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Post by acutrackfan on Sept 10, 2023 12:45:01 GMT -6
I was told by two different parents that RoVaughn Banks was dismissed from the team. Assuming that is true. Ugh -- I hate hearing that!!!
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Post by bucfan on Sept 10, 2023 13:41:46 GMT -6
Disappointing. Thankful we are fairly deep at running back but still not good news.
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Post by bogeyman on Sept 10, 2023 13:42:10 GMT -6
RB may be getting thin without RoVaughn. I hooe Parker Polk is warming up. I guess we could move Jordan Vaughn back to RB.
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Post by acutrackfan on Sept 10, 2023 15:16:03 GMT -6
Bogey, because ACU only plays one RB, I am good with 3 RB's and Parker Polk in a pinch (he did apparently suit up at PVAM). It was really nice to have 4 RB's at the coaches disposal and Rovaughn was the only smallish fast back of the 4. Polk might be closer to that kind of back. But, there are three high-quality backs that can still tote the ball.
Did Reese Moore really not start last night's game or was that a participation report error?
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Post by footballmama on Sept 10, 2023 15:34:36 GMT -6
Bogey, because ACU only plays one RB, I am good with 3 RB's and Parker Polk in a pinch (he did apparently suit up at PVAM). It was really nice to have 4 RB's at the coaches disposal and Rovaughn was the only smallish fast back of the 4. Polk might be closer to that kind of back. But, there are three high-quality backs that can still tote the ball. Did Reese Moore really not start last night's game or was that a participation report error? The same 5 o line guys started
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Post by acutrackfan on Sept 10, 2023 15:38:52 GMT -6
Thanks, Mama. The live stats usually make a few mistakes along the way and last night they made LOTS of mistakes throughout the game.
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Post by bogeyman on Sept 10, 2023 16:31:43 GMT -6
I will reiterate here my previous posts and you can argue as much as you want. For years we entered a season with 3 playable RB's and by the end of the year our guys were literally "walking wounded." We now play a legitimate D1 schedule and having 3 playable backs is dangerous whether you play one back or not. Losing Banks, who was a good receiver out of the backfield, had a great burst thru the line, and had some speed in the open field is a huge thing. Can we overcome his loss, probably, but we are just one or two accidents/injuries away from real trouble. If stats is right, our 1st running play was by Jalen O'Neal, a fr. DB. Hmmm!
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Post by Outsider on Sept 10, 2023 17:39:08 GMT -6
I will reiterate here my previous posts and you can argue as much as you want. For years we entered a season with 3 playable RB's and by the end of the year our guys were literally "walking wounded." We now play a legitimate D1 schedule and having 3 playable backs is dangerous whether you play one back or not. Losing Banks, who was a good receiver out of the backfield, had a great burst thru the line, and had some speed in the open field is a huge thing. Can we overcome his loss, probably, but we are just one or two accidents/injuries away from real trouble. If stats is right, our 1st running play was by Jalen O'Neal, a fr. DB. Hmmm! It does hurt us Bogey, no doubt. I had heard about Banks Thursday but didn't want to say anything. At that point I didn't have the specifics. When I didn't see him yesterday, I knew for sure. Now, I will say that I watched Polk several times in practice and he is legit. He also needs time to progress, but he can help contribute. Also, don't forget about Graham. He had a couple of good plays yesterday and we have been using him multiple ways. This is when I miss having a couple of legit Fullbacks... Still, we aren't as bad off as the past. We have a better OL and more weapons to spread plays around.
