Originally posted by iupgroundhog
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Being honest, I think it's the lack of focus in the 'minutiae' that is killing this team.
I don't think things are buttoned up. You're seeing it when they play equal (or better) teams. The lack of attention to detail gets masked against the Mercyhurst types. This edition is far from a well-oiled machine right now. At the very least, the lack of attention to details cost them the ESU game. It wasn't the refs. It wasn't the scoreboard operator. It was an entire coaching staff not sweating the details (knowing how many timeouts they didn't have).
Regardless, there's a playoff game at Miller Stadium in 6 days. Real simple: lose and the season is over. The Vulcans are going to be licking their chops to play this wounded animal. I really have no idea what to expect from IUP this Saturday.
Cal is going to come after Karst balls to the wall all day long. The film is out. It's obvious the more you pressure him the more picks he's going to throw. Can this IUP OL put together a big game and disrupt the Vulcans pass rush? Cal runs perhaps the most complex blitz packages in the league -- all day long. The way IUP's OL has played this year ... well, that's a scary notion.
Tort has his work cut out for him this week. If they win, there's (in theory) a pretty clear path. The two hardest remaining games after Cal (Gannon and Edinboro) are both at Miller. Road trips to Seton Hill and Clarion shouldn't be an issue.
They're either going to do the old 'burn the tape' and let's move on, or, yesterday is going to linger. We'll find out soon enough.
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