We need receivers terribly. And more RB firepower behind Ali.
Good lord people. e was like 10/14 and two of those incompletions were drops by Gammage and Keaton on the previous 3 and out. With a passing TD and a rushing TD in a little over a quarter.
It helped that the first 4 possessions they started at midfield and our offense basically ran 45 seconds off the clock per possession.
Today there were some breakdowns specifically with Gilmore… but there were also a few times the QB had a ton of time back there. That’s usually going to lead to someone getting open against most secondaries. Honestly first half our secondary looked pretty good I thought
There always seems to be a breakdown with Gilmore.
Our D lived on the field due to our O going 3 and out in about 1 minute and 30 seconds per series. That is what WKU figured out. Our D was worn out
We sit behind the opposing teams bench and when we went up 14-0, you could see and tell the WKU players and staff knew they were in trouble. The body language and lack of mojo were evident.
When they hit the deep shot to go down 14-13, they celebrated like it was game over. They were sharks who could smell blood in the water.
We forget they are college kids and are still learning. There is definitely a completely different expectation by Huff, and you just cant "turn off" what Doc allowed to happen previously. That's actually the first time this season I've seen the team fold.
Gilmore looks lost on most plays. Could be burnt on every play and especially when you are 3rd and long.
Not just WKU but the entire stadium and the Herd
That’s what I like about you marine. You stick to it no matter what. We win if Wells stays in.
So you don't think that if Wells stayed in the game and the offense continued to click that the defense would have still completely melted down? From my seat, there was a clear let down (some call it "quit") in the defense after it became apparent that the offense was unable to get first downs with the backup at the helm. The time of possession would have certainly been different, the number of possessions would have been different so it is unlikely that WKU scores 53. We get it, you don't think Wells is the guy, but he is clearly the guy with the roster we have right now. Wells gave us the ONLY opportunity to win the game against WKU and he was delivering on that opportunity until injured.
So the defense quitting had no part in the adjustments working? Trust me, I am a huge critic of our defensive backfield and linebackers - they have been exposed in virtually every game, but the first half was the absolute best we have looked all year (honeslty a year and a half) in pass protection. We had given WKU the ball at the 50 like 3 times in the first half and they had 6 points. I would say chances are we would have been able to run the ball with Ali which would have kept the defense honest, and if we were ahead (which i believe we would be been) the need for Wells to be throwing the ball (and more importantly, the need for our greasy-finger receivers to actually catch the ball) out of desperation to score would have been diminished. Both of us are speculating here, and like 1988 says, if nothing else you are consistent with the shade throwing toward Wells, even when he is on the sidelines injured...
