Not great, but a nice win
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:09 am
Number of 20 point wins this year: 4
Number of 20 point wins from 2002 - 2007: 4 (SJST, Rice, Sam Houston, Ark St)
I know we all want to be crushing CUSA all the time right now, but don't forget where we came from... a 28 point win beats the spread.
For those who weren't at the game, the wind was crazy blowing south to north, so in the 1st and 3rd quarters we mostly had to run the ball; that is why we were more effective on offense in the 2nd and 4th quarters.
The D was great all night. Southern Miss didn't have a chance from the outset.
The zone read has been an effective play for us the last couple of weeks. Who would have thunk it from June? I wonder if it was a Phillips suggestion, a Chang suggestion, or did GG suggest it from his offense at UT?
It was nice to see Fuller involved. He made some great catches over the fall, but really struggled running routes on the inside of the field. We lined him up a lot on the outside tonight. Having a reliable, effective receiver on the outside made a huge difference in the consistency of the offense. June has wanted Ace, Holman, or Dieter to make a play because they have more of an ability to stretch the field, but that isn't happening, so he went to Fuller. Nice adjustment, but of course we all wish it had happened earlier in the year. WR screens were much more effective this game, and I think Fuller gets a lot of the credit for that.
That bull rush sack by Margus was awesome.
Still frustrating that DJ is dropping the ball.
Still frustrating that the oline made us go from TD to field goal and TD to blocked field goal with mistakes. False Start penalties are usually because you are at an athletic disadvantage and trying to get an early start. Everyone said Flozell couldn't hear in one ear... it sure was interesting that he got deaf everytime the cowboys played against the better ends in the league. We have a center playing guard and a guard playing tackle, so I think those things are just going to happen, because they are not at the best position for them to be able to compete at.
Worst play call of the night: Either the 3rd and 2 corner route in the end zone or the 3rd and 2 pass call at the end of the first quarter (running the ball then would have killed the rest of the quarter and let us punt with the wind. Kind of a loser mentality, but technically would have been a better call).
Rice isn't as bad as I thought. Won 3 of 4, and only loss was close at Tulsa. The two games they didn't score a lot of points, they couldn't get their running game going. They will run out of the spread; if you stop the run, they aren't consistent enough in the passing game alone to score a lot. They have an extra week to prepare for us, which doesn't help either.
Then again, if we don't beat Rice, we don't deserve to go to a bowl...
Number of 20 point wins from 2002 - 2007: 4 (SJST, Rice, Sam Houston, Ark St)
I know we all want to be crushing CUSA all the time right now, but don't forget where we came from... a 28 point win beats the spread.
For those who weren't at the game, the wind was crazy blowing south to north, so in the 1st and 3rd quarters we mostly had to run the ball; that is why we were more effective on offense in the 2nd and 4th quarters.
The D was great all night. Southern Miss didn't have a chance from the outset.
The zone read has been an effective play for us the last couple of weeks. Who would have thunk it from June? I wonder if it was a Phillips suggestion, a Chang suggestion, or did GG suggest it from his offense at UT?
It was nice to see Fuller involved. He made some great catches over the fall, but really struggled running routes on the inside of the field. We lined him up a lot on the outside tonight. Having a reliable, effective receiver on the outside made a huge difference in the consistency of the offense. June has wanted Ace, Holman, or Dieter to make a play because they have more of an ability to stretch the field, but that isn't happening, so he went to Fuller. Nice adjustment, but of course we all wish it had happened earlier in the year. WR screens were much more effective this game, and I think Fuller gets a lot of the credit for that.
That bull rush sack by Margus was awesome.
Still frustrating that DJ is dropping the ball.
Still frustrating that the oline made us go from TD to field goal and TD to blocked field goal with mistakes. False Start penalties are usually because you are at an athletic disadvantage and trying to get an early start. Everyone said Flozell couldn't hear in one ear... it sure was interesting that he got deaf everytime the cowboys played against the better ends in the league. We have a center playing guard and a guard playing tackle, so I think those things are just going to happen, because they are not at the best position for them to be able to compete at.
Worst play call of the night: Either the 3rd and 2 corner route in the end zone or the 3rd and 2 pass call at the end of the first quarter (running the ball then would have killed the rest of the quarter and let us punt with the wind. Kind of a loser mentality, but technically would have been a better call).
Rice isn't as bad as I thought. Won 3 of 4, and only loss was close at Tulsa. The two games they didn't score a lot of points, they couldn't get their running game going. They will run out of the spread; if you stop the run, they aren't consistent enough in the passing game alone to score a lot. They have an extra week to prepare for us, which doesn't help either.
Then again, if we don't beat Rice, we don't deserve to go to a bowl...
