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 #91914  by Joe706
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:48 pm
Can’t really expect a defense to hold up against 5 turnovers and one of them a pick 6. I was tired for the defense just sitting on the stands.
 #91915  by apaladin
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:55 pm
Players can just do so much. Very poor job by the coaches today. When have you seen a FU team try to run out the clock at the end of the half so they can only be down 17? WTH. Every pass Hedden threw was either sideways or to the sidelines. Every interception was to the sideline. The middle of the field was wide open and just ignored time after time. We have some good tight ends, they were thrown to once in the first half. Just a terrible offensive gameplan. On defense FU had ZERO pass rush. Not only did we not get to their QB we never laid a hand on him. The only thing left to save the season is beat WC which at this point seems highly unlikeky.
 #91924  by AllTimeFU
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:26 pm
It took me some bourbon and some time to revisit this board.

At some point rolling the dice with a true fresh is going to come up craps. Granted, one was a 50:50 ball. One was a bad throw. One was another true fresh WR blocking when he was supposed to be catching.

I’ve also been saying our running woes start with the captain of the OL making the right read and right call. There was quite an interesting change to essentially set the OL with the most experienced group and quite frankly what I figured would be the arrangement coming into the year. 51 moved to C and you saw some things happen.

Just because you have the big arm or big butt doesn’t mean you are the right one right now.
 #91925  by Bootie
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:36 pm
We had a bad day. Sometimes it be that way. Like Wofford’s last year, I don’t take it as an omen of disaster. This team still did what it did at Citadel. It can still do it again.

Take the path of hope. Resist the path of doom.
 #91926  by AllTimeFU
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:00 pm
I agree. And, I bet the SoCon champions will be tied with other 1 loss team(s).
 #91928  by apaladin
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:05 pm
In defense of Hedden, besides the coaches not helping him, all of our go to WR’s are under 6 feet so no big targets. Another reason why ignoring the TE’s is a head scratcher.
 #91929  by Sad Din
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:05 pm
AllTimeFU wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:00 pm
I agree. And, I bet the SoCon champions will be tied with other 1 loss team(s).
SD admires your optimism after probably the worst home lost in the CD era. SD hopes you are right
 #91931  by jesse174
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:07 pm
Hard to win without good QB play...we had that last year...
 #91932  by AllTimeFU
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:24 pm
apaladin wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:05 pm
In defense of Hedden, besides the coaches not helping him, all of our go to WR’s are under 6 feet so no big targets. Another reason why ignoring the TE’s is a head scratcher.
I agree in all points.
 #91933  by gofurman
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:50 pm
AllTimeFU wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:26 pm
It took me some bourbon and some time to revisit this board.

At some point rolling the dice with a true fresh is going to come up craps. Granted, one was a 50:50 ball. One was a bad throw. One was another true fresh WR blocking when he was supposed to be catching.

I’ve also been saying our running woes start with the captain of the OL making the right read and right call. There was quite an interesting change to essentially set. the OL with the most experienced group and quite frankly what I figured would be the arrangement coming into the year. 51 moved to C and you saw some things happen.

Just because you have the big arm or big butt doesn’t mean you are the right one right now.
Admittedly I only saw from five minutes left in first half on. About 35 minutes of game time. First play I saw was our fumble. They took it in for a TD a few plays later.

But we apparently did have SOME running game today. 130 yards or so. RIGHT.

Agree with AlltimeFU - just because you are larger doesn’t mean you are BETTER. maybe later. But not now. All about making reads as a Center etc

So that’s good. I always look for a Positive. Some run game good.
Another positive. LESS PENALTIES !!! Finally

Biggest negative - INJURIS. we can cut turnovers. Etc. Can’t cut Injuris.
Man. Lost two last week. 8 and 40 - 40 was a STUD
Lost 2 this week? 0. A STUD. and another. And maybe Luke Clark? A STUD.

Play can be improved. But you CANNOT get guys back if season ending injuries. that’s the one thing no one can change
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 #91934  by gofurman
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:54 pm
Sad Din wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:05 pm
AllTimeFU wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:00 pm
I agree. And, I bet the SoCon champions will be tied with other 1 loss team(s).
SD admires your optimism after probably the worst home lost in the CD era. SD hopes you are right
Who is CD? Meant CCH? Just asking
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 #91935  by Paul C
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:58 pm
gofurman wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:50 pm


Play can be improved. But you CANNOT get guys back if season ending injuries. that’s the one thing no one can change
Do you bold and underline things that are blatantly obvious? Just trying to decipher your style.
 #91936  by gofurman
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 10:04 pm
Paul C wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:58 pm
gofurman wrote:
Sat Oct 12, 2024 9:50 pm


Play can be improved. But you CANNOT get guys back if season ending injuries. that’s the one thing no one can change
Do you bold and underline things that are blatantly obvious? Just trying to decipher your style.
LOL. I’ll admit that one’s a little dumb now that I reread it. But it’s just been a Horror show and it pains me to watch. I mean we lost 40 and 8 in the LAST THREE PLAYS at Citadel. That’s crazy. Last three plays we lose Two starters!

know you are playing with me some.

But I do it for emphasis. I have emphasized injuris for YEARS. YEARS !!!!!!!!! people hardly listen. “Eh next man up”. Turns out I was right.

Why? Because people DONT LISTEN. Some here do. Some. But some refuse to realize the importance of returning starters and say we will go 9-3. Don’t know they are smoking !!!!!!!

Purple glasses is one thing. 6-5 is purple glasses. 9-3 was “you must be high level”.

Easy example. Flag told us we should be ranked ahead of UTC this year . I said not. Apparently People don’t listen. To what is blatantly obvious. People here honestly DONT GET the obvious. Or won’t listen. One of the two. Returning starters matter.

So people here clearly don’t get the obvious. Even if you try to give them Free Money (hypothetically)

The day that everyone here catches on to
The obvious I will quit using bold and underline.
:D :) :D

NOTHING affects FCS more than injuris. Nothing. Who’s been more focused on that for years?? You know who. Me. No denying that !

Don’t worry. I hypothetically made money on UTC. It was on AGS by others. UTC - 6 at Furman. Don’t think that’s enough they said

Paul. No worries. Go see your PMs
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 #91937  by apaladin
 Sat Oct 12, 2024 10:06 pm
Last week TE’s 7 catches 85 yds 1 TD
This week TE’s 1 catch 5 yds.
CCH postgame.
 #91941  by Thorny
 Sun Oct 13, 2024 12:00 am
jesse174 wrote:Hard to win without good QB play...we had that last year...
That was sort of thing in Sorrel's offense. The offense lived or died based on if the QB had a good day.

It's been a weird year so I am willing to write off a lot. I'm disappointed but I refuse to believe that the coaches forgot how to coach or this is part of some long term trend.


However, there is a strong correlation between loosing seasons at Furman whenever we dabble in the spread and/or pass happy offenses. We have the OC we have and we are lucky to have them. Still, I like big bruising RBs and bad things happen whenever we seem to get away from that.

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