Nicholls State

[Chitown Panther]

They have only played one game, at Memphis.

Lost 31 to 10.

Scored on a blocked FG for a TD and had a FG. Didn't put up to much in yardage.

The question is, How does only playing one game...and traveling all the way to CF effect them?

GO CATS!!!

[Newsbreaker]

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They were tied at 10 at the half.

[06panther10]

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Is memphis any good?

[clenz]

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3 bye weeks in the first 4 weeks of the season? WTF

[JayJ79]

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3 bye weeks in the first 4 weeks of the season? WTF

no. we're 5 weeks into the season.
and they've only had 2 bye weeks.
and 2 games cancelled due to hurricane issues.

[clenz]

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no. we're 5 weeks into the season.
and they've only had 2 bye weeks.
and 2 games cancelled due to hurricane issues.

Ah, got it. I was just a tad confused for a second, and didn't think about hurricane situation.

[JayJ79]

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The short week certainly doesn't help us (though the fact that the team had favorable travel arrangements does make it a bit better).

But I would hope that the loss at SIU has gotten the players mad, and extra motivated to take out their frustrations on their next opponent and get back in the win column.

[JCPanthers]

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The short week certainly doesn't help us (though the fact that the team had favorable travel arrangements does make it a bit better).

But I would hope that the loss at SIU has gotten the players mad, and extra motivated to take out their frustrations on their next opponent and get back in the win column.

It helps the fans to move on and forget about the tough loss at SIU.

[Khan4Cats]

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Nicholls offense plays into our strength: run defense. Make sure our LB's know their assignments against the option and keep our line blowing up the OL, we should keep them in check.

Our offense just has to execute. Maybe a short week is what we need right now, not a lot of thinking, just get out there and do it.

Good to be coming home for three straight.

[06panther10]

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If they are just going to come to the Dome thinking they can just run the ball all night, they are going to get crushed.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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The low down I have gotten on Nicholls State is they have tremendous athletes, and run the triple option like Georgia Southern runs (and do it pretty well). While this may seem like it should play into our strength our defense is going to have to be very well disciplined.

I have no doubt we will come out ready to play, but coming with a short week to get ready for the option is not going to be easy. They are also coming off of a bye week. And we all need to watch out for number 20 Lardarius Webb. He is listed as a DB, but from what I've heard he lines up at WR and QB sometimes too. Last year at one point or another he was the Southland Conference Player of the Week for Offense, Defense, or Special Teams.

This could be a pretty exciting one coming off a tough loss at SIU and a short week. Go Panthers!

[run&blade]

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I love watching teams run the option/wishbone, looking forward to it.

Back in the day SWMS ran it and I always enjoyed watching those last second pitches as the defense crushed the QB.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Scary game. Calling the triple option simply a "running game" is like calling the A-11 a "passing game". It has the potential to mess you up bad if you aren't prepared, and more importantly, very disciplined. Everyone has to do their job on every play. I love watching the wishbone, too, unless it is being run effectively against my team. Go Cats!

[06panther10]

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I love watching teams run the option/wishbone, looking forward to it.

Back in the day SWMS ran it and I always enjoyed watching those last second pitches as the defense crushed the QB.

Yeah, it is really fun to watch. But it will not be fun at all if it is successful against us. It sucks having a short week for this because It would really be nice to have a full week to prepare for the triple option.

Is this the kind of team that runs the option the entire game like Navy or not?

[Khan4Cats]

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Is this the kind of team that runs the option the entire game like Navy or not?

In their only game this year (FBS-Memphis), they ran 38 plays, 33 of them runs (117 yards) and 5 passes (completed 2, no INT's for 47 yards, were also sacked twice). So I think they are a run first, second, third, fourth, fifth, pass 6th kind of team. They also fumbled four times and lost three of them.

Their scores were a 70 yard blocked field goal return and a short field goal following a 14-play, 7:30 minute drive.

Looking at the game stats, time of possession was pretty even in the first half 14 for NSU, 16 for Memphis, but dominated by Memphis in the second 22-8