Hornets @ Bearcats

[IowaBearcat]

As an outsider, QB play seems like the biggest difference between the Bearcats of old and those of today. I’m not sure if previous staffs better identified talent or better developed it or both, but their success at having an outstanding signal caller was a rare thing.

O-line hasn't been the same since AD either.

[Greenman]

They also tended to use QB runs when the qb was banged up. Not sure if those were called or just scrambles, but I don't remember many hook slides.

they have been pretty obsessed with finding that "dual threat" running QB. which i have always thought a running qb's skill were best used in scrambling or when plays break down. Unless you are a running option team, i have never been a fan of designed qb runs, unless it was a run fake bootleg to the outside or something similar. unless you need a yard or less, i think qb dives are dumb and unnecessarily risky...i'd rather see a hand-off to a running back whose entire career has been running the gauntlet.

[Predatory Primates]

true, but one of the issues was the drop off in skill/readiness of the backup qb. at times it seemed like the staff never even pondered the possibility of QB1 getting injured. which is crazy considering how regularly it happened.

They also tended to use QB runs when the qb was banged up. Not sure if those were called or just scrambles, but I don't remember many hook slides.

[Greenman]

To be fair, they have had a crazy amount of injury issues at that position.

true, but one of the issues was the drop off in skill/readiness of the backup qb. at times it seemed like the staff never even pondered the possibility of QB1 getting injured. which is crazy considering how regularly it happened.

[Predatory Primates]

As an outsider, QB play seems like the biggest difference between the Bearcats of old and those of today. I’m not sure if previous staffs better identified talent or better developed it or both, but their success at having an outstanding signal caller was a rare thing.

To be fair, they have had a crazy amount of injury issues at that position.

[lleachieshusband]

Here it is Monday morning and the NW/ESU game just ended....good god that was the longest game. Runke was awesome throwing to ESU. Turdy Sturdy was his usual and reverted right back to his playbook of last year which is pure crap.

The O needs to do a ceremonial burning of last year’s playbook. As in, set up the burn barrel, toss all the copies in, and light the match.

[GreenwoodBearcat]

Here it is Monday morning and the NW/ESU game just ended....good god that was the longest game. Runke was awesome throwing to ESU. Turdy Sturdy was his usual and reverted right back to his playbook of last year which is pure crap.

[NWFanatic]

Safety!

9-7
ESU

1:50 left in the half

I recorded the game and just watched it. Tank fumbled at the one and 51 for NW recovered it in the endzone. Watching it from our seats near the 50 I thought Tank got tackled in the endzone. 51 is the unsung hero of the game.

[libertybearcat]

Are you drunk? Who said they thought he wanted to come back. I was just stating the obvious decline on that side of the ball since he left.

I did

[mosofan1]

A NW pass play came in at #4 on the top plays on College Football Final on ESPN.

[GrifFan]

Since AD left, we’ve had miss after miss at QB.

As an outsider, QB play seems like the biggest difference between the Bearcats of old and those of today. I’m not sure if previous staffs better identified talent or better developed it or both, but their success at having an outstanding signal caller was a rare thing.

[northwest missouri state]

Leave it to NW to be too dumb to know that you can't possibly win a game while being -6 in TOs and giving up a safety.

idk what’s worse than +6 to’s & losing. quite remarkable, guessing our all time is 1-whatever after today. this regime has had a game like this (with several to’s) every yr it seems and always lost them which is obv the expectation when that careless with the ball.

[GoCatsGo5]

A bunch......that don't know him.

I talked to him after his game.....

LOL…then they are delusional. He has no reason to come back, other than hometown hero. I don’t know him personally, but do believe had things been different, he may have (like Ben) waited for the job he wanted instead of the first one (or one of the first ones) that came along.

[Bearcat06]

I do.

I wish more would.

[Bearcat06]

Yep, but how many of them are saying they think he wants to come back…

A bunch......that don't know him.

I talked to him after his game.....