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Week 7 Homecoming: Sac State vs Weber State
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superhornet
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Well, that kinda-sorta changed after that stupid Weber penalty. That is one of the stupidest rules on the books, but I'll take the gift. Two Graham fades later (you'd think Weber would be looking for it after we ran it once), and the score is tied at the half.
As bad as the first half looked, I think the staff is going to make the right adjustments and Sperbeck is going to light a fire under their rears, so the second half will be a vastly different story....
As bad as the first half looked, I think the staff is going to make the right adjustments and Sperbeck is going to light a fire under their rears, so the second half will be a vastly different story....
superhornet
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Who saw that incredible comeback decleater? That was one of the best offensive hits I've EVER seen!
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superhornet
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This Jeckyll and Hyde season is starting to wear on me. I'm starting to think we must be the worst 5-2 team in history. I hope we bring our "A" game against presumptive #1 EWU next week, because today's "D-" effort just won't cut it....
GoldenEagleHornet
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Kadeezy said:
Even if bored, a win is a win. I sometimes prefer a sloppy Joe over a burger. 5-2 baby! Sting 'em hard! Go hornets!
OldGreen67
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Another win...in front 12k +....Yeah Baby!!!
Hey it wasn't pretty, but I agree with the sloppy joe anology...
Best record since 1992, and this team (because of its youth and inexperience) was expected to be bottom dwellers in the conference. They have already grown so much and anything after this point is jut gravy. This is a very young team that will be even better next year.
This stretch of the season will be really tough but I am sure the players and coaches are looking forward to dealing with them...just like the rest...one game at a time. Good luck against EWU and the red carpet.
P.S. Nnamdi Agude layed the BOOM on the player from WSU
Hey it wasn't pretty, but I agree with the sloppy joe anology...
Best record since 1992, and this team (because of its youth and inexperience) was expected to be bottom dwellers in the conference. They have already grown so much and anything after this point is jut gravy. This is a very young team that will be even better next year.
This stretch of the season will be really tough but I am sure the players and coaches are looking forward to dealing with them...just like the rest...one game at a time. Good luck against EWU and the red carpet.
P.S. Nnamdi Agude layed the BOOM on the player from WSU
Agude's hit was probably the best block I've seen by a Hornet player in about 15-20 years. Absolutely laid the wood on that WSU defender. Well done!
It was a great win. In the past, that would be a game we would have pissed down our leg. Major props to the coaches and team for not quitting.
Amazing we are 5-2. Hope the ride continues! Go Hornets!!!!
It was a great win. In the past, that would be a game we would have pissed down our leg. Major props to the coaches and team for not quitting.
Amazing we are 5-2. Hope the ride continues! Go Hornets!!!!
just a sac state fan
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It's good to see Robert Beale and Vince Weaver back. It's good to see 12,106 fans at the game. It's good to watch a game at 6:00pm in nice weather. Also, the hot dog was good too.
Green Laser
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Good win! The defense has been especially impressive for the past few weeks. I like that we are 5-2/ 3-1 at this point of the season. We will probably be underdogs in 3 of the next four, but I don't see any of remaining teams being overly impressive or unbeatable. I just hope that this young group stays focused, keeps improving and makes the most of the opportunities they have left this season.
Recap/Thoughts
My annual trip to a Hornet game was a good one. My entourage and I got to the tailgate lot a little after 3 PM and the place was packed. The tailgate scene was ridiculous and it was a great time. The west side grandstands were packed almost to capacity and there was a good turnout on the east side as well (as seen from Hornut’s photos).
The Hornets won another close grinder against a desperate Weber State 0-7 (0-4 BSC) program and improve to a program best 5-2 (3-1 BSC) with a 19-14 win. An impressive attendance of 12,106 came out to witness the win. The win was an ugly one but the defense kept the WSU offense in check and the offense did just enough to get the job done as they stumbled their way through yet another game.
Offense
The offense was unimpressive yet again. In typical fashion, when the Hornets would get a drive going they pissed it away with either horrible penalties or awful turnovers. The run game never got going but Safron was efficient and threw the ball well except for that severely under thrown ball on a play where Norrise got behind the defenders and would have had a TD if the throw was there. Norrise then had a huge drop in the 2nd half that would have been a sure TD had he not let it go through his hands. If he holds onto that ball the Hornets go up by a considerable margin and probably puts it out of reach.
The offense did get it done on the final drive of the game. Credit does have to go to the O-line for converting on a tough 3rd and short to put the final nail in the coffin. The Hornet offense did show some poise on that drive and I was impressed with the pass from Safron to Norrise on a huge 3rd down conversion earlier in the drive that kept the clock running.
