Hollinsanity
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What'd ya think, Gopherhole?
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Demry Croft, we wen't 0-3 to teach this kid a lesson...... WOW... #rowtheboat
We aren't getting much pressure on the QB and our tackling leaves a lot to be desired.
Go Gophers!!
You must know what the suspension was for? Or do you just prefer that there be no consequences for breaking team rules?[/QUOTE
Caught smoking weed? Thought we all knew....
The MSU offensive line really gnashed the Gophers defensive line, especially on the edges. They need to figure out a way to stop that bleeding. Offensively, I really liked the way they looked with Croft at QB, he just adds another dimension that they were not getting from Rhoda.
You must know what the suspension was for? Or do you just prefer that there be no consequences for breaking team rules?
You must know what the suspension was for? Or do you just prefer that there be no consequences for breaking team rules?[/QUOTE
Caught smoking weed? Thought we all knew....
That's the rumor but rumors are just rumors. In the end it does t matter, if he broke a team rule, he should pay the consequences.
Rumor has it there was a random pop quiz for a couple players to recite what the acronyms HYPPR and FAMILY stand for. Demry flunked and told Fleck to shove an oar up his butt. True story.
The first thing that comes to mind is 3 instead of 7. The Gophers had a huge gift with that fumbled punt and should have scooped and scored. Failing that, it's absolutely inexcusable for the offense not to score a touchdown when handed the ball inside the 5 yard line. Of course if they do score there, who knows if Croft ever gets in the game.
Defensively, I was most concerned with the continued inability to stop the toss play. If there has been one thing that has concerned me the most of the past few games it has been the seeming inability to make corrections in game to specific plays or situations that are causing issues. On the positive side, I thought the secondary would get wrecked and that didn't happen (though it may largely be due to MSU having so much success on the ground).
Mark Williams looked to be a revelation which was really needed and a complete surprise from someone who started out 3rd on the depth chart. He was open a couple times for Rhoda including once for a touchdown before Croft was inserted.
Cautiously encouraged by what we saw from Croft in the 4th quarter. My only hesitation there is that Dantonio is a conservative coach and I'd have to go back and watch to see how much of the production was based on MSU just going conservative with a very safe lead. Even if the production was largely due to time/score, Croft still looked much better than Rhoda. How about Tyler Johnson? Kid is a playmaker and I was impressed with Ciarrocca's play design to get him the ball. Imagine if we had a true outside the numbers threat to open up the middle for Johnson, Lingen and co? That would take the passing game to a new level.
Other disappointments: Losing the line of scrimmage (especially on run plays) on both sides of the ball wasn't surprising but it's still disappointing. That's been a theme for this program against more established schools for a long time. It has to change to truly breakthrough. I was hoping the Dline could hold its own especially on the interior but that didn't appear to be the case. As for individual players, the first half had at least 3 monumental mistakes each from both Rhoda and Shannon Brooks.
Bright side: IF the Gophers can take their offensive momentum from the 4th quarter and keep it going against Illinois and win that game, maybe that confidence will lead to a stronger than expected finish over the last 5 games. Also, it's great the Gophers avoid Ohio State this year as they seem intent on putting up 50 on everybody.
Apparently the jet sweep was not supposed to be handed to Brooks....
Was that with Croft in or Rhoda?
Apparently the jet sweep was not supposed to be handed to Brooks....
Rhoda
The biggest issue with this team is Defensive End and it's not close. 75% of the game we are playing Nate Umlor and Carter Coughlin! Holy sh*t! The previous staff left nothing... we are in the Big Ten, right?
MSU has a tendency to play an offensive tackle and a defensive lineman as a J and sometimes Y. When you have a player (Stelter) on the sideline that could have matched MSU personnel on the edge is inexcusable. We looked like a very disorganized group out there trying to get lined up . They better figure out how to use personnel that they do have because so far it doesn't look "elite"