tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post396935724986645742..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: BC-Northern Illinois previewATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-45018115395487248382015-09-26T08:51:38.830-04:002015-09-26T08:51:38.830-04:00Remember Hooper from the movie Jaws.Remember Hooper from the movie Jaws.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-15132177993777157662015-09-26T07:42:37.403-04:002015-09-26T07:42:37.403-04:00Welcome, Hooper, the BC boards troll of 2015. At l...Welcome, Hooper, the BC boards troll of 2015. At least you're subtle. Putting that UMass degree to good useblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738621049003351937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-69108166872480928252015-09-25T21:42:04.258-04:002015-09-25T21:42:04.258-04:00Whenever I'm happy, and I need a good dose of ...Whenever I'm happy, and I need a good dose of sad, with a depression chaser, I check the comments on ATL. So,how but some morose thoughts on the offensive line and their ability to open up some daylight?mmasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936236265106882694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-68482952441223848592015-09-25T19:25:27.709-04:002015-09-25T19:25:27.709-04:00You gotta pay if you want to playYou gotta pay if you want to playKnuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-60129169159213220342015-09-25T15:34:55.026-04:002015-09-25T15:34:55.026-04:00If the run game is productive we can win. If it is...If the run game is productive we can win. If it isn't then we lose. It is as simple as that under Spaz, I mean Adazzio.<br /><br />It genuinely appears BC football is going the way of BC basketball into irrelevance. Really sad to see. <br /><br />Hooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478747056854365817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-32988377366728018492015-09-25T13:26:16.355-04:002015-09-25T13:26:16.355-04:00Can BC run on NIU?
not so sure.
tOSU ran for 359...Can BC run on NIU?<br /><br />not so sure.<br /><br />tOSU ran for 359 yards vs VT. 10.0 yards per carry<br />tOSU ran for 162 yards vs NIU. 4.4. yards per carry<br /><br />NIU has a good run defense.<br /><br />Hope The Miz is right that Smith a) starts and b) can throw, and, I would add, C) Daz allows a true Frosh in his first start to sling the ball. Item c) is unlikely to happen.<br /><br />So can BC run against NIU? presumably not too easily, and BC will need to throw at least little to keep NIU from stuffing the box.<br /><br />Our D should stuff their run, but the NIU QB can throw, and will throw 30+ times. Will BC be 'dinked and dunked'? I fear that might be the case. But BC will be tough in the red zone on D should the dinking and dunking get NIU down the field.<br /><br />BC 24 NIU 16mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-60670639246796940222015-09-25T13:01:34.533-04:002015-09-25T13:01:34.533-04:00the whole "smith can't throw" thing ...the whole "smith can't throw" thing is based on what exactly? that we have used him in running plays?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPRakdsxugo<br /><br />this is a clip from Smith last year against IMG, one of the best high school teams in the country (there was an article about IMG in the NY Times last week). he passes far more often than he runs, and most of his passes (especially the short to intermediate throws) are on the money. you can see him go through his progressions for most of the throws as well, he isn't just locked on to one WR. for what its worth (i'd submit very little, but its something) Smith's spring sport in HS was baseball, not track.<br /><br />BC should take a page out of Clearwater's playbook and run more screens and short stuff in the flats to our RBs. Willis, Outlow, Hilliman - all of these guys can catch and make people miss. rather than just slamming them behind the guards play after play, it would make sense - especially breaking in a new QB who doesn't have a ton of confidence - to have a bunch of short pass stuff built in to the game plan to build confidence and rhythm.<br /><br />regardless of my game plan thoughts, its clear from the clips that Smith can throw the ball. he is also, per Addazio himself, faster than Murphy. i see no reason why Flutie, a similar passer to Smith but nowhere near the running threat, should see the field over him. (the fact that our last ditch play last week was Flutie running the option is truly head scratching.)EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-15266568494137645842015-09-25T11:24:38.943-04:002015-09-25T11:24:38.943-04:00Maybe we can get TOB to go on radio instead and te...Maybe we can get TOB to go on radio instead and team up with "Meat" - dumb and boring, it would be quite a duo.<br /><br />he should be deadly to listen to. Although, I did enjoy Al Groh as a commenter - in the Howard game?mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-63682615664694270052015-09-25T09:10:15.073-04:002015-09-25T09:10:15.073-04:00My favorite line: "Being that he's predi...My favorite line: <b><i> "Being that he's predictable, I expect him to reference his years at BC early in the game..."</i></b><br /><br />Having Ginger be part of the broadcast team does not bode well for a non-conservative playcalling game.BCMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259278849389650910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-48779214624829550282015-09-25T08:55:48.569-04:002015-09-25T08:55:48.569-04:00The best running QB in the land may be at GT. ND s...The best running QB in the land may be at GT. ND shut him and their entire offense down. You have to be able to throw or you see eight and nine man fronts. Flutie can pass. You need that element. BC 23 NIU 16.NEDofSavinHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337433376275407168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-66276012859337432482015-09-25T08:21:02.171-04:002015-09-25T08:21:02.171-04:00coming out of preseason i was hoping Smith would e...coming out of preseason i was hoping Smith would emerge as the QB (over both Wade and Flutie) by shining in the packages they brought him out on. i think his skill set (namely, his speed) fits what this offense is trying to do. echoing CT, its not as if Wade looked like Peyton Manning at Tennessee back there, so i'm not sure all of the panic is needed. all 3 of these kids were unproven, and just looking at what strengths each brought to the table, i thought Smith's package was the most intriguing and the best fit. here's to hoping that is the case and he shines this weekend.<br /><br />i know this much - the OL has not been as good as expected, the running backs have not been as good as expected, and i do not think its a matter of "they aren't as good as we thought they were" but just that they haven't gotten up to full speed yet, for whatever reason. Hilliman averaged over 4 yards per carry last year, he is averaging an abysmal 2.9 this year - did Hilliman get worse over the offseason? i doubt it. at some point the OL is going to gel and the backs are going to hit the holes and run guys over and things will be looking better than they are. hopefully that happens this week.EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-38673008353703340222015-09-24T20:48:05.198-04:002015-09-24T20:48:05.198-04:00Here's my thing: do we know what we have in Wa...Here's my thing: do we know what we have in Wade? No. He's no threat to run and he doesn't have enough reps to know much about accuracy/touch. <br /><br />Why choose one guy? Roll with two. Game circumstances, etc. CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-35429669137230678992015-09-24T19:22:09.099-04:002015-09-24T19:22:09.099-04:00NIU def held OSU to about 300 yds.
First one to 1...NIU def held OSU to about 300 yds.<br /><br />First one to 10 wins? CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783098791522341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-67989079459800362512015-09-24T17:57:42.678-04:002015-09-24T17:57:42.678-04:006-56-5Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-74865041180593434602015-09-24T16:06:15.245-04:002015-09-24T16:06:15.245-04:00Man, I still don't agree with him at all about...Man, I still don't agree with him at all about the end-of-half strategy but the guy knows how to make an argument.@timstwrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449880547941136306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-1703412858750905512015-09-24T14:11:19.075-04:002015-09-24T14:11:19.075-04:00I'd like to see the D create some t/o, you can...I'd like to see the D create some t/o, you can still win that way if the O is not great. Daz has been harping on getting more out of the Special teams, that's important too. Throw in no to few penalties, and you have a way to victory w/o much O.Hoibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681823413809048599noreply@blogger.com