t need it.

Northwestern just ran this play to score a TD from the 2 to make it 21-24

If you're playing the percentages, you don't go for it with a true freshman quarterback, IMO. We could have been in the MACC game -- assuming NIU brought their "A game" when we played them. Otherwise, I would have rolled Eleby out to the far side a pass/run option. Regardless, it's water under the bridge.

I would have had Eleby run the RPO and pull it to run.... take off to the left while the TE sneaks into the flat... when BSU crashes on Eleby he just pops it out to the TE wide open in the endzone.. If they cover the TE and he has space he can just run it in himself...