Sunday Morning QB- HeismanSlayer Bowl Edition
1. I was wrong. I had Louisville beating us 33-20 yesterday. So let's go ahead and get that out of the way. I said the only way I saw us winning was if we came out to be physical and wear their asses down. On that- I was correct. That is what we did. Yesterday- our gameplan was exactly what I have been talking about in relation to Dan Mullen and his playcalling. We didnt come out getting cute and throwing 3 straight passes to start a game. We threw 3 passes total on our 1st two drives- the result? 14 points. #RTGDF when you have the personnel we have. Dont get cute to start a game by trying to throw a damn pass to Reggie freaking Todd. Rely on your best offensive players doing what they do best.
2. As many have said already, I'm very happy for Knox, English, and the rest of the coaches. They had the team prepared and ready to play. Just an incredible job considering everything that has gone on- not to mention that they are looking for jobs as all this went on. The calls werent always perfect and we had some penalties along with some personnel miscues, but under the circumstances these guys did really well. Helluva job by English to make some adjustments at halftime to get more pressure on Jackson. Difference in the ballgame right there
3. 55 runs to 20 passes. Excellent gameplan with the personnel we had for the bowl game. We werent going to win the game throwing it to Reggie Todd, Osirus Mitchell, Jamal Couch, etc....we were going to win it by #RTGDF with the A-Train, KT, and Hill. 47/264 for those 3 guys yesterday. That is how its done. Sirmon made some adjustments and loaded the box more on us- and the offense sputtered in the 2nd and 3rd a good bit- but we wore their ass down. The 4th Q we imposed our will because we kept on pounding.
4. There is no QB controversy no matter how much Brandon Walker and others want it to be. We have a 5th year Sr- 2 year starter at QB that is going into 2018 as the #6 rated QB in the country. He is also projected as a draft pick. We aren't sitting that guy next year. KT had a great day running the ball with 150 yards- but Fitz probably rolls for about 200 yards yesterday against that defense. KT only threw for 127 yards and a pick- let's not act like he threw for 300 yards yesterday. He had a good day and led us to victory. KT will probably be a better QB in Year 4 than Fitz was in Year 4 of his career- but 5th year Fitz will be State's QB.
You know why else there won't be a QB controversy? You don't give Fitz any reason at all to be a grad transfer to leave you with KT and Mayden as the only QB's on your roster for 2018. You start Fitz and get KT some playing time as the season goes on. Then KT gets to start for 2 years and work his magic.
5. 3 headed RB tandems just arent good for your offense unless you have the type of players that Bama or Georgia has as their 3rd RB. I'm sorry for Gibson- but 2018 needs to be the A-Train and Hill Show. Then get Marcus Murphy some clean up reps unless it looks like he just absolutely needs to play on defense.
6. We played our 2018 OL in the 2nd half and kept on rolling. That will be a great group in 2018. We will even have some depth with the guys we were able to redshirt. Really excited about these guys moving forward.
7. Simmons was ridiculous yesterday. 1 sack and EIGHT QB hurries as a DT. Eight hurries in one game by a DT is insane. He will be a top 10 draft pick in the 2019 Draft. Just keep working and stay healthy big boy.
8. I hope Sweat stays- because our DL will be special next year. With Sweat- we have a top 5 in the country DL. Without Sweat- its still really damn good with lots of depth. Either way we will be fine. But to have a special season- you need a special DL in college football. Let's hope he stays.
9. Got to get better at LB this Spring- but the talent is there.
10. Great game by our safeties- obviously Mac led the way with 3 picks- but the group played really well as a whole. Should really be outstanding next year when we add the redshirts
11. Dantzler and Peters are the odds on favorites at CB for 2018- need to find a grad transfer to help here also. Solid job by Dantzler yesterday getting extensive playing time.
12. We got what we needed yesterday- a win and momentum. Some on here tried to downplay a loss heading into the offseason and said yesterday didnt matter for the program- BULLSHIT. All the positive pub created by yesterday was huge for our program. It's huge going into the Spring. It's huge for confidence in some players. It's huge for the perception of the program by people that cover college football. It's huge that we will finished the season ranked. It's also huge because people see what we have coming back leading into next season.
13. The Joe Moorhead Era has now begun today. Looking forward to 2018 because this team has the chance to better 1999 and 2014.
Hail State
