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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 17, 2015 14:44:10 GMT -6
Sounds like most people would like Joe to return so it's quite unproductive to speculate on new coachs. It's also bad for recruiting because many people do read chat boards to get a feel for the climate around the program. If it turns out we are in the market for a new coach then let the speculation begin but for now we have coachs
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 17, 2015 9:17:35 GMT -6
I am not a fan for or against Iowa or Nebrasks. I am however a USD fan The article at the beginning of this thread was very telling in that it illustraits how destructive unrealistic expectations and changing coaches can be. Let me throw one more out for you. Do you think Iowa State wished they hadn't fired Dan McCarny? They haven't won 9 games in a season since the fired him. There are ups and downs in building a program and when you find a good coach. You should keep him if you change the coach you are only changing one part of a machine that has many moving parts. Yes changing coaches provides some optimism for fans and doners but more than 50% of the time you end up with worse records in the near term at least. Who remembers Iowa States Paul Rhodes "I'm so proud to be your coach speech? I'm guessing that faded from their fans memory since sources say he is now on the hot seat. We should keep Joe as long as he is willing. If he retires we should hire the best guy available period. He should build his staff as he sees fit. In closing if we have Wienke (spelling?) on our team. Do we win. Well maybe him and a more accurate Saeger. In other words we are about one or two players away Lets kick some but this week in Normal. And go out with a bang. FIght South Dakota
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SDSU
Nov 16, 2015 13:58:10 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 16, 2015 13:58:10 GMT -6
I think you underestimate how good he is. Before you say he was wide open, a big portion of what I mean is his speed (regardless of his great size) and his route running. Best player in the conference, IMO. Weineke was the difference maker, and he's the type of talent that can make a lot of QBs look good and DBs look bad. USD wins Saturday if not for Weineke. agree. Ditto. Same
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Nov 12, 2015 8:56:40 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 12, 2015 8:56:40 GMT -6
How awsome is it that this many people are spending their time researching records. This is a big game isn't it. Can't wait till Saturday
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 9, 2015 20:31:17 GMT -6
Nobody will ever convince me that the offense of this year would even be close to the offense of 2005 because there is no comparison. In pretty much every skilled position the team from 2005 was better. The defense of today is better than the defense of 2005 but that gap of the offense in comparison is wider than the gap with the D comparison. If the offense today played D2 competition every week I'm guessing they would like like the Drake game or the Missouri State game every week. Dough. (hitting my head like Homer Simpson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO37Ql91qqM
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Nov 9, 2015 8:12:50 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 9, 2015 8:12:50 GMT -6
Once again we saw that when Saeger makes his read then takes off and runs..., it opens everything else up. See first half vs second half. I don't think that was all his fault though. If you analyze the SIU defense in the second half. They stayed in the rush lanes much better not giving Ryan a chance to run. (See the last series when we scored for examples) I was also reflecting on defense thinking we gave up 31 points but everyone including Joe thinks they played great. I can't remember every SIU drive but when they scored on that long pass in the 3rd quarter Lilly had what looked like good position. They just made one hell of a play. I don't think we can give up 31 this week and still win though
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Nov 9, 2015 7:58:46 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 9, 2015 7:58:46 GMT -6
state's defense is probably easily one of the top defense in the Valley, which means it is one of the top in the nation as well. USD's D is not too shabby either. Whichever Defense can set the tone, maybe get a few turnovers, will win this game. state's offense seems to be boom or bust so far this year, also not unlike the Yotes. I actually see a defensive battle, similar to the last state game in the dome until the last minute when they broke it open on a pick 6 as we where going in to tie the game. I think right now the Yotes have the edge on special teams. Bergner has really hit his stride in both punting and place-kicking. From what I have seen and read, state's FG kicker has struggled a little this year. could come down to ST. Coyotes will have a hard time just lining up and running at the state D, so hopefully we can get Saeger involved in the run game, get him some confidence and get him rolling. Again vs. SIU we saw when he performs this offense is very capable of carrying the load when it needs to. I think the same applies for state's offense. If they can establish the QB run game with their freshman and get him some confidence early then I think they will have some success. I'm going to blow your mind here with this one....whichever teams QB plays better, will win the game. I know...thats some really deep, in depth analysis right there (sarcasm). If we can get the NDSU/SIU version of Saeger, I really like our chances. If we get the YSU/UNI Saeger, then it will be a lot harder to win this game. HATE STATE GO YOTES!!! PAINT IT RED BABY!!!!
