It's time for the players and coaches to move on BUT

[I-M-UR]

not for me:

Picking up the interference flag, after a rep conference was pitiful. How do you knock the receiver down then tip the ball and it's ruled a tipped ball.

Picking up the flag on the face mask after a rep conference was as bad. You don't have to have your fingers intertwined with the face mask. The tackler obviously used the face mask to snap Jacobi's head back. even if he didn't it was close lining.

CAA schools spend millions to maintain a football program we need better refs. I hope Gill aggressively pursues this. (and they find out what went on in those ref conferences)

On to coaches.

It was obvious to a neophyte like me UNH was going to blitz, Lauletta is not that mobile so gets rattled with pressure. Predictably UNH brought two linbackers up the middle and we had nothing to stop it.

On defense, for the upteenth time we play prevent defense for the entire game. Rushing three (or even 4) isn't going to work on a CAA quarterback. Secondly why do our CB play 10 yards of the receiver when it's 3rd and 4? Look at UNH. their backs stand on the first down line know you have to keep the play in front of you.

I would love some more informed opinions.

 

[MolivaManiac]

I was also disappointed by the offensive strategy. I believe the defensive strategy is dictated by personnel. We have a number of important guys banged up. Trott, for better or worse, has only shown interest in blitzing when he's comfortable with his secondary. We've got a true freshman playing one of the corner slots.

The loss of Kieran Gregory is hurting too. One of our best pass rushers. Anybody know when he comes back?

 

[CarolinaSpider]

Well the 10 yards off the receivers drives me crazy, but not fully using all our receivers is
another. If UNH can use their TEs why can't we. So much pressure on Diggs and Brown
while Abel and others are very capable. Look at where the one screen went for 45 yards.
I felt Kyle was trying to get the quick score too much with 20+ yards throws and UNH was
sitting back expecting those. All players can have bad games and BB still had over 100 yards
but dropped some normall balls he catches. The one handed TD was amazing.

 

[WebSpinner]

every team gets good and bad calls, they even out, nothing to see here. we will find out whether this team is capable of grabbing what is there for them or just, puff, disappears. this is up to the leaders and the entire team to want this and go out and execute. it is also up to the coaches to play to win, make adjustments and instill confidence with its game plan. maybe we are not supposed to be here but we are, really hoping our guys, includes coaches, go for it and can bring it home. no excuses, no ifs, just do it

 

[I-M-UR]

every team gets good and bad calls, they even out, nothing to see here. we will find out whether this team is capable of grabbing what is there for them or just, puff, disappears. this is up to the leaders and the entire team to want this and go out and execute. it is also up to the coaches to play to win, make adjustments and instill confidence with its game plan. maybe we are not supposed to be here but we are, really hoping our guys, includes coaches, go for it and can bring it home. no excuses, no ifs, just do it

Even out on bad calls maybe. To have flags picked up after obviously good calls and reversed is something else. In todays replay age this kind of crap needs to be a thing of the past.

 

[SpiderFan26]

Agree with Carolina about the receivers. Too much Diggs and Brown so people are focusing on them. You don't have to throw to TEs 12 times a game, but need to more than once. I think Abell had multiple catches for the first time in a while, but most were bubble screens.

Not enough running, lack of D, and TOs caused this one. All is well if we beat Nova, because in all fairness we weren't going 3-0 in November.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

The defensive strategy (which was called out by the color commentator a few times yesterday) of soft coverage on the outside has been a problem for years. We are conceding the sticks. UNH's offensive coordinator must have a huge grin on his face when prepping for Richmond. Several times UNH's QB would look over to a side, snap and throw immediately to the WR and it's an easy safe 6+ yards. They took advantage of this repeatedly in our prior meeting at Robins as well as the last time we were in Durham.

I won't name the player since I don't want to be accused of "personal attacks" but I've been observing this pattern from him for years. I can't recall a single play he's made in his career from tight coverage or an isolation open field tackle, though he does make interceptions when the QB throws it right to him.

 

[DTSpider]

Defense made enough plays yesterday to win. They are truly decimated by injuries and we have true freshmen playing a lot.

Team game and we didn't do enough to win.

Bad calls all around college football yesterday.

 

[I-M-UR]

Defense made enough plays yesterday to win. They are truly decimated by injuries and we have true freshmen playing a lot.

Team game and we didn't do enough to win.

Bad calls all around college football yesterday.

Again, Bad calls I understand but obviously accurate calls overturned after a ref discussion and a horrible explanation, beyond normal bad calls.

 

[WebSpinner]

sorry guys but as i have said before, replay is a joke. has anyone seen the terrible replay calls lately? just play the game and quit worrying, crying, whining, about calls or replays, there is no perfectly called game with replay or without replay. just play and beat the other team into the ground so that the calls, good or bad, don't mean anything at all.

 

[64Spider]

So answer this........replay is supposed to be used to correct mistakes in calls especially in areas where things happen to quickly for the ref to be sure.
Which ref saw things better than the ref who made the original call on the pass interference? And who decides to call a conference to discuss overturning the call? If they voted that would mean that at least 5 of the 8 officials saw things better than the ref who made the call.
Heavy stuff when it so obviously changes the outcome of this very important game.
I'm still pissed and feel better whining than just sucking it up. Sorry Spinner.

