UNK @ UCO Game thread

[RollChos]

So far TJ Davis doesn’t look like an All-American. UCO defense looking pretty stout if we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot with roughing the passer penalties.

[jimbo slice]

We are basically doing what we want on offense. I havent seen attitude like this from the offensive line since ive been around...
how many times do we have to stop someone on 4th before Ocs stop trying to go for it?

[RollChos]

We are basically doing what we want on offense. I havent seen attitude like this from the offensive line since ive been around...
how many times do we have to stop someone on 4th before Ocs stop trying to go for it?

Take note Emporia, don’t be an idiot and go for it on 4th down.

[RollChos]

Davis padding his stats a bit with a run right before halftime. Lol

[jimbo slice]

Our dc got schooled on that series

[RollChos]

For sure, secondary playing a little soft. TJ Davis also really starting to wake up.

[RollChos]

Risky throw by Davis gives UCO some breathing room.

[jimbo slice]

You witnessed 99s first tackle same series as the pick 6

[RollChos]

Dorrel pulling an Emporia going for it on 4th. Bailed out by a penalty thank goodness.

[RollChos]

UNK fans suddenly quiet on the board. I was hoping for a bit more trash talk. Lol

[jimbo slice]

Yeh uninspired by the play calling in the 3rd

[RollChos]

Dorrel is a master at ball control and clock management. Very smart coach.

[RollChos]

I’ll be the first to admit, UCO got lucky tonight. Saved by penalties and 1 bad decision by TJ Davis. Hopefully the offense can get better as we go this season.

1-0. Survive and advance I suppose.

[jimbo slice]

Yeh. Never really felt like the game was in question after the 2nd and 3rd offensive series. First series dumb penalty cost us a score. We were off the field...late hit on davis??? Cmon you know theyre going to protect him...
personal foul. first down they score then we step on the gas. We were putting it on them with our line.
That line looks as solid as ive seen of that group since 2018 tonight. Aggression, speed power finishing blocks then tue 3rd quarter hits, we have 2 olineman leave the field cranping. Our starting right guard actually went into the locKeroom for an IV.

With those two out, the offense sputtered and we went back into drop back vanilla offense. Even our 4th down go for it plays had no sense of urgency to them. It was all scripted it seemed.

Our DC flat out got out coached 3rd quarter. They had Davis running the very same offense you saw Vince young run in 2005 at Texas. Read option...read for a handoff first. if the run isn't there, pull it and run yourself. neither of those are there, pull up and pass after initially committing to the run. he was dumping right behind the linebackers that had to account for him running. they only had like 180 something yards of passing and a majority of that was in the 2nd half and 3rd quarter specifically.
stats show Davis to have 60 something yards rushing and 185 yards passing total.
NK did very little in the 1st drive. they were 3 and out and a late hit on Davis puts the O back out there to continue to dink and dive until Davis hits a 29-yard pass into the end zone. next three series were 3 and out, 3 and out, 5 plays turn over on downs and 3 plays and half time. that's what they did the entire first half. 26 plays...123 yards.
4th quarter, 9 plays 82 yards the WHOLE 4th quarter 2 minutes 59 seconds for their RALLY (as their website calls it)

all of the damage was done to our defense in the 3rd quarter. but they still only got 88 yards. they just happen to have a TD behind one of those drives.
where i think we really owned them was in the 3rd quarter on the 18 play 83-yard drive. they were rotating those Lineman out what seemed like every two plays.

ultimately, we held a fairly dangerous offense to 5 three and outs and had a pick 6. the game never really felt like it was in doubt. any NK fan that says it was is kinda kidding themselves. I've seen that offense run better in practice and have a little more open play book than i saw last night. i think we may have been holding back. the gameplan worked well and we won.

of note,
we HAVE to get the cramps under control. we had two people go to the lockeroom last night for IVs during the game and another one come off the field for a series. all 3 were starters.

stupid penalties. two of those stupid penalties put the NK offense back on the field after a stop one of them resulted in a TD. 9 for 85 and at least tree of them were absolutely unnecessary. i applaud the effort but holding downfield is just silly. let the ball carrier make cuts off you, run your feet and put your hands on the defender and run him where he wants to go. stop grabbing jersey.

how many teams are going to go for it on 4th down against us? lol 1 for 1 last night and the spot on the make was questionable. i still think his knee looked down from the stadium. don't know what it looked like on the replay.

everyone stop talking to quevedo on the sidelines lol. he missed 2 last night of less than 35 yards. he missed 4 all season last year and they were all in excess of 45

[NW Normal]

Too many penalties and a couple of missed FG's; but overall a good opening win for the 'Chos against a very talented QB in TJ Davis. I think that the waterfall is very distracting for kickers. The offensive line play was much improved.