2021 Richmond Spiders Football - Countdown - VA Tech
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What I’d love to see is RH just turn and go off on Durden.
Any further news on how long Mancuso will be out? This was the game report:
Richmond starting quarterback Joe Mancuso’s 29-yard gain on his team’s opening drive was costly. He was knocked down by Tech safety Tae Daley at the end of the play and suffered an injury to his right index finger on the play. He was immediately taken to the back by the team’s training staff and replaced by backup quarterback Beau English.
The Spiders drive went backwards after Mancuso’s exit and he was ruled out of for the rest of the game only a few minutes after they punted. He came back onto the field later in the half wearing a big bag of ice around his hand.
Richmond starting quarterback Joe Mancuso’s 29-yard gain on his team’s opening drive was costly. He was knocked down by Tech safety Tae Daley at the end of the play and suffered an injury to his right index finger on the play. He was immediately taken to the back by the team’s training staff and replaced by backup quarterback Beau English.
The Spiders drive went backwards after Mancuso’s exit and he was ruled out of for the rest of the game only a few minutes after they punted. He came back onto the field later in the half wearing a big bag of ice around his hand.
Finger has to be broken. They did x-rays on it, so obviously they know. If it wasn't broken, I can't believe he wouldn't have come back in.
Huesman said on post game will know more on Monday...was only listening with one ear, but believe Huesman implied he'd be out for a while, but would return in weeks...
Go Spiders!
Walker was pretty highly touted as a QB. Don't know if the staff just didn't like him there when he came in or if they thought it would take awhile for him to see the field there.
So I only casually follow Spider football but watched the game today. Thought the team did enough on D to stay in it. The clock management was pretty dreadful, but not sure it would’ve made much difference given the lack of passing game.
Does English have a particularly weak or inaccurate arm or does the OC just love the screen game?
Does English have a particularly weak or inaccurate arm or does the OC just love the screen game?
He is pretty accurate I believe. I do not know how strong arm is compared to Mancuso. A factor also could have been trying to keep FBS defensive line off him waiting for plays to develop. Our OL is good, but they are not going to keep FBS D-Lines at bay but so long, IMO.
I thought it was all about accountability? Kid is told specifically to punt OOB and he sails it down the middle and they score a TD. Sounds as if he deserved the earful he got.
Realistically, even among we fanatics, we did not expect to win this game. Nitpick all you want, but thought Spiders represented themselves extremely well.
Kudos to the O and D lines!!!. Played ACC team straight up on both sides.
Kudos to English. Not because he was flashy or throwing the deep ball, but because he did not expect to play, comes in in front of 10,000s of VT fans, and plays virtually the entire game without making a game changing error. Was conservative passing to say the least, his call or the coaches? Assume if he can't throw it deep, he wouldn't be a FCS QB.
Positive in a loss. Saw much today that gives promise to the season among our FCS rivals.
Kudos to the O and D lines!!!. Played ACC team straight up on both sides.
Kudos to English. Not because he was flashy or throwing the deep ball, but because he did not expect to play, comes in in front of 10,000s of VT fans, and plays virtually the entire game without making a game changing error. Was conservative passing to say the least, his call or the coaches? Assume if he can't throw it deep, he wouldn't be a FCS QB.
Positive in a loss. Saw much today that gives promise to the season among our FCS rivals.
I know nothing about Tech but it seemed to me that Burmeister is pretty talented. I was surprised they didn't throw more on us because I didn't think we had much of an answer there. I know he missed a couple throws early, but that Turner kid is special. I would have thrown his way all day. Instead, it seemed like their offensive plan played right into our strengths defensively, and they didn't try to exploit us more through the air.
Danny Rocco had a similar meltdown at Maryland years ago. He had told our punter specifically to kick to one side or the other, but not to Maryland's great punt returner. Punter kicked right to him twice - first one was a touchdown; second one was returned from his 25 to our 20. Danny screamed at him, "What am I not making clear here? What don't you understand?" It really shouldn't be that difficult for the punter at this level of ball.
One doesn't excuse the other. These young men are enabling these coaches to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) off the uncompensated labor of their toil (please spare me the scholarship argument). I'm not suggesting a player shouldn't be called out, but there is a time and a place. In front of tens of thousands of people live and countless more electronically is neither the time nor the place. You got to be better than that.
No matter how much I love the University of Richmond, my son, if good enough, would never play for RH.