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 7, 2015 16:52:49 GMT -6
That was fun. Impressed how both O and D and ST overcame mistakes and a couple of bad calls
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 5, 2015 9:43:19 GMT -6
I guess recruiting classes doesn't have alot to do with the UNI thread but I want to chime in and say two things. I also think we have a good deal of young talent at several positions. Including QB,RB and OL. As far as reciever. Van Roekel looks good to me and I don't know much about other young talent at that position. I would be Mr Obvious to say Defense also has some young rising stars. The future looks bright to me. I will also go on record right now and say we are foolish if we don't beg Joe to stay. Vermillion has to be a tough place to recruit and that is not intended to be disrespectful to what I would call a fine small town. The problem is you cant field a D1 team made up of kids who are used to such a rural setting. That being said what will get great talented kids to come. I will make a list and there is no way it can be all inclusive. 1. HC (many kids will say they are there because of Joe) 2. Position coaches. 3. Who else is recruiting them (under the radar talent) 4. Facilities 5. Campus 6. program of study 7. How pretty are the girls they introduce you too on the recruiting visit. (that one might be out of line but probably true)8. How well you get along with other players. 9? 10? Fill in the blanks for me. The point is Vermillion has to be a tough place to recruit to. There fore it comes down mostly to the coach/coaches and probably the facilities next. No one will ever convince me there is a better coach to recruit to vermillion than Joe. and the the University has clearly made a commitment to improving all facilities.
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Nov 4, 2015 20:38:04 GMT -6
Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 4, 2015 20:38:04 GMT -6
This post shows how little people know about the OL and why they are the first to get blamed and the last to get credit. The Elon Transfer (McGuire) has started every game this year at Center. Sam McClarin started at right gard. Kennedy took his spot and is doing a good job. Not attacking you yotesfan1985, but sincerely asking for your opinion. What is your assessment of the O-line, and offense in general this year so far. What do you see as some strengths and weakness? Besides QB needs to play better. Now I feel bad about saying nccyote sounded like a tool. Let me answer your question and I'm going to do this like we are a bunch of coyote fans talking football in the coffee shop or the barber shop. I do not claim to have any expertise other than it is clear that I'm bias toward the OL and I get sensitive when they get criticized unfairly. I wont go into my background but lets just say I'm not skinny. My assessment of the OL is this. We are better than we were a year ago. Experience wise we are about the same as we were at the begining of last year but other than Sam we have avoided injuries as opposed to last year. Picking McGuire up was very important especially since Sam went down for the season . His shoulder prior to the season was giving him problems and that is my understanding why he moved to RG. but the move was more doable because of McGuire. I think the OL has been more consistent than other posters here. The question is what causes us to not be able to run the ball consistently. Is the the QB not making the reads and throws or is the OL not opening up holes to run so the QB has more time and can make better reads and set up the play action. Its the chicken or egg question. When I look at the UNI game. The OL controlled the LOS in the first Quarter and the start of the second quarter but that changed when Sager didn't connect on some easy throws. I think of the one pass to the flats that would have been a nice gain but he overthrew an easy throw. I also remember one ( I think to Poter that he just threw it at his feet.) So I'm saying that if the UNI defense can't key so much on stopping the run because we are throwing effectively and Sager is taking off and running with decisiveness like he did at NDSU everything works better including the run. I will also say that 3 false starts especially 2 in a row by Derrick is hard to explain. Yes it was loud but not as loud as NDSU. BTW how many people know the center actually called the snap count at NDSU. Now that is loud. I personally think we have the people in place to win. Our Tight ends and recievers are solid. Despite losing Bauma again, we have at least two very capable freshman to tote the ball. I also think Sager can take us to the promise land but we will go as he goes. We just have to be consistent as a team. We are not talented enough to make up for mistakes. I also think Wes is doing a good job of calling plays for the most part. I loved the PA pass to Bauma at NDSU. I also like the reverse at UNI even though it didn't work. We have to try these things and it's not vanilla like some people have called his play calling in the past. The one think I don't understand is why we didn't run QB sneak on the drive in the second quarter when we had the lead and still the momentum. we ran it on 1st and 2nd down and had 3rd and 1. UNI was in and even front with no one on the center or in the A gaps. All Sager would of had to do is tap the centers butt and pick a gap but maybe we don't have that in our playbook. Instead we ran power and got stopped. We punted the ball and that was the last time we had the momentum. Ok I will let someone else talk now.
