SDSU game thread

[merkpanthers]

Yeah, you never leave a Panther game early, but if we continue to play like we have the last two games not very many people are going to show up because it's not worth the price of admission. We just aren't clicking at all and I love my school, but if are tickets weren't free I don't know if I would even be at these games. We have a lot of work to do if we are even going to win one conference game. And why is it that Farley is only good every other year. In 2001 we made the Semis, in 2002 we finished like 6-5, in 2003 we finished 10-3 and made the second round of the playoffs losing to National Champ Deleware, in 2004 we finished 7-4, and in 2005 we finished 11-4 with a National Runner-Up Trophy, in 2006 ??-?? but probably miss the playoffs. We have lots of work to do, but I still think this team can do it, Go Panthers!!

['70 Grad]

I never leave early, and it would help - since it is a 2 hr. drive home AFTER getting out of the parking lot. I did notice more empty seats around us (down low, west side, #50) even at the beginning of the game. But, it was at least as slow as ever to get up to the passageway, thru the concourse, and to drive out of the lot after the game.

I thought the east side looked pretty good, and they stayed a long time (A typical parents day crowd).

The first half of football was as bad as I have seen since some of Stan Sherriff's losing teams. How many touchdowns have we scored in the first half of our two home games?? And the offense was our most veteran group!?

SDSU was no world-beater, and was getting penalties; but it did not seem to matter. Just terrible - and a bad omen for when we play good teams. The second half was better score-wise (obviously), but I still did not have confidence in either the offense or defense to do what was needed on any single play. Thank heaven for Corey Lewis. He may hit the "hole" as fast as anyone we have had. Good balance too, like Benge had. Whitney was slower & found less of a hole, but did drag a few people this week.

Panther football, esp. in the dome has always meant a few long bombs. That is why it has always been so entertaining. I know MF has more of a ball control mentality, even with a West-coast offense. He probably wanted to establish SOMETHING against SDSU. Sanders still doesn't seem to have enough time/our receivers don't get open. The topper was when he was quickly sacked by a four man rush at the end of the first half. I know the prevent was on, but they were in on him way too soon.

If Meyer, Blythe, and Hicks all make it through the Texas game unscathed, we better hope for two fantastic weeks of practice.

[General_Panther]

Is our defense really so bad that they cannot stop the quick Slant over the middle? I mean come on. Also can we not Contain on the ends? How many times did the quarterback run to the outside of the ends and get the first down?

[unigriff]

I am still trying to figure out how a passing offense is only avg. sub 200 yards a game passing and just under 200 yards rushing a game....the passing game was our ally last year! Have we totally abandoned it just because we graduated 5-6 WRs

[unigriff]

u run the ball you win games they say...well i think we need a lil more than just 200 yards of rushing a game.

[bigcat75]

2006 defense & offense

Defense did play better second half for sure and got a few brakes to go their way tackling was better and the d-line seemed to find a groove. Defense will be up and down all year I feel. Carter coming back helped I think the LB's will be ok if they keep working hard. I want to remind everyone that last years defense while adequate was very shaky in the beginning of last year. While they never had a total breakdown like we had against NDU we sure missed more than our share of tackles and gave up enough big plays. Remember we won a lot of games with very high scores last year. We need the defense this year to not breakdown totally have some key stops and keep us in the game. In other words, not collapse totally again. I am more than confident we will be able to do this.
The offense on the other hand will need to be able to score points something we did with relative ease last year, because in a best case senario we will be in some high scoring games this year. I am more than happy with the "w" this week, what panther fan wouldn't be, but I am a little disappointed we could only put up 27 points against this team and struggled in the first half. Our offense was supposed to be the strength of the team I know we lost a lot but we definitely have more than a few tools on offense to score points. Lewis is a stud W. Lewis is looking better and the receivers have speed and run well after the catch. We still have Sanders at QB. We need to take this week and get in gear. I think we will and I believe in this team.

[Winder/aka Dan Holmes]

I think Farley has come to the correct conclusion. The chemistry is just about there. There's lots of talent, it will gel, hopefully for homecoming. I like TA, but we need to put a lick on the "Sugar Bears" (no pun intended).