Quick question. Going out. Did Elijah McKoy play today? I saw most guys
NC A&T - Sept. 4
I got all geeked out excited after the WCU game in the Spring, so I’m only cautiously optimistic. I’m not sure A&T was really very good. I kinda think their offense is horrible. But we won. Sisson does appear to be better, but I think a lot of that is play calling. The O line does appear to better. The defense is still really, really good. I think we are good enough to win the SoCon with a little luck here and there. But I’m afraid SoCon defenses might figure us out. We need to get a lot better.
Saw a lot of RPO out of the offense today. Loved it.
I especially liked this pass to Miller. For one, the personnel grouping is a difficult matchup for a defense. Furman is in 22 (two TEs/two RBs/1WR), with Miller at H back and Wynn split wide. With Wynn and Miller's versatility, it's difficult to not respect their ability to catch passes.
Sisson reads the linebacker. He steps up against the fullback run and Sisson pulls the ball and dumps it behind him. Left side of the line run blocks, right side pass blocks.
Hard to tell from the camera angle, but I'm pretty sure Miller's long touchdown catch was the same play.
I especially liked this pass to Miller. For one, the personnel grouping is a difficult matchup for a defense. Furman is in 22 (two TEs/two RBs/1WR), with Miller at H back and Wynn split wide. With Wynn and Miller's versatility, it's difficult to not respect their ability to catch passes.
Sisson reads the linebacker. He steps up against the fullback run and Sisson pulls the ball and dumps it behind him. Left side of the line run blocks, right side pass blocks.
Hard to tell from the camera angle, but I'm pretty sure Miller's long touchdown catch was the same play.
Furmanoid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:03 pmI got all geeked out excited after the WCU game in the Spring, so I’m only cautiously optimistic. I’m not sure A&T was really very good. I kinda think their offense is horrible. But we won. Sisson does appear to be better, but I think a lot of that is play calling. The O line does appear to better. The defense is still really, really good. I think we are good enough to win the SoCon with a little luck here and there. But I’m afraid SoCon defenses might figure us out. We need to get a lot better.
Meh, different opponents. WCU was not a good football team. A&T's defense alone is one of the better groups we'll see.
I think this win will be a good one for us. A&T will probably perform well in the Big South. They have name recognition.
If nothing else, Furman took a guy that was considered by many to be the best running back in the FCS and made him a nonfactor.
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Beat a team that would have beat us by 30 in the spring .. good start.
I’m really not sure that guy was anywhete near 100%. His leg was all wrapped up, he was limping around on the sideline, and they only started running him a lot when they got desperate.The Jackal wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:16 pmFurmanoid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:03 pmI got all geeked out excited after the WCU game in the Spring, so I’m only cautiously optimistic. I’m not sure A&T was really very good. I kinda think their offense is horrible. But we won. Sisson does appear to be better, but I think a lot of that is play calling. The O line does appear to better. The defense is still really, really good. I think we are good enough to win the SoCon with a little luck here and there. But I’m afraid SoCon defenses might figure us out. We need to get a lot better.
Meh, different opponents. WCU was not a good football team. A&T's defense alone is one of the better groups we'll see.
I think this win will be a good one for us. A&T will probably perform well in the Big South. They have name recognition.
If nothing else, Furman took a guy that was considered by many to be the best running back in the FCS and made him a nonfactor.
But you are right that A&T has big time name recognition so this a big, big win. However I don’t see how we can conclude that they have a great defense.
11,600 attendance. Not a bad payday at the box!
Wonder how beer sales went?
Wonder how beer sales went?
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Furmanoid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:31 pmI’m really not sure that guy was anywhete near 100%. His leg was all wrapped up, he was limping around on the sideline, and they only started running him a lot when they got desperate.The Jackal wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:16 pmFurmanoid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:03 pmI got all geeked out excited after the WCU game in the Spring, so I’m only cautiously optimistic. I’m not sure A&T was really very good. I kinda think their offense is horrible. But we won. Sisson does appear to be better, but I think a lot of that is play calling. The O line does appear to better. The defense is still really, really good. I think we are good enough to win the SoCon with a little luck here and there. But I’m afraid SoCon defenses might figure us out. We need to get a lot better.
Meh, different opponents. WCU was not a good football team. A&T's defense alone is one of the better groups we'll see.
I think this win will be a good one for us. A&T will probably perform well in the Big South. They have name recognition.
If nothing else, Furman took a guy that was considered by many to be the best running back in the FCS and made him a nonfactor.
But you are right that A&T has big time name recognition so this a big, big win. However I don’t see how we can conclude that they have a great defense.
I realize that giving our offense credit is something that a few of you have a really hard time doing, but we put up nearly 500 yards against a team that is consistently one of the nation's top ranked defenses.
We scored 29 and left a dozen or so points on the field with misfires in the kicking game and missing a wide open Deluca for a touchdown.
I expect A&T will be a 7 or 8 win team in the BSC.
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"Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean.
'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
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'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.”
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That was a tough, physical, hard nosed team we beat today. Not playing for nearly 2 years showed, though.
They stacked the box like everybody else did in the Spring and we had the answer this time with a lot of creative and well executed pass plays. I think Hamp got the monkey off his back today with a gutty performance and some great throws.
No, it wasn't perfect. My blood pressure went thru the roof in the 4th quarter. But it was a good win!
P.S. I hope that A & T player that was injured in the 1st Q is O.K. That was scary.
They stacked the box like everybody else did in the Spring and we had the answer this time with a lot of creative and well executed pass plays. I think Hamp got the monkey off his back today with a gutty performance and some great throws.
No, it wasn't perfect. My blood pressure went thru the roof in the 4th quarter. But it was a good win!
P.S. I hope that A & T player that was injured in the 1st Q is O.K. That was scary.
Massey had Furman as a 7-point favorite over (FCS #81!) NC A&T. It was a nice win but not near the top of the challenges on the schedule.
Agree with the MANY positives that have been noted, and very happy with the opening day WIN. Special Teams need to tighten up, specifically the kicking mistakes and 2 long kickoff returns where our guys didn't cover their lane responsibility. We also have a soft spot in our defensive backfield that A&T figured out and exposed several times. I'm sure the game tape will be instructive and the Coaching Staff will be all over this.
furmandad wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:55 pmAgree with the MANY positives that have been noted, and very happy with the opening day WIN. Special Teams need to tighten up, specifically the kicking mistakes and 2 long kickoff returns where our guys didn't cover their lane responsibility. We also have a soft spot in our defensive backfield that A&T figured out and exposed several times. I'm sure the game tape will be instructive and the Coaching Staff will be all over this.
Special teams had some ups and downs. I think Bleekrode will be a good one, and he misfired on an almost-too-easy field goal.
I'd put a shiny nickel on Dejuan Bell housing a kickoff return before the seasons done. He may win us a game at some point with his ability to get up field in a hurry.