This is football not the real world..these kids have been playing for a long time and know they will get called out if they eff up...I'm sure neither Saban nor Sweeney nor clawson -
say pretty please with sugar on top, kick the ball out of bounds. When the kids don't execute I expect they get lit up like a Xmas tree....There is no need for a 50 or 60 year old man, who lives off the sweat, broken bones, sprains, medical operations, and tears of the 20 year-olds in his charge to ever belittle them in front of hundreds of thousands of onlookers.This is football not the real world..these kids have been playing for a long time and know they will get called out if they eff up...I'm sure neither Saban nor Sweeney nor clawson -
By the way, speaking as a former college athlete, this is their REAL WORLD.
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This is football not the real world..these kids have been playing for a long time and know they will get called out if they eff up...I'm sure neither Saban nor Sweeney nor clawson -
This is football not the real world..these kids have been playing for a long time and know they will get called out if they eff up...I'm sure neither Saban nor Sweeney nor clawson -
also not real world to ever use dabo and saban , and clawson, with russ as a coaching exampleThis is football not the real world..these kids have been playing for a long time and know they will get called out if they eff up...I'm sure neither Saban nor Sweeney nor clawson -
If playing college football and the rigors of military service were somehow synonymous, you'd have a point. But, respectfully, they aren't, and you don't.
I think ur wrong, u think I am wrong...call the AD if ur that passionate about it and file a complaint against RH.
Well, I did both and they're more similar than not so we'll just have to disagree on that. I don't see getting chewed out on the sidelines as a big deal in the grand scheme of life and you do. Okay. Your feelings hurt easy, mine don't. I'm anxious to see if our punter follows the game plan or not in future games or tucks his tail and quits.
A Military Mistake may result a lost lives...a mistake on the gridiron may cost you a football game. Yep, I see the similarity. My apologies.
What's more I can see how being called out in front of a platoon or squadron for a military blunder carries equal weight with being berated in front of hundreds of thousands of people for a football screw-up. How can I be so shallow!!!
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Apology accepted though I don't think it is sincere. I can see from your response that you gave very little thought to the subject. The similarities that I can relate, just to name a few, are team work, discipline, respect, honor, commitment, hard work, uniformity, life long friendships. I hope you can get past whatever happened to you in life that made your skin so thin.
Russ has a dual role this season.Not only is he HC,he’s also the Coach of Special Teams,meaning he’s DIRECTLY responsible for the preparation and play of both Jake Larson and Aaron Trusler.
As an old music teacher would say,”watch the notes”.Aaron was responsible for 9 punts on Saturday ,7 of which got a high grade.Jake wasn’t perfect either.
Aaron didn't follow the notes and the teacher got pissed.It cost us 7 points.That’s a lot in an 11 point game.
Aaron never played on such a huge stage(55,000) and against such competition.No offense to Lehigh,Howard,Villanova.
The highlights will show Aaron hurried that one(1) particular punt.He had additional time and didn’t allow for downfield coverage especially given that it was a perfectly returnable punt(low line drive, end over end) in the center of the field.Something the teacher has publicly advised against repeatedly.And I mean repeatedly.
As an old music teacher would say,”watch the notes”.Aaron was responsible for 9 punts on Saturday ,7 of which got a high grade.Jake wasn’t perfect either.
Aaron didn't follow the notes and the teacher got pissed.It cost us 7 points.That’s a lot in an 11 point game.
Aaron never played on such a huge stage(55,000) and against such competition.No offense to Lehigh,Howard,Villanova.
The highlights will show Aaron hurried that one(1) particular punt.He had additional time and didn’t allow for downfield coverage especially given that it was a perfectly returnable punt(low line drive, end over end) in the center of the field.Something the teacher has publicly advised against repeatedly.And I mean repeatedly.
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I know the trend is not to have coaches yell/scream like years n the past, but I am certain they have ways to get their "dissatisfaction" across loud and clear. Not sure the old way wasn't better in many ways. Had many coaches that used the yelling approach, didn't care much for at the time, but feel it made me a better person.
If I take time to opine, my words are sincere. I can tell by your response that you certainly got my point.
Don't forget that discipline includes 'self-discipline' (even from a coach)...respect resides on a two-way street (if you show another none, you're apt to receive none)....who are we to appraise one's personal commitment, or work ethic...uniformity has a place but often leads to stagnation....and life long friendships are personal choices.
Finally, as you know nothing about me, who are you to suggest that I am somehow flawed from my past? You my fine sir are awfully pompous for a fine military man.
Nonetheless.....
Thank You for your Service.
Truly, I wasn't in Philly last week for the Villanova game, but maybe you can tell me. Did our Special Teams Coach get in the face of Chance Graves last week when he got a 15 yard penalty at the end of a Trusler punt for Unsportsmanlike Conduct late in the game? Just wondering.
Thank You. At least, to his credit, he's consistently abusive and not selective. I wonder if our Special Teams Coach (or teacher if you will) is 'connecting' with his players.
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