I have been out of town and just now catching up on the BSU/ISU game--here are my thoughts:
--According to several BSU fans I have spoken to, our Bengals played hard and looked good in some phases.
--Nice to see no interceptions thrown. Hill struggled last season with the interception so hopefully a year's maturity has helped his confidence and improved his decisions.
--Great to see Cornist break out. Damn I hope he has a great senior year. Looking at the yards gained per carry, should Bird be given more touches then Knickrehm?
--Where are our Defensive Ends? If I reviewed the stats correctly, Jeff Tuua made 1 UA tackle. I think we will miss Brian Livesay this season.
--I was hoping that Jason Jones and maybe David Tyler would be more productive on the DL Somehow we have to get more defensive pressure and production from the DL. 1 UA tackle by Amos--Demetrius can do better and we need him to step it up. I understand we were playing a D-1 school but Rutten at 230#'s had 1-2 UA-A stats.
--Appeared to be no pass rush; maybe it happens at idaho.
--Why were we not better prepared for Boise's 'no huddle' offense? We have a week to figure it out for the Idaho game. Should we be implementing the same tactic?
--Will be interesting to see what personnel changes coache Z makes for the Idaho game; we can not afford to lose our 1st home game with North Dakota.
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--According to several BSU fans I have spoken to, our Bengals played hard and looked good in some phases.
--Nice to see no interceptions thrown. Hill struggled last season with the interception so hopefully a year's maturity has helped his confidence and improved his decisions.
--Great to see Cornist break out. Damn I hope he has a great senior year. Looking at the yards gained per carry, should Bird be given more touches then Knickrehm?
--Where are our Defensive Ends? If I reviewed the stats correctly, Jeff Tuua made 1 UA tackle. I think we will miss Brian Livesay this season.
--I was hoping that Jason Jones and maybe David Tyler would be more productive on the DL Somehow we have to get more defensive pressure and production from the DL. 1 UA tackle by Amos--Demetrius can do better and we need him to step it up. I understand we were playing a D-1 school but Rutten at 230#'s had 1-2 UA-A stats.
--Appeared to be no pass rush; maybe it happens at idaho.
--Why were we not better prepared for Boise's 'no huddle' offense? We have a week to figure it out for the Idaho game. Should we be implementing the same tactic?
--Will be interesting to see what personnel changes coache Z makes for the Idaho game; we can not afford to lose our 1st home game with North Dakota.
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