I too was antsy with the 1st half, but I don't consider it a poor effort. Our expectations as fans remind me of the famed Ping Legends intramural basketball team I was a part of....bear with me for the comparison.
We would come out of the gate just playing OK for the first part of the first half and everyone would start pressing a little because we hadn't beaten them into submission in 5 minutes. Everyone wondered why aren't we winning by 30 yet? Why are these guys not just rolling over for our almighty team which is clearly better? Long story short we would stay the course and our ability would eventually get us that 30 point lead. That's pretty much exactly what happened in this game tonight and a few of the posts reflect that attitude of fans who just can't believe EMU isn't ushering us into the end zone and punting to us on 2nd down. The majority of the time we're not going to jump out to a 2 TD lead in Q1.
This same EMU team led Michigan St in the 3rd quarter, and only lost to Toledo by 5. I wont say they're good but also not horrendous.
Complete game by the Bobcats tonight. Best game we've played in a long time. The 2 turnovers were really the only blemish.
I will say I look forward to a big stop on the 1st posession of the game for once! Missed FG doesn't count.
Last Edited: 11/1/2012 10:37:44 PM by OUs LONG Driver