Game Stats:
The play calling continued to be predictable and pretty conservative. Sperbeck went for an awful 4th and short when the offense had a good drive to get into FG range. The Hornets were yet to get on the scoreboard and Sperbeck needed to take the points in that situation. With a quality kicker in Castaneda there is no reason to not kick the FG. The worst part of it was the QB sneak on the play call. Everyone within 100 miles of Hornet Stadium knew what play was coming, no one was fooled, no one even thought the Hornets would run something else. I’m hoping the coaches have some tricks up their sleeves as the play calling the last few games will not get it done against the opponents we face the next few weeks.
Defense
The defense won this game for the Hornets. WSU has a tough time getting anything going on all but 2 drives. The Hornets got good pressure on (#11) Hoke and got 5 sacks. The defense didn’t give up much on either the ground or in the air. The tackling was better from a week ago and this defense proves yet again that it is the backbone of this team. It was good to see (#29) Beale back out there for the secondary and it seems like it is always a different player stepping up and making big stops when needed.
Game Stats:
Special Teams
The special teams had a stellar night. DePrato pulled out some tricks with the punting unit. Unless my drunken eyes deceived me, Magleby took a snap as punter and the punting team ran a delayed roll out kick that pinned WSU deep. Then later a fake punt was run and Weldon threw a beautiful pass to Harrison for a huge 4th down conversion (Knowles fumbled 2 plays later). Carter had a huge return following the safety that set up a Hornet FG. He was one broken tackle from taking it to the house. The coverage teams also kept the WSU returners contained and didn’t give up much.
Game Stats:
Injuries
(#65) Vince Weaver, (#2) DeAndre Carter, and (#29) Robert Beale all got back into the swing of things. As great as it was seeing (#76) Lars Hanson do an excellent job in filling in for Weaver, it was nice to see Weaver back in action. Beale’s presence in the secondary was noticeable but Carter didn’t have much of an impact aside from his big kick return to set up a FG. He may not be 100% yet. I’m not sure if any Hornets went down as it was a pretty hazy night for me and my liver is definitely not in top shape following the damage done during tailgating.
The Hornets head into a rough stretch of 3 very tough opponents. It starts next week with a trip to face EWU on the hideous red turf. The Hornet offense cannot sputter and the defense will have to be at the top of their game as they will be going against one of the best receiving corps in the FCS. Excitement is building, for those who attended the game, you can definitely feel it. The Hornets need to keep battling because no one is going to hand them anything.
Go Hornets!
Hornetsports Recap: http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/football/release.asp?release_id=10703
SSS Recap: http://sacstatesports.com/2012/10/13/sac-state-19-weber-state-14/
For the first time ever, I’ll link the Sac Bee article: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/14/4910163/hornets-pushed-to-the-limit.html
My annual trip to a Hornet game was a good one. My entourage and I got to the tailgate lot a little after 3 PM and the place was packed. The tailgate scene was ridiculous and it was a great time. The west side grandstands were packed almost to capacity and there was a good turnout on the east side as well (as seen from Hornut’s photos).
The Hornets won another close grinder against a desperate Weber State 0-7 (0-4 BSC) program and improve to a program best 5-2 (3-1 BSC) with a 19-14 win. An impressive attendance of 12,106 came out to witness the win. The win was an ugly one but the defense kept the WSU offense in check and the offense did just enough to get the job done as they stumbled their way through yet another game.
Offense
The offense was unimpressive yet again. In typical fashion, when the Hornets would get a drive going they pissed it away with either horrible penalties or awful turnovers. The run game never got going but Safron was efficient and threw the ball well except for that severely under thrown ball on a play where Norrise got behind the defenders and would have had a TD if the throw was there. Norrise then had a huge drop in the 2nd half that would have been a sure TD had he not let it go through his hands. If he holds onto that ball the Hornets go up by a considerable margin and probably puts it out of reach.
The offense did get it done on the final drive of the game. Credit does have to go to the O-line for converting on a tough 3rd and short to put the final nail in the coffin. The Hornet offense did show some poise on that drive and I was impressed with the pass from Safron to Norrise on a huge 3rd down conversion earlier in the drive that kept the clock running.
Game Stats:
- • Passing: 193 yds (8.8 ypc), 2 TD’s
• Rushing: 117 yds (3.2 ypr), 0 TD’s
• Total Offense: 310 yds, 2 TD’s, 1 FG
• Time of Possession: 29:54
• Turnovers: 2 (0 INT’s, 2 Fum’s)
• Penalties: 7 for 65 yds
• (#12) Safron: 21 of 26 for 182 yds, 2 TD’s, 0 INT’s, 10 carries for 25 yds
• (#8) Graham: 10 carries for 24 yds, 7 recs for 54 yds, 1 TD
• (#21) Ellis: 1 carry for -1 yds
• (#13) Norrise: 6 recs for 58 yds
• (#9) De’jon Coleman: 13 carries for 74 yds, 1 rec for 2 yds
• (#17) Knowles: 5 rec for 46 yds, 1 TD
• (#2) Carter: 1 rec for 16 yds
• (#15) Harrison: 1 rec for 11 yds
• (#81) Robertson: 1 recs for 6 yds
• (#10) Dotson: Nothing
• (#24) McCowan: None
• (#80) Broadnax: None
The play calling continued to be predictable and pretty conservative. Sperbeck went for an awful 4th and short when the offense had a good drive to get into FG range. The Hornets were yet to get on the scoreboard and Sperbeck needed to take the points in that situation. With a quality kicker in Castaneda there is no reason to not kick the FG. The worst part of it was the QB sneak on the play call. Everyone within 100 miles of Hornet Stadium knew what play was coming, no one was fooled, no one even thought the Hornets would run something else. I’m hoping the coaches have some tricks up their sleeves as the play calling the last few games will not get it done against the opponents we face the next few weeks.
