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Idaho
Sept 22, 2024 18:25:00 GMT -6
Post by Outsider on Sept 22, 2024 18:25:00 GMT -6
You want Kool-Aid. Remember how Tech fans melted when they beat us? The same thing happens with multiple other forums. Here you get positive, negative and everything in -between. The truth is, we made another great comeback last night, but at the cost of another extremely slow start with lack of adjustments. Idaho is one of the toughest defenses in FCS and they began to wear down as we adjusted. We also got outcoached again for a large part of the game. Too many pass plays took too long to develop and McIvor, as usual took too long to decide. Now, how much of that is execution and how much was play calling? The result was that the passing game was out of rhythm a lot, again. When we did more quick passes to the flats and over the middle, we got a rhythm going again. Also, even with the multiple bad calls, we continued to make too many fundamental mistakes that should not be made by game 4. Many of those hurt drives, again. This time the team was too good for us to overcome our mistakes and slow start. The reality is that we are good enough to beat Idaho. We showed it last night. We are a good team that is garnering respect. The other part of that reality is that we should be further ahead than we are. Teams have made our potent offense inept for large parts of games when they game plan and execute well. That's true for not just Idaho, but also a decent UNC that got crushed by SFA last night 48-7. Fix our mistakes and improve our discipline and we can hope for a playoff spot, as well as compete in the play-offs. Otherwise, as well as we are playing, the FCS field is full of teams like us where the margin of winning and losing seasons is so very narrow it's not funny. We saw that last year. We are on the verge of that this year, and we still don't know if that corner has been turned. I am glad we showed we can come back and compete against higher nationally ranked teams, but we were dominated for most of the game before we made a game of it. We look forward to turning that corner and winning against higher nationally ranked opponents. That's not being negative, that's being fair. "Vaya con Dios" and "Dios los bendiga" What tells you that we should be “farther along than we are”? Losing to a p4 team in OT? Or losing to a former FBS team and now #4 FCs team by 4? Farther along than what? A small Christian school trying to win? Did I hit a nerve? What tells you we shouldn't be?
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Idaho
Sept 22, 2024 18:26:31 GMT -6
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Post by acumedic on Sept 22, 2024 18:26:31 GMT -6
I’m asking you. Which one should we be further along in. And based on what.
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Idaho
Sept 22, 2024 18:53:37 GMT -6
Post by Outsider on Sept 22, 2024 18:53:37 GMT -6
I’m asking you. Which one should we be further along in. And based on what. Are those the only two parameters? Why do your two parameters have to be answered because those weren't the ones I used? Sorry you don't like it.
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Post by Cap'n on Sept 22, 2024 20:18:58 GMT -6
11,719 was the attendance thanks to a big family weekend crowd. If the student section seemed a little smaller, there were a whole bunch of students on the press box side sitting with their families.
In response to posts about crowd noise, I want to ask a couple of players what it sounds like on the field. I thought the crowd was pretty into the game but the stadium configuration plus the wind seemed to kind of dampen the sound for those of us in the stands.
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Idaho
Sept 22, 2024 20:20:56 GMT -6
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Post by johnnyutah on Sept 22, 2024 20:20:56 GMT -6
Getting on my soapbox for a minute. I haven’t been following ACU football for all that long but it seems to me that this board is crowded with a bunch of Negative Nellies. This season the Wildcats have become semi relative in D1 FCS for the 1st time in school history. That is something to be celebrated. Winning football games at ANY level is VERY hard to do. I wish some of you arm chair QBs had a clue about how much work goes into getting ready to play a game. The biggest problem I see with the program right now is the lack of home field support. I have never seen a group of 11,000 people sit on their hands and be so quiet in my life. "Vaya con Dios" We are not negative nellies. We are very realistic and honest (actually get complimented by other fan forums often). There is a huge difference. The quietness of the ACU crowd has ALWAYS been a reality. **I suggest you go read the Vandals fans comments, and they won...** "Vaya con Dios" Congrats on the compliments you have received from other fan forums. It was just like Bohdi said “Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true”
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Post by bucfan on Sept 22, 2024 21:42:23 GMT -6
Watching the game on ESPN+, this was the first time you could actually hear the crowd roar when a good play was made.
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Idaho
Sept 23, 2024 11:08:40 GMT -6
Post by dallasalum on Sept 23, 2024 11:08:40 GMT -6
Personal foul and then give up a long trick play TD. That’s how you lose a game. The whistle should have been blown much earlier. We had three guys virtually carrying the runner backwards. Horrible call.
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Idaho
Sept 23, 2024 11:16:00 GMT -6
Post by dallasalum on Sept 23, 2024 11:16:00 GMT -6
Getting on my soapbox for a minute. I haven’t been following ACU football for all that long but it seems to me that this board is crowded with a bunch of Negative Nellies. This season the Wildcats have become semi relative in D1 FCS for the 1st time in school history. That is something to be celebrated. Winning football games at ANY level is VERY hard to do. I wish some of you arm chair QBs had a clue about how much work goes into getting ready to play a game. The biggest problem I see with the program right now is the lack of home field support. I have never seen a group of 11,000 people sit on their hands and be so quiet in my life. "Vaya con Dios" You must be new to ACU football. ACU football does not have many supporters and "fans". Instead, it has "observers". Many of the people in the stands are somewhat confused and think that they are at the opera or ballet instead of a football game.
