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Post by acutrackfan on Oct 8, 2022 20:44:53 GMT -6
What a way to lose a game. I thought the kicking game would be a strength this year before the season started and it is our Achilles heel. Their kicker looks like Toni Fritsch and he won the game. It shows that physical fitness is not a requirement for being a kicker.
Well, in a strange turn of events -- we beat the spread in this one (they were a 3.5 point favorite). And, we get to see them later this year in Abilene. I had not planned on attending that game, but may need to put it on the schedule.
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Post by kjmike1956 on Oct 8, 2022 20:45:01 GMT -6
I think Kobe Clark tied the career passing record or at most is down by just 1 reception
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Post by rc on Oct 8, 2022 20:45:32 GMT -6
Playing the devil's advocate, I think the key thing was when we had the ball and there were 9 seconds to play. Why not run one play to get slightly closer then call timeout and kick it?
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Post by wildcatter on Oct 8, 2022 20:48:17 GMT -6
I think we did run a play and it was a throw away.
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Post by ybp80 on Oct 8, 2022 20:48:34 GMT -6
Will not in any way disparage the OFFENSIVE lineman trying to bring down a runner with time expiring. Get over yourself if you think he made a stupid play. That’s why we all get to have opinions.
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Post by wildcatter on Oct 8, 2022 20:48:46 GMT -6
Then again, the clock was rarely accurate on the screen so maybe my timing was off.
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Oct 8, 2022 20:49:24 GMT -6
Poor clock mgmt at the end and gutless playcalling in our own end. Rookie HC mistakes cost us this one
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Post by rc on Oct 8, 2022 20:51:26 GMT -6
I meant just run it forward two or three yards...
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Post by wildcatter on Oct 8, 2022 20:53:29 GMT -6
Will not in any way disparage the OFFENSIVE lineman trying to bring down a runner with time expiring. Get over yourself if you think he made a stupid play. That’s why we all get to have opinions. Well if you want your opinion to be that a kid being forced to make a play he’s very likely never had to make before being ‘stupid’ then you can still go kick ants. If you’re 325 lbs and you’ve tried to bring down a lightning quick player with time expiring and everyone panicking then I’d be glad to know how you made the form tackle.
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Post by acumedic on Oct 8, 2022 20:53:36 GMT -6
I think Kobe Clark tied the career passing record or at most is down by just 1 reception He broke the record.
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Post by jCat on Oct 8, 2022 20:59:06 GMT -6
This is a hard loss because there were so many areas in which we competed and we had so many breaks that didn't go our way. With all the mistakes that cost us, it looked like we had secured the key turnover at the end. We just didn't finish.
SFA deserves credit for finishing this week after squandering their game against Sam. I guess that's life in the WAC this year.
Lots for the young Wildcats to learn here. Let's regroup for a great showing at Homecoming.
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Post by Cap'n on Oct 8, 2022 21:10:13 GMT -6
17 points after special teams plays by SFA. That’s the whole game. Otherwise we were the best team on the field. But there are 3 phases to the game and we only won 2.
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Post by Outsider on Oct 8, 2022 21:15:01 GMT -6
This is a hard loss because there were so many areas in which we competed and we had so many breaks that didn't go our way. With all the mistakes that cost us, it looked like we had secured the key turnover at the end. We just didn't finish. SFA deserves credit for finishing this week after squandering their game against Sam. I guess that's life in the WAC this year. Lots for the young Wildcats to learn here. Let's regroup for a great showing at Homecoming. I think I go with this one. The refs were HORRENDOUS, but we didn't execute when we needed to. We gave them 21 points and then had to play catch up. Our coaches still have a lot to learn as well as our players. We simply aren't a play-off caliber team. We have talent, but still lack maturity at times. Our easy starting schedule got us excited. The second half of the season will say more. We came back strong and put a scare into SFA, but they outplayed and out coached us tonight. Hopefully we get them back in Abilene, but we need to learn some lessons first. I hope Blair gets his leg back. Last year he would have made that FG, but we ultimately lost the game for other reasons. That's what's so hard to swallow.
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Post by Outsider on Oct 8, 2022 21:30:01 GMT -6
That’s why we all get to have opinions. Well if you want your opinion to be that a kid being forced to make a play he’s very likely never had to make before being ‘stupid’ then you can still go kick ants. If you’re 325 lbs and you’ve tried to bring down a lightning quick player with time expiring and everyone panicking then I’d be glad to know how you made the form tackle. 1) He should have been tackled before the 50 yard line and before it was an OL doing it. 2) KP's first emphasis of teaching is discipline. That means even an OL who has to make a tackle that he would rarely be called to make. It's that key time when the discipline, or lack thereof, hurts you the most. Again, time to learn and move on.
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Post by Cap'n on Oct 8, 2022 21:47:35 GMT -6
Tone it down, Outsider. This is not the direction we want the forum to go.
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