Professor Aaron Semm's analysis post-Southern Miss...

[Sargon]

Thanks again IA

3rd downs...twice I recall they hit Westy who ran short routes *short* of the sticks. Langs needs to cease making these "yac required" play calls on short 3rd downs. D's always cover this a bit soft with a stop, not a pass defended, approach. Our wr's aren't going to consistently win such battles. Maybe Langs is setting up Wisky for a double move.

D--3, 5, 10, 49, 81 are inexperienced guys who are playing relatively well. Good job men.

End of game D....Bad scheme. 10, 5 and 12 were in "LB" positions. 5 and 12 were only 6 yards deep when QB threw ball over them for completion and were 2 steps apart. But we had the right hash 6 yard dump double covered.

BYU end of game was also bad D coaching. I'm worried about Banker. Worried. I'm excited about Tommy and Langs (and Westy duh).

 

[Sargon]

Some better detail on Red zone offense comments:

I think it was a confluence of factors, ... I don't think we'll see that perfect storm happen again.

The first drive that stalled out, we throw a swing screen to Mr. Newby that has to net more yards than it did, and then on 3rd down you go to Westercamp right at the sticks, and he blew that too, instead of getting north and south. I thought I was watching Soul Train with all the dancing that was going on instead of maximizing what's there for ya.

Then we come back to the next tight field goal was the result of the desire to "get cute" and try to throw the reverse throwback pass to the Quarterback. Didn't like that call.

Next go-around on 3rd down we're running some crossers underneath and it looked like Stanley Morgan was going to get wide open, but for some reason instead of pushing up in the pocket Tommy kind of bailed out and didn't help his Tackles out, so that sack is probably on him.

Then at the end of the game when we were trying to close things out, (people were lamenting our clock management, and why did we snap the ball so early, etc.), so we finally stay in the huddle till there was 5 seconds to go, so then the guys hurry to get set, and Westercamp started in motion.

so there is one poor call in there, but otherwise I think those are things that shouldn't always happen..... I think those are things that can get cleaned up.

This is the one change I am hoping to see in Tommy. He needs to step up in the pocket much more frequently and do it a count faster. DE's would have simply been pushed way deep of making a play but, nope.

 

[Kiyoat Husker]

On the Running Game struggles:

I'm gonna throw a question your way: back in 1994 with the "pipleline" in front of you, and then in 95 with a group that was every bit as good, did they block every play perfectly? (no) Hey, it isn't gonna happen, it's never gonna happen, and sometimes it's gonna look a little "junked up" at the line of scrimmage, and a guys gotta put his foot in the ground and make a play.

There were a couple of instances in the first half, where we did set the edge nicely on the outside zone, and he get's the crease. Well Southern Miss started refusing to allow us to reach them, and for whatever reason the guy carrying the ball (and we all know who that was) didn't see it.... I mean, you gotta get north and south there. They were available.

I hate to put the running game woes on the guy toting the rock, because were not perfect up front, far from it, but MY GOODNESS. Weve gotta stop the dancing and get north and south and spit some defenders! We take too many negative plays making moves on air that are completely unnecessary. That would be the antithesis of being an efficient runner.

I like some of the things I saw us doing in the running game..............

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