11-23-2019, 03:59 PM
And yet, here we are with still a chance.
Next starts shortly (Big Game thread)
11-23-2019, 04:09 PM
That was really unfortunate. 15 yards over from where it was intercepted #4 was wide open for a touchdown
11-23-2019, 04:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-23-2019, 04:28 PM by BostonCard.)
Nobody noted that we had a nice touchdown on the next drive?
BC
Sorry, my sarcasm game was piss poor today. Funny thing happened when we started running the ball on the next drive, no?
BC
BC
(11-23-2019, 03:51 PM)CornFed Wrote:(11-23-2019, 03:35 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(11-23-2019, 03:32 PM)CornFed Wrote: Even though we've only run the ball five times, maybe we just need to throw more.
Disagree, Cal’s defense has gotten more effective as they’ve realized we aren’t going to run.
BC
FWIW, Cal has outgained us and have the same number of points to show for it.
BC
Bad sarcasm. Sorry.
Sorry, my sarcasm game was piss poor today. Funny thing happened when we started running the ball on the next drive, no?
BC
(This post was last modified: 11-23-2019, 04:28 PM by BostonCard.)
Nobody noted that we had a nice touchdown on the next drive?
BC
Sorry, my sarcasm game was piss poor today. Funny thing happened when we started running the ball on the next drive, no?
BC
BC
(11-23-2019, 03:51 PM)CornFed Wrote:(11-23-2019, 03:35 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(11-23-2019, 03:32 PM)CornFed Wrote: Even though we've only run the ball five times, maybe we just need to throw more.
Disagree, Cal’s defense has gotten more effective as they’ve realized we aren’t going to run.
BC
FWIW, Cal has outgained us and have the same number of points to show for it.
BC
Bad sarcasm. Sorry.
Sorry, my sarcasm game was piss poor today. Funny thing happened when we started running the ball on the next drive, no?
BC
11-23-2019, 04:28 PM
(11-23-2019, 04:26 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Nobody noted that we had a nice touchdown on the next drive?
BC
My stream has frozen. That drive was short and on the ground, yes?
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 04:28 PM
(11-23-2019, 03:34 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Every time I’m tempted to rag on our band, Cal goes on to do a halftime show titled “A tribute to science”, in which they go on to play a whole bunch of notes in tune that nonetheless sound like nothing.
BC
...and much of what they talk about is science fiction, not science.
(11-23-2019, 03:34 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Every time I’m tempted to rag on our band, Cal goes on to do a halftime show titled “A tribute to science”, in which they go on to play a whole bunch of notes in tune that nonetheless sound like nothing.
BC
...and much of what they talk about is science fiction, not science.
11-23-2019, 04:33 PM
Defense has gotten some nice coverage on a number of plays. Not real consistent, but promising.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 04:34 PM
Yes, we had a bunch of runs. None of them big; most of the 3-4 yard variety but it made Mills more efficient passing.
And nice to see Scarlett push it in on first and goal. Really nice push by the OL; although Scarlett jumped the pile, he was in anyways.
BC
And nice to see Scarlett push it in on first and goal. Really nice push by the OL; although Scarlett jumped the pile, he was in anyways.
BC
Yes, we had a bunch of runs. None of them big; most of the 3-4 yard variety but it made Mills more efficient passing.
And nice to see Scarlett push it in on first and goal. Really nice push by the OL; although Scarlett jumped the pile, he was in anyways.
BC
And nice to see Scarlett push it in on first and goal. Really nice push by the OL; although Scarlett jumped the pile, he was in anyways.
BC
11-23-2019, 04:52 PM
Cal receiver WIDE OPEN!!
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 04:57 PM
We took five minutes off the clock, which is good, but left Cal with 2:23 and three time outs.
BC
BC
We took five minutes off the clock, which is good, but left Cal with 2:23 and three time outs.
BC
BC
This is an amazing story if we pull it off. Our young offensive line is totally under the gun. I have everything crossed.
Never mind. No TWU. No Toby Gerhardt. Settle for a field goal.
We are off a tempo. Cal is in control. Our defense will determine whether or not we win.
Never mind. No TWU. No Toby Gerhardt. Settle for a field goal.
We are off a tempo. Cal is in control. Our defense will determine whether or not we win.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
This is an amazing story if we pull it off. Our young offensive line is totally under the gun. I have everything crossed.
Never mind. No TWU. No Toby Gerhardt. Settle for a field goal.
We are off a tempo. Cal is in control. Our defense will determine whether or not we win.
Never mind. No TWU. No Toby Gerhardt. Settle for a field goal.
We are off a tempo. Cal is in control. Our defense will determine whether or not we win.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 05:01 PM
(11-23-2019, 04:59 PM)CornFed Wrote: This is an amazing story if we pull it off. Our young offensive line is totally under the gun. I have everything crossed.
We should have thrown the ball on 3rd and 4. Had Mills not completed it, we can still attempt the field goal. The run was never going to get us a first down. Meaning, we knew, at best, we'd only go up by 3. That's Shaw for you.
(11-23-2019, 04:59 PM)CornFed Wrote: This is an amazing story if we pull it off. Our young offensive line is totally under the gun. I have everything crossed.
