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Post by Iceman on Sept 1, 2018 23:52:39 GMT -6
I didn't notice starters coming out and not going back in. Most just seemed shaken up. Maybe Coker? Who were they? Dalton Godfrey the long snapper after his first snap never came back. Alex Coker never came back. Isaac Armstead never came back. Mike Johnson never came back. Tyler Ciurej never came back. |
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 2, 2018 0:53:37 GMT -6
I didn't notice starters coming out and not going back in. Most just seemed shaken up. Maybe Coker? Who were they? Dalton Godfrey the long snapper after his first snap never came back. Alex Coker never came back. Isaac Armstead never came back. Mike Johnson never came back. Tyler Ciurej never came back. If I wasn't before, I'm now officially bummed out. Hope they're all alright. |
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Post by sdyotefan on Sept 2, 2018 5:57:13 GMT -6
And I don't believe Kody Case ever played so assume he was nursing an injury. His speed can be a huge factor!
Interestingly KSU was receiving votes in the AP and Coaches polls before the game coming off an 8-5 record last year. So effectively ranked 36th and 32nd in FBS!
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Post by easmus on Sept 2, 2018 8:11:12 GMT -6
I didn't notice starters coming out and not going back in. Most just seemed shaken up. Maybe Coker? Who were they? Dalton Godfrey the long snapper after his first snap never came back. Alex Coker never came back. Isaac Armstead never came back. Mike Johnson never came back. Tyler Ciurej never came back. I don’t think Case, Tyler or Mike Johnson ever played. Godfrey got hurt right away and backup Morrison took over rest of game. Coker and Armstead never came back. Ciurej? Don’t remember him being out injured. |
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Post by aldewitt on Sept 2, 2018 8:29:55 GMT -6
When you have a chance to beat a P5 team you have to capitalize. We let this one get away. Up 24-12 we had ample chance to extend that lead and put KSU away. Didn't do it. Yeah, it's great to come close. But I don't feel good about this one. Should have been a W. Lessons learned, have to finish, can't make mistakes. That 5 yard penalty at the end was the difference between OT and losing Yep, KSU was beat. Two cross bar kicks. It - is a game of inches - and the penalty snatched the win from the Yotes. Right now it is a disappointing loss. It's certainly not a moral victory, USD is KSUs equal. A moral victory is claimed by inferior teams hanging with a superior opponent. It showed me a couple things: 1) Top MVFC team and top 40 ranking in all D1 deserved. Its early but right now USD is one of the nations best football teams. 2) The Yotes need the winning swagger. This one slipped away. This is a team that is learning to win. Yesterday was a lesson learned. This is the kind of loss a good team can build on. They can spend the rest of the season beating down opponents and winning this one in their minds. Unless KSU is on the future schedule I doubt there will ever be a rematch and a chance to get it back. The kind of equality USD showed is probably going to hobble their future FBS scheduling as well. It will cost them in the form of no games or lower guarantees if they do get one. |
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Post by gasser86 on Sept 2, 2018 10:21:37 GMT -6
I didn't notice starters coming out and not going back in. Most just seemed shaken up. Maybe Coker? Who were they? Dalton Godfrey the long snapper after his first snap never came back. Alex Coker never came back. Isaac Armstead never came back. Mike Johnson never came back. Tyler Ciurej never came back. Kase was in pads on the sidelines. Johnson was not in pads and Powell started in his place. Powell had another impressive season debut with 2 FF, and INT (2 INT's last year at Drake). Looked like Armstead had an arm in a sling and Coker possible concussion as he was noticeably off balance after a knee to the head? |
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Post by Iceman on Sept 2, 2018 11:47:27 GMT -6
Kase was in pads on the sidelines. Johnson was not in pads and Powell started in his place. Powell had another impressive season debut with 2 FF, and INT (2 INT's last year at Drake). Looked like Armstead had an arm in a sling and Coker possible concussion as he was noticeably off balance after a knee to the head? Yeah I saw Case in pads too. He would have helped. I could swear Mike Johnson was in there at the beginning for a little. I could be wrong. We were between listening and getting the espn3 feed to work for awhile. I did see him in shorts on the sideline later in the game. Powell did play well again. Yeah Armstead was in a sling. Hope he’s not going to miss much. I would guess Coker got a concussion too. Don’t really know what happened to Ciurej he missed like the last drive or two. The announcers just said he went out and someone replaced him so not really sure what happened. |
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Post by sportschic on Sept 2, 2018 12:34:23 GMT -6
Mike Johnson did not play at all this game .. injured during fall camp
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 2, 2018 13:50:52 GMT -6
I think I heard Case had a pulled hamstring. Didn't know until game time if he was going to be a go or not.