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Post by Cap'n on Sept 10, 2023 20:12:39 GMT -6
It was an odd game. In the 3rd quarter PV ran 30 plays and ACU ran 9. Yet ACU scored 14 points and PV never scored. I think the defensive “problems” were because we scored so fast that the D was on the field for twice as many plays. Yes, I agree. The defense looked sloppy. But they were on the field something like 40 minutes on a hot humid night. Yet they only gave up 7 points until garbage time in the 4th. The D May have actually been better than the stats made it seem. Hard to tell since my live stats froze in the beginning of the 4th and never came back. It appears that backups played the whole 4th quarter. To some degree you are correct. It was hot, humid and miserable. The defense was out on the field a lot because we couldn't sustain drives. Still, the line mistakes and tackling issues were more than that. I still say kudos for the win. We did what we needed to and took advantage of some key mistakes by them. Right now we need to focus on UIW because they will be everything we can handle. We are going to have to stop scoring so fast so that we can sustain more drives. McIvor and the starters had 7 offensive drives and scored 4 TDS and a FG. Two opportunities for sustained drives were just taken out of our hands because we thoughtlessly blocked a punt and ran a fumble back for 2 more TDS. You are right, we were only able to run about 30 plays in 3 quarters and all we could do was score 7 times while being dominated by the Panthers in the statistics. Terrible. Here are all of the the ACU drives: 6 plays 42 yards TD; 6 plays 92 yards TD; Blocked punt 24 yards TD; 4 plays 59 yd punt; 5 plays 63 yards TD; 8 plays 46 yards FG. 8 plays 56 yds 31 yd punt downed at 13; 3 plays 64 yards TD; 80 yard fumble return TD; (backups) 3 plays -1 interception; 5 plays 20 yards 54 yard punt. Seriously, the beautiful thing about this game is that it showed we aren’t one dimensional offensively. If a team sells out to stop the run, we bomb them into submission with the pass.
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Post by mavsman53 on Sept 10, 2023 20:24:21 GMT -6
Jalen O'Neal did NOT get a carry. He has the same number as Dobbins. Lots of mistakes made by the PVAM statistician
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Post by Outsider on Sept 10, 2023 20:29:52 GMT -6
To some degree you are correct. It was hot, humid and miserable. The defense was out on the field a lot because we couldn't sustain drives. Still, the line mistakes and tackling issues were more than that. I still say kudos for the win. We did what we needed to and took advantage of some key mistakes by them. Right now we need to focus on UIW because they will be everything we can handle. Seriously, the beautiful thing about this game is that it showed we aren’t one dimensional offensively. If a team sells out to stop the run, we bomb them into submission with the pass. That's all you needed to say and I agree. The rest was trash.
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Post by Outsider on Sept 10, 2023 20:31:47 GMT -6
Jalen O'Neal did NOT get a carry. He has the same number as Dobbins. Lots of mistakes made by the PVAM statistician The announcer kept saying the wrong names all night.
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Post by archsimon on Sept 10, 2023 20:40:58 GMT -6
Jalen O'Neal did NOT get a carry. He has the same number as Dobbins. Lots of mistakes made by the PVAM statistician The announcer kept saying the wrong names all night. The lack of professionalism, preparation and accountability (well, everywhere) is nauseating. There are people whose job it is on gameday to provide the right names and numbers. Kids are out there busting their tails, and no one (?) in the ACU travel party corrected the PA or statistician. Respect the players.
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Post by jCat on Sept 10, 2023 21:50:27 GMT -6
I will reiterate here my previous posts and you can argue as much as you want. For years we entered a season with 3 playable RB's and by the end of the year our guys were literally "walking wounded." We now play a legitimate D1 schedule and having 3 playable backs is dangerous whether you play one back or not. Losing Banks, who was a good receiver out of the backfield, had a great burst thru the line, and had some speed in the open field is a huge thing. Can we overcome his loss, probably, but we are just one or two accidents/injuries away from real trouble. If stats is right, our 1st running play was by Jalen O'Neal, a fr. DB. Hmmm! The announcer missed that. The carry was by Dobbins. They share the same number.
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Post by texas48 on Sept 10, 2023 22:25:15 GMT -6
Jalen O'Neal did NOT get a carry. He has the same number as Dobbins. Lots of mistakes made by the PVAM statistician Duplicate numbers are a pain for the stats folks I am sure!
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