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Post by wcu09 on Sept 1, 2018 21:14:30 GMT -5
Need to go back and re-teach how to tackle. The Furman back that lit us up last year will do worse this year if that doesn’t get corrected. Didn’t expect to see Tyrie having to run so much in this game.
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Post by robertleemadison on Sept 2, 2018 0:14:22 GMT -5
This is going to be a long year. We almost lose to a team that we should have beaten by 50. We can try to get the alumni back involved all we want to, but when our team plays like a glorified bottom tier 1A high school team it will be hard to get any momentum going with new alumni and fans. This might be the most embarrassing win I can ever remember. Not real happy about the direction we are heading this year. Looking like Same S different year.
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Post by smack1212 on Sept 2, 2018 0:20:16 GMT -5
Nothing to say but BAD. We get a bye week then go to GW. Offense didn’t dominate, enough said. I have issues with play calling but I’m not going to make any excuses. I’m with everyone else winning was creeping right out of my mind there in the 4th qtr. Disgusted was the word I used. I took a pissed off OL to dinner, will be a good week of practice I’m thinking. He took on the OL coaching duties as we were missing our leader.
On D we were missing some players. Just putting that out there as a fact. We won but it’s a numbing feeling lying here in bed.
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Post by WesternFan on Sept 2, 2018 2:07:02 GMT -5
Yeah, the Cats won 7 games last year, but I'd say most of you have forgotten that Western Carolina only beat one team last season that had a winning record. We also lost most of the defense from what was a pretty weak defense anyway. I'd say, those of you expecting 7 wins or more this season, probably should re-think that.
Any of you can say anything you want about this team, BUT they were not ready or prepared to play football on Saturday evening at 6 pm, and for that, you can look at only one person.
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Post by rapidpulse on Sept 2, 2018 4:30:58 GMT -5
My take: Hyped up, senior dominated, (biggest line in college football), OL biggest disappointment. Did even one of them play to standard?
Several newcomers on DL and at LB were all over the field - good and bad - (good hustle, but maybe out of position at times)
DB's need to practice tackling. They did not look as they wanted to hit somebody with authority.
Most important is that this game is over and we are 1-0. Win the next game, please. We are not good enough to look past any team on our schedule.
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Post by mywifeisaheel on Sept 2, 2018 6:01:29 GMT -5
Woke up this morning and the sky did not fall.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Sept 2, 2018 7:23:11 GMT -5
Here is the one thing i keep coming back to after the first game. Is the D really that bad or were they not prepared or overlooked Newberry? I am hoping they really are not that bad and they just overlooked them
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Post by mywifeisaheel on Sept 2, 2018 7:42:05 GMT -5
Maybe they were being cautious of play calling on both sides of the ball and Newberry forced the coaches to change a little. I feel confident that this is a better team than what we saw last night
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Post by Cat Fan 2 on Sept 2, 2018 7:49:16 GMT -5
Maybe they were being cautious of play calling on both sides of the ball and Newberry forced the coaches to change a little. I feel confident that this is a better team than what we saw last night <iframe width="20.899999999999977" height="3.240000000000009" style="position: absolute; width: 20.899999999999977px; height: 3.240000000000009px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_10599533" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="20.899999999999977" height="3.240000000000009" style="position: absolute; width: 20.9px; height: 3.24px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 988px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_41379025" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="20.899999999999977" height="3.240000000000009" style="position: absolute; width: 20.9px; height: 3.24px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 102px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_39611373" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="20.899999999999977" height="3.240000000000009" style="position: absolute; width: 20.9px; height: 3.24px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 988px; top: 102px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_17786153" scrolling="no"></iframe> I feel confident that if this team is not a lot better than what we saw last night, this team is in big trouble, like maybe two wins - VMI and ETSU. Glad we still got VMI around.
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Post by freddy on Sept 2, 2018 8:07:56 GMT -5
Observations 1. The team was flat and wanted to be anywhere but the football field 2. The crowd was expecting a 56-17 game that did not happen and sat in disbelief 3. The O did not dominate as expected 4. The D was lacking confidence early in the game
5. We won in spite of the above 6. The O and D showed up when they had to (Last five minutes)
Maybe I am just too purple and gold, but I think yesterday could be the best thing that could have happened for players, coaches, and fans. Learn from mistakes and improve ever time out. We are 1-0 as all expected at this time
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