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Re: other FCS games 11/1
To clarify a few points as I was at the game:
Every play ASU runs is no huddle. Every play ASU runs is also from the shotgun position. There are no designed plays from under center and I'm fairly certain that's been the case since Richie Williams was quarterback.
I do believe the score got out of hand, but are you supposed to tell the kids getting into the game in the fourth quarter not to play hard? Football is a two team sport and it's Wofford's job to stop the ball from moving forward.
ASU is really thin on the defensive side of the ball. Starters were in because there's no one else to play. Linemen and secondary has been depleted by injuries and other circumstances (like Gary Tharrington being ruled academically ineligible).
There's definitely been some bad blood between Wofford and ASU the past several years. Last year Wofford was up by 4 points with around a minute left in Spartanburg. Instead of taking a knee, the Terriers ran the ball again for a 50 yard score against an ASU defense that was worn down. The team then decided to hop around on the sidelines and show off. So yeah, this game had been circled on the calender and I think a measure of payback was on the minds of the ASU players. Probably not to the tune of 70-24, that scored was entirely unexpected by just about everyone who follows either team.
Oh it was very obvious that there was a measure of revenge and bad blood in that display at the end of the game...still doesn't make it right. Now the next time Wofford has an opportunity to act like asses to you guys, they will probably do it because "of that one time when Appy hung 70 on us". UNI won handily yesterday against a conference foe that there hasn't always been the best blood with. But with about 4 minutes left and having the ball at about the WIU 25 or so, I said to some people around me, "watch how you end a game with class", and we watched about 4 straight dive plays...up the middle, no deception, nothing special...just enough to run the clock as much as possible. Turned it over on downs and WIU then ran it out on themselves with similar type of play. ASU didn't have to change their offense to a wing T at the end, but I think they know how to either get into a huddle, or at least wait to run the play until there was 2 left on the play clock. They also kept running the spread option...not fullback dive. They knew exactly what they were doing as coaches, so trying to defend it in one sentence and then in the next talking about bad blood...well you get the point. Again, I don't fault the backup QB for trying to get in the endzone...for crying out loud, with a starter like AE, he won't get much opporuntity to do it unless AE gets hurt or decides to go for some $$ next year (man would I love that). Players have to play hard...and you know what, our third string RB could have potentially broken one of those dive plays up the middle for a 30 yard TD...I know he was probably trying. The coaches are who I "blame". But again, they don't care, obviously, and I'm just glad we play in the MVFC where coaches seem to actually respect each other.
Originally posted by Appalcat
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To clarify a few points as I was at the game:
Every play ASU runs is no huddle. Every play ASU runs is also from the shotgun position. There are no designed plays from under center and I'm fairly certain that's been the case since Richie Williams was quarterback.
I do believe the score got out of hand, but are you supposed to tell the kids getting into the game in the fourth quarter not to play hard? Football is a two team sport and it's Wofford's job to stop the ball from moving forward.
ASU is really thin on the defensive side of the ball. Starters were in because there's no one else to play. Linemen and secondary has been depleted by injuries and other circumstances (like Gary Tharrington being ruled academically ineligible).
There's definitely been some bad blood between Wofford and ASU the past several years. Last year Wofford was up by 4 points with around a minute left in Spartanburg. Instead of taking a knee, the Terriers ran the ball again for a 50 yard score against an ASU defense that was worn down. The team then decided to hop around on the sidelines and show off. So yeah, this game had been circled on the calender and I think a measure of payback was on the minds of the ASU players. Probably not to the tune of 70-24, that scored was entirely unexpected by just about everyone who follows either team.
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