 

[WebSpinner]

got you 64, understand what you are saying and agree. just feel that replay has morphed into a negative and it has created these ref discussion groups as well. seems to me just watching a ton of college games that the games, between replay and the number of commercials are going 4 hours now and would wager that half the calls from the replay booth are wrong and that is more frustrating than having the official on the field getting it wrong in real time. now it is in baseball, mainly due to espn crying and whining for it for years and an already slow game gets longer. just leave the games alone and let them be called, rightly or wrongly, on the field. love fcs football, well until now, we did not have replay, well, except for playoffs. was a huge proponent of replay a long time ago, 70s but have changed my mind, too much, way too much, intrusion into the game and it is wrong about as much as the on field guys are.

 

[Stonewall D]

Again, Bad calls I understand but obviously accurate calls overturned after a ref discussion and a horrible explanation, beyond normal bad calls.

IMHO, the refs should be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered, burned at the stake and then run out on a rail. That would do it.

 

[DTSpider]

Don't get me wrong - I thought the lack of pass interference call was horrific. Just pathetic. I just meant that we were not the only victims. Ask the folks in East Lansing.

 

[URTOM68]

So answer this........replay is supposed to be used to correct mistakes in calls especially in areas where things happen to quickly for the ref to be sure.
Which ref saw things better than the ref who made the original call on the pass interference? And who decides to call a conference to discuss overturning the call? If they voted that would mean that at least 5 of the 8 officials saw things better than the ref who made the call.
Heavy stuff when it so obviously changes the outcome of this very important game.
I'm still pissed and feel better whining than just sucking it up. Sorry Spinner.

 

[URTOM68]

however there is no replay for a penalty. happens every year up their.

 

[Spider B]

Lets just beat Villanova. Do that, and we are sitting pretty. Hopefully we get some injured guys back and steamroll Nova. I expect to see a highly focused and motivated Spider football team Saturday. Sometimes a loss after a bunch of wins in a row can be a good thing for motivation and focus.

 

[SpiderRick]

Spinner, I know you're in Texas, did you get to watch the game? I'm guessing not, because even you would have whined on that call.

As far as coaching is concerned, I think Fisher is doing a good job, but I wonder why recently when we get to the 10 yard line, all of a sudden we stop running between the tackles when clearing the o-line has been dominant.

 

[WebSpinner]

did see the game and know a bad call when i see one, just been around too long and have seen it all and am just tired of games being turned into mental wrestling matches over what a ref sees, what the cameras see and the ensuing arguments and complaints. just call the game on the field, accept it and go to the next play instead of all the drama, seems that games are beginning to be like the kardashians or houswives of beverly hills....YUK.

we have given up 49, 31 and 30 points the past three games and have depended on our O to score more than that to win. we have to do better on D to get where we want and opposing coaches are starting to attack our O with success. our coaches better do some film/tape work and come up with some adjustments or we could be in trouble the last two games.

 

[urfan1]

Good points Spinner, but the O has to take some pressure off of the D. They've given up to many good field positions to the opponents as of late. Getting Seth back will help, but couldn't understand not running Gordo, Broaddus, and Abel more.

 

[Hanca]

Good points Spinner, but the O has to take some pressure off of the D. They've given up to many good field positions to the opponents as of late. Getting Seth back will help, but couldn't understand not running Gordo, Broaddus, and Abel more.

 

[Hanca]

Comments about our passive D, including the cushion we give, our lack of pass rush, etc are a constant complaint. KL struggling and desertion of running game in scoring position is bothersome. Kickoffs are awful, scored early then kicked OB, then a stupid pooch kick after 2nd TD gave UNH two arena league field drives. Cannot see how Legg survives. Need win at Nova and cannot do unless turnovers vanish.

 

[SpiderFan]

I actually thought the D played pretty well...you have to remember our QB gave the ball to UNH 4 times and i think all but one of those was very short fields so that doesn't help out our defense much.

 

[CarolinaSpider]

I think our D uses a bend but don't break principle and changes philosophy when teams get near the Red Zone.
I thought we did OK considering the injuries, but I don't like giving a short pass on first down for 5-7 yards each time
cause we play off the receiver. D was much better in the second half giving up just 9 points. I don't know why after the
first half Muse does not play as much on the D line cause he and Craig do a great job of plugging the middle and keeping
linemen off the LBs.

On offense if we are running wild, we need to keep going to the bank till they stop it. It was very predictable that if we got
2-3 yards on first down, we would throw on second. I wish we would mix up the run more. Also KL threw way too many 20+
yard balls that were not necessarily on the money. There had to be space underneath for Diggs and Brown were double covered
by corners and safeties most of game, More screens would have been effective since the one we did went for 45 yards. What do
I know as I am a arm chair QB, but we are receiver deep and we need to force teams in more single coverage of Diggs and Brown.

 

[I-M-UR]

IMHO, the refs should be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered, burned at the stake and then run out on a rail. That would do it.

Apparently the officials on the field and the replay official for the Duke Miami game were suspended, that would be ok with me.