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UNI
Nov 4, 2015 10:11:56 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 4, 2015 10:11:56 GMT -6
Sorry about the mistake on players and positions that they play...can't say I"m expert on the USD line this year, as I am a out of state fan that has admittedly only been to one game and watched 4 games online. I will say that I know more about offensive line play than you think, as I played the position in college and have coached it for the last 10 years at the college and high school level. I feel that the post is right on except for the names of players. I'm sure this sounds like I'm attacking you but no one cares about your "credentials". This board is for voicing opinions wether they're right or wrong. Wether your a 5 year old or Lue Holtz it's still your oppinion. I just pointed out yor lack of knowledge of who is playing what which IMO speaks to the accuracy of your opinion. The fact that you try to legitimize your opinion with your "credentials" kind of makes you sound like a tool. The truth is the OL has good and less than good games. The key on this and any team is QB play. If Sager in making the right decisions and is accurate on his throws the whole offense looks good. When a QB makes bad reads/ decisions and can't complete a pass the whole offense looks bad. At UNI see first quarter touchdown drive vs rest of the game. RS
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Nov 3, 2015 20:43:31 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Nov 3, 2015 20:43:31 GMT -6
To pick up on nccyote's thoughts... where is this team on offense by position? I believe the defense has demonstrated they can compete with anyone in the MVFC. Sure there has been some uneveness in the secondary at times but overall they are a good enough unit to allow this team to win games. How about the offense? Do we have the athleses and can they get it done consistently. What are our strengths and weaknesses? Where do we need to see improvement? It's understood USD (like virtually all teams during the course of any given season) has incurred key injuries (notably Sam and Trevor) QB play? Reciever Corps; are they getting separation, catching the ball when they should, running precise routes, blocking well? Running Backs; understanding full well that this crew is young. O-line; run blocking, pass blocking, penalties, generally working well together as a unit? Overall offensive scheme? QB play: Like I said, when Saeger plays well, the offense plays well. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened vs. quality opponents other than NDSU. Freshman Austin Simmons is the future at this position. I saw him play in HS and he looks like he can be the real deal....athletic, strong arm, football IQ RBs: Good young group. Like I have said before, if Calvin Strong can ever get eligible, he is a difference maker from day 1. WRs: I think Shufford is our only explosive weapon at the receiver position this season. Van Roeckel is a good flex TE and matches up well against a lot of LBs and Safeties in the Valley. Other than that we are very limited at this position. O-Line: Our line really struggles with fast, athletic fronts. YSU and UNI have really given us trouble up front this year with their quickness. We hold our own against physical type front sevens (NDSU, WIU) but it seems like we struggle to adjust to fronts that move well. Losing Sam is an obvious setback, but it looks like the group has come together with the Elon transfer filling the void left by Sam's injury. 2 big tests remain, with SDSU being one of the best defenses in the country, but they are similar to a NDSU type of defense that thrives on being physical and execution rather than shear athletic ability. Dale Lennon at SIU always had great defenses at UND in the NCC, so we will see how the Yotes stack up against his 3-4 scheme this week. Offensive Scheme: I hate...HATE....the spread. It makes me sick. That said, I lean toward a lot of the power sets and traditional formations that we were running the last 3 weeks. However, when we can't run the ball with any efficiency, our entire offensive gameplan goes in the toilet. I don't know how to change that but it is tough when you don't have a QB or any receivers that you can lean on to lighten up a teams run defense and gain a little more space in the trenches. This post shows how little people know about the OL and why they are the first to get blamed and the last to get credit. The Elon Transfer (McGuire) has started every game this year at Center. Sam McClarin started at right gard. Kennedy took his spot and is doing a good job.