We should have thrown the ball on 3rd and 4. Had Mills not completed it, we can still attempt the field goal. The run was never going to get us a first down. Meaning, we knew, at best, we'd only go up by 3. That's Shaw for you.
11-23-2019, 05:03 PM
I do not feel good about this AT ALL.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 05:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-23-2019, 05:08 PM by BostonCard.)
It took Cal a little over a minute to score a TD. Ugh.
BC
Not being able to convert on fourth and one seems like it encapsulates the season in a nutshell.
BC
BC
Not being able to convert on fourth and one seems like it encapsulates the season in a nutshell.
BC
(This post was last modified: 11-23-2019, 05:08 PM by BostonCard.)
It took Cal a little over a minute to score a TD. Ugh.
BC
Not being able to convert on fourth and one seems like it encapsulates the season in a nutshell.
BC
BC
Not being able to convert on fourth and one seems like it encapsulates the season in a nutshell.
BC
11-23-2019, 05:11 PM
Run up the middle from the shot gun on fourth and one. Totally Teevens-esque. Time for some wholesale changes when it comes to the offensive braintrust.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
Formerly posted on TOS as YCF, mostly a lurker now
Run up the middle from the shot gun on fourth and one. Totally Teevens-esque. Time for some wholesale changes when it comes to the offensive braintrust.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
Formerly posted on TOS as YCF, mostly a lurker now
11-23-2019, 05:16 PM
The two plays that help define the season:
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
The two plays that help define the season:
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
11-23-2019, 05:17 PM
(11-23-2019, 05:11 PM)baymeadows3408 Wrote: Run up the middle from the shot gun on fourth and one. Totally Teevens-esque. Time for some wholesale changes when it comes to the offensive braintrust.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
FWIW, we ran the inside handoff to Scarlett on third and one in the previous drive and he got three yards. I told Stupac then that I’ve never liked that inside handoff, but that we usually seem to get it to work with Scarlett.
BC
(11-23-2019, 05:11 PM)baymeadows3408 Wrote: Run up the middle from the shot gun on fourth and one. Totally Teevens-esque. Time for some wholesale changes when it comes to the offensive braintrust.
Congratulations to Cal for taking the Axe back after a long drought.
FWIW, we ran the inside handoff to Scarlett on third and one in the previous drive and he got three yards. I told Stupac then that I’ve never liked that inside handoff, but that we usually seem to get it to work with Scarlett.
BC
11-23-2019, 05:17 PM
Had to settle for a field goal on that last drive and that just wasn't enough. Just not enough. We are soooooo vulnerable. I am already looking forward to next year!!! I just hope that we can achieve some kind of physical recovery. It seems like in recent years we lose ground to injuries even in the offseason. I do hope this sticks in the craws of the players who are coming back. Should be able to find some motivation in all this.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
Had to settle for a field goal on that last drive and that just wasn't enough. Just not enough. We are soooooo vulnerable. I am already looking forward to next year!!! I just hope that we can achieve some kind of physical recovery. It seems like in recent years we lose ground to injuries even in the offseason. I do hope this sticks in the craws of the players who are coming back. Should be able to find some motivation in all this.
"It's not what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you think you know that just isn't so."
Mark Twain
11-23-2019, 05:21 PM
At 4-7 now, losing the Axe and Dead Last in the Pac-12 on Offense... any changes needed?
INJURIES will get all the blame this season, but the lack of point and yardage production is THE SYSTEM, not just injuries.
INJURIES will get all the blame this season, but the lack of point and yardage production is THE SYSTEM, not just injuries.
11-23-2019, 05:25 PM
(11-23-2019, 05:16 PM)Viking_Guy Wrote: The two plays that help define the season:
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
This team doesn't have an adequate short and intermediate passing game. We take shots down the field and sometimes they work, but sometimes we need to find a soft spot in the coverage for 5-15 yards or a short pass that will allow the receiver to run after the catch. Shaw may talk about how Walsh has influenced him, but we're missing a big component of a Walsh-style offense.
Formerly posted on TOS as YCF, mostly a lurker now
(11-23-2019, 05:16 PM)Viking_Guy Wrote: The two plays that help define the season:
2nd and 4, with 3 minutes left, tie game, in field goal range. You've just run for 6 yards on first down. Let's heave the ball downfield into a jumpball, incomplete pass, little gain on 3rd down, and scoring with 2:20 left and Cal still having all their timeouts to go up 3. You run that ball twice, maybe get a first down, and at least run another 40 seconds off the clock or force a timeout.
And on second down and 4, your receiver runs a route that puts him at the sticks when he receives the ball - and runs backwards two yards to try to turn it upfield. Followed by an incomplete pass on third and two.
No identity for this team at all.
VG
This team doesn't have an adequate short and intermediate passing game. We take shots down the field and sometimes they work, but sometimes we need to find a soft spot in the coverage for 5-15 yards or a short pass that will allow the receiver to run after the catch. Shaw may talk about how Walsh has influenced him, but we're missing a big component of a Walsh-style offense.
Formerly posted on TOS as YCF, mostly a lurker now
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »