What did we learn? UTEP edition

[Gorillahawk]

I definitely think there was an effort to not show too much this game. However, if you go back and watch a wide pass to Fidone where Raiola passes to his left, both wide receivers on the left missed their blocks. While Fidone broke a couple of tackles, he was ultimately stopped.

If that play is better executed, he could have seen huge yardage and possibly a TD.

I think you're absolutely right. Fidone could be a legit matchup nightmare for a LB/Safety and I hope the plan was not to show CU the issues he could cause them next week

 

[Mierin]

I think you're absolutely right. Fidone could be a legit matchup nightmare for a LB/Safety and I hope the plan was not to show CU the issues he could cause them next week

That’s my hope too. 

 

[ZRod]

I definitely think there was an effort to not show too much this game. However, if you go back and watch a wide pass to Fidone where Raiola passes to his left, both wide receivers on the left missed their blocks. While Fidone broke a couple of tackles, he was ultimately stopped.

If that play is better executed, he could have seen huge yardage and possibly a TD.

That's a play that gets you pulled for the rest of the series. Was just poor effort by those guys, but Fidone has been guilty of the same in the past. He's not a great blocker especially on reach blocks.

 

[Decked]

Fione's past injuries has made him less mobile & slower.

Yes but he is also huge. Not his forte moving from side to side. Bad play call for his skill set.

 

[CheeseHusker]

Late to this one so most things have been said and more eloquently than I would.

But my absolute best thing from this game is resiliency.

Fumbling a certain TD after a deflating game-tying bomb. We know how that movie usually progresses in past years. Nope, not this time. Get a safety. Get the ball right back, score a minute later, and it's 16-7 and like nothing happened. Complementary football, I missed you!
 

 

[knapplc]

Late to this one so most things have been said and more eloquently than I would.

But my absolute best thing from this game is resiliency.

Fumbling a certain TD after a deflating game-tying bomb. We know how that movie usually progresses in past years. Nope, not this time. Get a safety. Get the ball right back, score a minute later, and it's 16-7 and like nothing happened. Complementary football, I missed you!
 

This is exactly correct, and there was one other instance that showed this team is different.

On the first drive we had a big gain only to be called back due to penalty. Instead of a first down, it's 2nd & 30. That's a drive-killer 99% of the time the past seven years. 

Nope. #15 makes two easy throws and bada-bing, bada-boom, first down. Result of the drive? Touchdown.

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

Yes but he is also huge. Not his forte moving from side to side. Bad play call for his skill set.

He needed to turn up field, he is not going to out run any defender this year.

 

[Gorillahawk]

This is exactly correct, and there was one other instance that showed this team is different.

On the first drive we had a big gain only to be called back due to penalty. Instead of a first down, it's 2nd & 30. That's a drive-killer 99% of the time the past seven years. 

Nope. #15 makes two easy throws and bada-bing, bada-boom, first down. Result of the drive? Touchdown.

If I remember right, one of the throws Raiola made look easy was actually a perfectly placed ball over a LB to Banks who was open behind the LB. On TV they showed that the ball had to be layered in perfectly or it could have been picked by the LB or over Banks head. #15 is the first QB NU has had in some time that makes that kind of throw look effortless

 

[Mavric]

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[The Dude]

Georgia/Clemson makes me not understand what any of it is supposed to mean.

 

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[Mavric]

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[Mierin]

Georgia/Clemson makes me not understand what any of it is supposed to mean.

I saw part of an explanation. It’s how successful one team’s offense was vs. how successful the opponent’s offense was… but scoring is only a part of the metric. A 3 yard run on first down is considered a failure, whereas a 3 yard run on 3rd and 2 is considered a success. Dunno anything else. 

But I wonder if Clemson had several sustained drives into GA territory then had to punt each time. I watched the game and it definitely didn’t seem like GA was dominating until late into the game. 

But… Clemson had less than half GA’s offense, so it seems a bit silly. 

 

[The Dude]

I saw part of an explanation. It’s how successful one team’s offense was vs. how successful the opponent’s offense was… but scoring is only a part of the metric. A 3 yard run on first down is considered a failure, whereas a 3 yard run on 3rd and 2 is considered a success. Dunno anything else. 

But I wonder if Clemson had several sustained drives into GA territory then had to punt each time. I watched the game and it definitely didn’t seem like GA was dominating until late into the game. 

But… Clemson had less than half GA’s offense, so it seems a bit silly. 

I knew it had to be something like that.  I mean, A&M lost to Notre Dame, but had more success . . . units?   Seems like an Always Sunny bit.