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Oct 31, 2015 20:46:27 GMT -6
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Oct 31, 2015 20:46:27 GMT -6
Defense looked pretty good today for having to be on the field for what felt like the entire game. The offensive line showed their inexperience today and that killed any chance USD had of winning. Couldn't run the ball and there was no time for the qb to throw. not sure what game you were watching. One thing we did do consistently was run the ball. The problem today was that sagers reads were slow. His passing was off target at times. And there were several times he didn't decide soon enough to take off and run
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Oct 25, 2015 17:43:35 GMT -6
I would like to address the notion that winning a football game can be a "fluke." Individuals plays may possess this element but you generally do not see one team prevail over another in football over the coure of 4 quarters and attribute as a fluke occurrence. You may on occassion see a poor to average hitter get "lucky" and randomly connect with a ball off a great pitcher. You see fluke shots in basketball. These are generally rare but always entertaining. These fluke moments rarely occur over sustained events against top quality competitors. You're just not going to see a middle of the road swimmer beat a top swimmer that swims close to their best time. You won't see a sprinter run a time significantly less than their personal best at the highest level. The variations in time and performance are generally incremental. It just doesn't work that way and in my experience over the course of a football game the better team will more often than not prevail. Close games may be determined by a fluke play or even a handful of fluke plays but to suggest that USD's win over NDSU was a fluke is completely misguided. Whether this win propels the team forward to greater success is a different issue. To call the NDSU win a fluke is disrespectful to USD and the effort they put forth. The NDSU game wasn't a fluke. The team needs to sustain its focus and bring consistency to their level of play but consistency is the hallmark of good/great teams and good/great programs. I was disappointed that USD came away with FG's rather than TD's in it's first few drives of the game. There were too many drive stopping penalties. I was gretaly heartended, however, by the way they were moving the ball. They came out in the second half and I didn't see those same mental errors. I attribute that improvement directly to the coaching staff helping the players sharpen their focus at halftime. Hey, all of these teams are striving to advance their programs. The competition is fierce and that's what makes it fun and exciting. I think this staff has doen a great job. I have stated before and will say it again, this program is extremely fortunate to have Joe Glenn available. He is a VERY knowledgable football coach and a GREAT motivator -- in addition to being a class act. He's not using USD as stepping stone to get somewhere else (not that this is necessarily a bad thing for a coach), but having a head coach that truly cares about his players and the school is a wonderful thing. This staff and these players are to be applauded for these recent wins. The NDSU win was clearly VERY special. First and foremost you want it to give the players confidence that they can compete against a top tier team. Have them develop the confidence in themselves and their coaches that they can get it done when it matters. Next you want the team to develop a taste for winning. You want this to become a feeling they crave. It's what motivates these young men in the off season, pre-season, between games, and when the going gets tough during the season. It's a great game and we should all be very proud of this team and staff. . Ditto
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Post by yotesfan1985 on Oct 20, 2015 21:42:38 GMT -6
All of the Bison fans sitting around me were great. They cheered like crazy when we were on offense and were quiet as church mice when the Bison had the ball. After it was over several offered their congratulations. They were exactly what we need to be. I hope this game turns into a legitimate rivalry
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