|
Post by Outsider on Sept 9, 2024 7:52:20 GMT -6
It's Monday and time to move on to Northern Colorado. Last year we took care of UNC pretty easily in Abilene. This year we will be in Greeley at about 4k+ elevation. Will that make any difference? Lubbock is over 3k, so how much will that extra 1k make? Watching UNC against UIW, they have two very mobile QBs. It seems mobile QBs have always given us fits, even before UWG. They also have a couple of decent running backs, so we will have to keep up with both. If we get penetration and pressure. We have to finish the job. Of course, against UIW, they had some success early and then puttered out. I think if we play aggressive defense against the run and pass both, they should against us as well. My question is can we get back into our rhythm offensively again and fix out penalties and turnovers from this past weekend.
|
|
|
Post by rc on Sept 9, 2024 10:34:45 GMT -6
4K or so elevation is noticeable but not too bad. Maybe take an oxygen tank along, if exhaustion shows up I can remember throwing a football back and forth with my cousin at 8,200 feet elevation and it felt like my arm was superman. About the only worry with elevation is exhaustion but forget about curve balls with a baseball (you can hit a baseball like crazy.) We will need to substitute a lot and keep players hydrated and fresh. And by the way, as a former golf tournament winner in Telluride, two things: hooks and fades are hard and putts break away from the highest mountain, even if they look straight.
|
|
|
Post by Outsider on Sept 9, 2024 12:10:18 GMT -6
I don't know of any injuries. Hopefully everyone is healthy and available.
|
|
|
Post by bogeyman on Sept 9, 2024 14:30:43 GMT -6
I assume Kelley is out for a half due to his targeting call.
|
|
|
Post by Outsider on Sept 9, 2024 18:25:56 GMT -6
I assume Kelley is out for a half due to his targeting call. I would think so, or just the first half?
|
|
|
Post by Cap'n on Sept 10, 2024 14:49:09 GMT -6
A little about the 0-2 Northern Colorado Bears:
ACU won last year 38-11 in Abilene
This year the Bears have played two very tough teams: 12th ranked UIW and FBS Colorado St. losing 7-28 and 17-38 respectively. They have been a run-first team - 321 yards on 79 carries (4.1 yds per carry). They attempted 51 passes completing 29 (57%) for 337 yards (6.6 yds per attempt and 11.6 yds per completion). The QB, Costelli #8 is a running threat having carried 17 times for 87 yards. The leading rusher is Schield #28 with 100 yards on 23 carries including a 58 yd td. The leading receiver is Munroe #88 with 10 catches so far for 152 yards. They look to have a quality OL but nowhere near the level of skill position players we've faced the last 2 weeks.
Defensively, they have given up 224 yards per game on the ground (5.7 yds per carry) and 192 passing (62.3%).
So far, they have averaged 329 yards and 12 points offensively and have given up 417 yards and 33 points on defense.
I think we can expect a different game from the last 2. We will need to control the line of scrimmage and, hopefully, play from ahead and not let the UNC running game dictate the game. We should win if we make fewer mistakes than last week and let our offense do what they do best.
|
|
|
Post by wildcatter on Sept 11, 2024 9:13:14 GMT -6
Their starting QB is out this week.
|
|
|
Post by jCat on Sept 11, 2024 11:16:51 GMT -6
Northern Colorado WR Munroe looks like a good athlete in the passing game. He runs simple routes and makes solid jump-ball catches in traffic, but he doesn't look to have game-breaking speed. That will be a good test for our secondary to avoid giving up the big play.
The Bears held Incarnate Word to 28 points, which is better than South Dakota State's performance last week.
The Cats will have to play well to sustain drives.
|
|
|
Post by bogeyman on Sept 11, 2024 11:49:44 GMT -6
Our passing game vs West Georgia was basically to backs out of backfield (9 receptions) or to N. Martinez (7 receptions). JJ Henry caught 2 for 10 yds, Graham -0- catches, Gibson -0- catches and Cleveland DNP. TE's caught 3 passes. I worry that when a team is able to shut down Martinez we become anemic. The "air raid" is designed to target numerous receivers. I hope we don't start settling for a "security blanket" passing game. I know we took what they gave us but I like the diversity we have in both backs and receivers. I hope we continue to use all.
|
|
|
Post by texas48 on Sept 11, 2024 15:13:19 GMT -6
Or... were we just being vanilla to some extent in our play calling? While we moved the ball well at times last week, our calling was basically the same with a few minor looks. The same with the Texas Tech game. I don't feel like we showed a large portion of what our playbook could be, just different looks here and there. You don't want to show your whole playbook in the first few games. Maybe coaches knew people would look more at the UWG game than the Tech game because the talent level is much closer to what they themselves have. Just something to think about, and it may be way off base.
|
|
|
Post by bogeyman on Sept 11, 2024 16:39:20 GMT -6
Could be.
|
|
|
Post by Cap'n on Sept 11, 2024 21:50:02 GMT -6
We seem to have some very high standards considering the Cats completed 66% of their passes for almost 300 yards. Seems to me to be a pretty good performance.
|
|
|
Post by Outsider on Sept 12, 2024 6:44:06 GMT -6
We seem to have some very high standards considering the Cats completed 66% of their passes for almost 300 yards. Seems to me to be a pretty good performance. We've always had high standards.
|
|
|
Post by dallasalum on Sept 12, 2024 10:09:11 GMT -6
We seem to have some very high standards considering the Cats completed 66% of their passes for almost 300 yards. Seems to me to be a pretty good performance. Our offense did virtually nothing in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Our third down conversion percentage form the game was not good.
|
|
|
Post by ybp80 on Sept 13, 2024 18:42:17 GMT -6
I just read in the Greely, CO newspaper that the starting QB for Northern Colorado will miss the game with a leg injury. Hopefully that’s good news for us.
|
|