Defense
The defense won this game for the Hornets. WSU has a tough time getting anything going on all but 2 drives. The Hornets got good pressure on (#11) Hoke and got 5 sacks. The defense didn’t give up much on either the ground or in the air. The tackling was better from a week ago and this defense proves yet again that it is the backbone of this team. It was good to see (#29) Beale back out there for the secondary and it seems like it is always a different player stepping up and making big stops when needed.
Game Stats:
- • Passing Allowed: 135 yds (7.1 ypc), 1 TD
• Rushing Allowed: 102 yds (2.5 ypr), 1 TD
• Total Offense Allowed: 237 yds, 2 TD’s, 0 FG’s
• Opponent Tim of Possession: 30:06
• Turnovers Forced: 1 (1 INT, 0 Fum)
• Opponents Penalties: 6 for 63 yds
• (#91) Davis: 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
• (#11) Badger: 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL’s
• (#6) McMahon: 10 tackles
• (#1) Odiase: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF
• (#31) Williams: 8 tackles , 1.5 TFL’s, 1 sack
• (#94) Eskew: 4 tackles, 2 TFL’s, 2 sacks
• (#29) Beale: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 BU
• (#7/#14) Armstrong/ (#48) Fernandez/ (#92)Kelly: 3 tackles
• (#90) Cowger: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
• (#97) Castro/ (#34) Totty/ (#44) Sankey: 2 tackles
• Everyone else: 1 tackle
Special Teams
The special teams had a stellar night. DePrato pulled out some tricks with the punting unit. Unless my drunken eyes deceived me, Magleby took a snap as punter and the punting team ran a delayed roll out kick that pinned WSU deep. Then later a fake punt was run and Weldon threw a beautiful pass to Harrison for a huge 4th down conversion (Knowles fumbled 2 plays later). Carter had a huge return following the safety that set up a Hornet FG. He was one broken tackle from taking it to the house. The coverage teams also kept the WSU returners contained and didn’t give up much.
Game Stats:
- • (#58) Castaneda: 1/1 FG’s, 2/2 PAT’s, 4 kickoffs for 57.2 ypk avg. 0 TB
• (#45) Weldon: 4 punts for a 37.0 ypp avg., 2 I-20
• (#2) Carter: 1 kr for 66 yds
• (#24) McCowan: 1 kr for 31 yds
• (#9) Coleman: None
• (#13) Norrise: 2 pr’s for 15 yds (7.5 ypr)
• Kick Coverage: Allowed 77 yds on 4 returns (19.2 ypr)
• Punt Coverage: Allowed 9 yds on 3 returns (3.0 ypr)
Injuries
(#65) Vince Weaver, (#2) DeAndre Carter, and (#29) Robert Beale all got back into the swing of things. As great as it was seeing (#76) Lars Hanson do an excellent job in filling in for Weaver, it was nice to see Weaver back in action. Beale’s presence in the secondary was noticeable but Carter didn’t have much of an impact aside from his big kick return to set up a FG. He may not be 100% yet. I’m not sure if any Hornets went down as it was a pretty hazy night for me and my liver is definitely not in top shape following the damage done during tailgating.
The Hornets head into a rough stretch of 3 very tough opponents. It starts next week with a trip to face EWU on the hideous red turf. The Hornet offense cannot sputter and the defense will have to be at the top of their game as they will be going against one of the best receiving corps in the FCS. Excitement is building, for those who attended the game, you can definitely feel it. The Hornets need to keep battling because no one is going to hand them anything.
Go Hornets!
Hornetsports Recap: http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/football/release.asp?release_id=10703
SSS Recap: http://sacstatesports.com/2012/10/13/sac-state-19-weber-state-14/
For the first time ever, I’ll link the Sac Bee article: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/14/4910163/hornets-pushed-to-the-limit.html
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superhornet
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SDHornet said:
While Graham's back-to-back fades resulting in a badly needed touchdown following Weber's dumb penalty for sacking Safron without a helmet (man, I hate that rule, but I'm glad it helped us) was really impressive, for me, THIS was the highlight of the game. I can just see the ESPN guys going, "He got JACKED UP!"