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Idaho
Sept 23, 2024 11:42:28 GMT -6
Post by dallasalum on Sept 23, 2024 11:42:28 GMT -6
Just asking. Why do students have any interest in going to one half of a football game? Why go at all? What's the point? Really curious.
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Idaho
Sept 23, 2024 12:14:46 GMT -6
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Post by ybp80 on Sept 23, 2024 12:14:46 GMT -6
There’s no doubt we have a good team - when they show up. It’s like we sleep through the first couple of possessions, wake up a bit and then go back to sleep till the 4th quarter. We need to show up mentally for all 4 quarters and I believe we can win out. But with the inconsistency we’ve shown, we’ll finish mid-range in the UAC and record another .500 season.
It was good seeing both levels of the main part of the stands full and most stayed even when we were down at the start of the second half. I was expecting a mass exodus at halftime because of the score.
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Idaho
Sept 23, 2024 14:30:50 GMT -6
Post by bucfan on Sept 23, 2024 14:30:50 GMT -6
Personal foul and then give up a long trick play TD. That’s how you lose a game. The whistle should have been blown much earlier. We had three guys virtually carrying the runner backwards. Horrible call. We had one guy lift the runner's feet off the ground and throw him down after the whistle was blown. I understand Coach P being upset about the call because our guy was just really into the play. But you can't do that in today's game. I wasn't surprised when a flag was thrown. Have to play smarter than that.
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Post by dwalk74 on Sept 23, 2024 17:17:07 GMT -6
I have read most if not all of the comments. The situation is much simpler than everyone makes it out to be. We have the talent to compete with most any team in the FCS however, we don't know how to win. That is not a negative comment. Teams like Alabama, Georgia, North/South Dakota had to learn (and expect) to win everytime they walk on the field. Culture of winning. ACU hasn't had the talent for long enough to develop that culture. The players and coaches are making steps towards that goal. Sometimes it is two steps forward one step back. Leadership on the field needs to continue to get better and hold everyone accountable for how they play on the first play of the game too the last play of the game. Having high expectations for this team and being disappointed when they don't perform is what they need and I believe the coaching staff is doing that. Earlier I said the situation is simple, it is, however the solution is extremely difficult. Winning a game at any level of college football is difficult much less having the confidence and culture of winning every time you go on the field. Go Cats!
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Post by rc on Sept 23, 2024 18:32:52 GMT -6
What you have said is very true. And it is true of just about all sports, at least team sports where teamwork makes players better. I said earlier that the Idaho game was one we could win and I have no doubt that is true. We started off poorly and it took a while to adjust. In time we should be anxious and ready to go, with the team demanding to get on the field and get going, but a big part of that is the fan support, a rousing crowd, cheering the team like crazy. These things go together and someway we need to get the fans cheering. I would jump up and clap and yell, but only a handful around me were doing it. Of course we old guys have a little trouble jumping up and down. There seems to be a little bit more excitement at the BB games but the smaller volume amplifies that. BTW, baseball should have louder support as well, as should our all our girls' sports. Frankly, getting excited is part of the fun of going to games.
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Post by houstoncat on Sept 24, 2024 6:39:30 GMT -6
What tells you that we should be “farther along than we are”? Losing to a p4 team in OT? Or losing to a former FBS team and now #4 FCs team by 4? Farther along than what? A small Christian school trying to win? Did I hit a nerve? What tells you we shouldn't be? What a weird response to a relatively direct question. To be competing for a playoff spot in year 4 feels like a pretty good spot to be.
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Idaho
Sept 24, 2024 12:26:03 GMT -6
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Post by wildcatter on Sept 24, 2024 12:26:03 GMT -6
I have read most if not all of the comments. The situation is much simpler than everyone makes it out to be. We have the talent to compete with most any team in the FCS however, we don't know how to win. That is not a negative comment. Teams like Alabama, Georgia, North/South Dakota had to learn (and expect) to win everytime they walk on the field. Culture of winning. ACU hasn't had the talent for long enough to develop that culture. The players and coaches are making steps towards that goal. Sometimes it is two steps forward one step back. Leadership on the field needs to continue to get better and hold everyone accountable for how they play on the first play of the game too the last play of the game. Having high expectations for this team and being disappointed when they don't perform is what they need and I believe the coaching staff is doing that. Earlier I said the situation is simple, it is, however the solution is extremely difficult. Winning a game at any level of college football is difficult much less having the confidence and culture of winning every time you go on the field. Go Cats! Been this way for years, prior to Patterson. With Dorrel we would lose in the most bizarre and sad fashion. Each game would be a stranger tempo, or finish, or decline. As I stated previously, we look like a team with talent, we are a team with talent, but talent is different than being professional winners. The little things, the fundamentals, the collaboration all has to be there. That quarterback from Idaho was a redshirt freshman that would be a dime a dozen throughout high schools in Texas. But he didn’t screw up, he made some throws, had a good o-line, and played to the game plan. Winning formula because everyone else did their part. Even their receivers were mostly young guys, but they didn’t play young, they played confident and expected to execute when their number was called. If we have guys that expect to win and prepare to win and practice to make the team better, a winning culture develops.
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