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 2, 2018 13:52:07 GMT -6
Mike Johnson did not play at all this game .. injured during fall camp For all the worries about this position group, I thought they did a great job last night as did the defense as a whole. |
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Post by obc on Sept 2, 2018 13:56:08 GMT -6
Great effort for the Yotes - really stings to lose this one. USD created some opportunities that they just could not quite capitalize on enough.
OL did a great job pass protecting. To give up only one sack against a Big12 team while throwing 56 times is impressive. Run blocking was a little shakier, but in my opinion the team got away from trying to get the RBs involved. Klett and Henry both ended up averaging more than 5 yards a carry. Obviously Klett had a 15 yard run and Henry had a 37 yard run.
Falck was a star yesterday. I think the rest of the WR can and will do better in the future. Too many drops overall.
Simmons - for a first start against a Power 5 team - he showed he belongs. IMO he will get better. Missed on some deep throws, but also connected on several. His mobility and pocket presence really helped avoid the KSU rush. Think he could have tucked and run a little more and been productive. The delay of game penalty to start the game and at the beginning of the final drive was frustrating, but as he gets more experience, he will have better clock awareness. Also when USD is not playing a Big 12 defensive front, I think we will see a more balanced run/pass mix, and that will make Simmons even more effective IMO.
The biggest story of the day IMO was the defense. The new alignments and schemes, not to mention additional speed on the field was effective more often than not. The DL held their own and even produced 3 sacks and 8 TFL. Powell has the "it" factor when it comes to turnovers. Not sure what it is, but he needs to be on the field as much as possible. Armstead and Collins played great - some of their PBUs were exceptional. Lets hope Armstead can come back soon. KSU seemed focused on trying to match up their WRs with our OLBers and it was effective at times. Our tackling was really good for the most part, but there were some notable "whiffs" that allowed KSU to extend drives.
Punting was erratic. A few booming kicks with good coverage followed by three straight line-drive style punts with lackluster coverage. Losing our long-snapper after the first punt may have been a factor to the rhythm - the snaps were coming back quite high. Cannot have this however and expect to win. That punt return for a TD was a killer.
FG kicking is a glaring issue. I don't see a short-term solve for this. Kickers just need to keep working and competing - hopefully will make some of those. At least we play in a Dome for many games.
Effort was as good as I have seen from the Yotes. Conditioning looked really good too.
Bottom line for me, is I saw enough to make me very optimistic for the FCS portion of our schedule. I think we will play one more regular season game against a better team than KSU (NDSU). And then possibly in the playoffs we may face a team that has that much talent and size. As optimistic as I am, coming close against a Big12 team doesn't earn the team squat when they are lining up against the other teams. They don't care. Each game will be a fight. What I saw out there Saturday, shows me that there is the talent out there to win any of the games USD plays. Wonder if for those that watched the game, does your season forecast change? a 9-2 regular season is more believable to me today than two days ago. I don't see this team (baring catastrophic injuries) finishing the season with more than 4 losses. 8-3 sounds reasonable.
Interested in seeing if Armstead, Coker, Godsey, Case, Johnson, and Ciurej are available to play this coming week.
Bring on UNC! I will guess the Yotes will be hungry to improve on mistakes they made last night. The FCS season starts now.
