Yes, we were.....and unbelievably predictable. Watching this exciting offensive scheme now makes me feel very badly for a kid like Reese Hannon. The kid was very talented and super gutsy. I was talking with him the other day and mentioned his unforgettable debut in the torrential rain against Coastal Carolina when he brought FU back to what should have been a win from a deep deficit. That was an auspicious start to his career and appeared to portend a turn in our fortunes but it was not to be. The dreaded 3 yard curl on 4th and 7 put a stop to that.
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The following week he made his first career start at Clempson, something Roberts or Lincoln will be doing in 3 weeks.
Welcome to the big leagues. For your first start you get to play against a DL that could have three top 15 picks in the NFL Draft this year. Might be helpful to watch the 1999 team beat the crap out of UNC with two top picks on that DL.
The best offense to run against a fast and aggressive defensive line is more or less what Furman does. A lot of quick hitters, shifts, and different offensive looks.
My guess is that with Texas A&M the next week, Clemson is probably going to keep their defense basic. They are still a really good defense, but I expect their coaching staff will be reluctant to put much on film with an SEC team the next weekend on the road.
Keep it on the ground, shorten the game, don't turn it over, and force Clemson to cough the ball up. We do that, we'll hang around.
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In the ‘83 win over GT, I believe the game winning 4th quarter TD pass from Bobby Lamb (who made his his 1st college start that day) to Chas Fox was completed over the “Mr. Irrelevant” of the 1986 NFL Draft. I suppose that’s not quite as impressive, huh?
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The best offense to run against a fast and aggressive defensive line is more or less what Furman does. A lot of quick hitters, shifts, and different offensive looks.
My guess is that with Texas A&M the next week, Clemson is probably going to keep their defense basic. They are still a really good defense, but I expect their coaching staff will be reluctant to put much on film with an SEC team the next weekend on the road.
Keep it on the ground, shorten the game, don't turn it over, and force Clemson to cough the ball up. We do that, we'll hang around.
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I agree with that. Keeping it on the ground is a tall order for our young but fast maturing O line. As in most FB games, that unit is the key to this game. If our guys can move this D line off the ball or misdirect them in an effective manner, it certainly will say a great deal about the rest of our season. Playing well against this front will make the defenses of the SoCon feel like the Little Sisters of the Poor JV.
My guess is that with Texas A&M the next week, Clemson is probably going to keep their defense basic. They are still a really good defense, but I expect their coaching staff will be reluctant to put much on film with an SEC team the next weekend on the road.
Keep it on the ground, shorten the game, don't turn it over, and force Clemson to cough the ball up. We do that, we'll hang around.
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I agree with that. Keeping it on the ground is a tall order for our young but fast maturing O line. As in most FB games, that unit is the key to this game. If our guys can move this D line off the ball or misdirect them in an effective manner, it certainly will say a great deal about the rest of our season. Playing well against this front will make the defenses of the SoCon feel like the Little Sisters of the Poor JV.
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It will be a great test for our offensive line. This is the best defense we will see, and certainly the best defensive line.
If we can gain tough yards in the middle with our fullbacks against Clemson, we can do it against anyone else on our schedule. Same with getting the ball outside. If our backs can get to the edge against the Tiger defense, odds are they can do it against SoCon defenses.
It may also give Furman a chance to show Elon both QBs so they'll have to prepare for them.
If we can gain tough yards in the middle with our fullbacks against Clemson, we can do it against anyone else on our schedule. Same with getting the ball outside. If our backs can get to the edge against the Tiger defense, odds are they can do it against SoCon defenses.
It may also give Furman a chance to show Elon both QBs so they'll have to prepare for them.
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Parenthetically, hope FU whacks Elon.
I watched both of those games last season and thought Furman was the better team both times. Both contests were close, but you could easily argue that the two Elon games were Furman's ugliest games all season.
In game 1, Furman was -2 in turnovers. We fumbled on our own 25 the second play of our first drive setting up an easy Elon score. We then fumbled later in the first half on our own 23 setting up an easy Elon score. It was 21-0 and Anoor's pick at the goal line saved us a route and turned the game around.
In game 2, we were -2 in turnovers. We had two crippling fumbles deep in our zone on kick returns. Blazejowski also threw a pick in the endzone from about the 6 yard line.
If we played a clean game, I think we win both those games by two touchdowns.
DAMN STRAIGHT.. what team would possibly run that play? LOL - SO glad that isn't our bread and butter anymore. Or the tunnel screen on 3rd and 7... that was great too.. it was some pass route like that that finished the year with about a 15% success rate.
Spot on, Jackal. Furman was the better team by a fair amount in both games. The loss at home was a gift. The close win in the playoffs was one of our worst games of the year. We simply did not execute well in that game. The elusive "feel" in both games was that FU was the better team. I think we will beat Elon handily this year.The Jackal wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:34 pmI watched both of those games last season and thought Furman was the better team both times. Both contests were close, but you could easily argue that the two Elon games were Furman's ugliest games all season.
In game 1, Furman was -2 in turnovers. We fumbled on our own 25 the second play of our first drive setting up an easy Elon score. We then fumbled later in the first half on our own 23 setting up an easy Elon score. It was 21-0 and Anoor's pick at the goal line saved us a route and turned the game around.
In game 2, we were -2 in turnovers. We had two crippling fumbles deep in our zone on kick returns. Blazejowski also threw a pick in the endzone from about the 6 yard line.
If we played a clean game, I think we win both those games by two touchdowns.