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Post by yoteforever on Sept 2, 2018 14:25:54 GMT -6
Great effort for the Yotes - really stings to lose this one. USD created some opportunities that they just could not quite capitalize on enough. OL did a great job pass protecting. To give up only one sack against a Big12 team while throwing 56 times is impressive. Run blocking was a little shakier, but in my opinion the team got away from trying to get the RBs involved. Klett and Henry both ended up averaging more than 5 yards a carry. Obviously Klett had a 15 yard run and Henry had a 37 yard run. Falck was a star yesterday. I think the rest of the WR can and will do better in the future. Too many drops overall. Simmons - for a first start against a Power 5 team - he showed he belongs. IMO he will get better. Missed on some deep throws, but also connected on several. His mobility and pocket presence really helped avoid the KSU rush. Think he could have tucked and run a little more and been productive. The delay of game penalty to start the game and at the beginning of the final drive was frustrating, but as he gets more experience, he will have better clock awareness. Also when USD is not playing a Big 12 defensive front, I think we will see a more balanced run/pass mix, and that will make Simmons even more effective IMO. The biggest story of the day IMO was the defense. The new alignments and schemes, not to mention additional speed on the field was effective more often than not. The DL held their own and even produced 3 sacks and 8 TFL. Powell has the "it" factor when it comes to turnovers. Not sure what it is, but he needs to be on the field as much as possible. Armstead and Collins played great - some of their PBUs were exceptional. Lets hope Armstead can come back soon. KSU seemed focused on trying to match up their WRs with our OLBers and it was effective at times. Our tackling was really good for the most part, but there were some notable "whiffs" that allowed KSU to extend drives. Punting was erratic. A few booming kicks with good coverage followed by three straight line-drive style punts with lackluster coverage. Losing our long-snapper after the first punt may have been a factor to the rhythm - the snaps were coming back quite high. Cannot have this however and expect to win. That punt return for a TD was a killer. FG kicking is a glaring issue. I don't see a short-term solve for this. Kickers just need to keep working and competing - hopefully will make some of those. At least we play in a Dome for many games. Effort was as good as I have seen from the Yotes. Conditioning looked really good too. Bottom line for me, is I saw enough to make me very optimistic for the FCS portion of our schedule. I think we will play one more regular season game against a better team than KSU (NDSU). And then possibly in the playoffs we may face a team that has that much talent and size. As optimistic as I am, coming close against a Big12 team doesn't earn the team squat when they are lining up against the other teams. They don't care. Each game will be a fight. What I saw out there Saturday, shows me that there is the talent out there to win any of the games USD plays. Wonder if for those that watched the game, does your season forecast change? a 9-2 regular season is more believable to me today than two days ago. I don't see this team (baring catastrophic injuries) finishing the season with more than 4 losses. 8-3 sounds reasonable. Interested in seeing if Armstead, Coker, Godsey, Case, Johnson, and Ciurej are available to play this coming week. Bring on UNC! I will guess the Yotes will be hungry to improve on mistakes they made last night. The FCS season starts now. Well said obc |
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 2, 2018 16:57:42 GMT -6
obc always writes a great game analysis.
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 2, 2018 17:09:22 GMT -6
Alex Gray is the MVFC defensive player of the week. Thought he might snag that honor. Well deserved!
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Post by usdyotes on Sept 2, 2018 20:12:46 GMT -6
When you have a chance to beat a P5 team you have to capitalize. We let this one get away. Up 24-12 we had ample chance to extend that lead and put KSU away. Didn't do it. Yeah, it's great to come close. But I don't feel good about this one. Should have been a W. Lessons learned, have to finish, can't make mistakes. That 5 yard penalty at the end was the difference between OT and losing This one stings because the chances were there. How many balls hit receivers in the hands and they flat out dropped them. That would have extended some drives and change the whole complexity of the game. But it was good to see lots of young guys step up and play with no fear and make plays. Can’t wait to watch this team next week in the dome! 2 |
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