Should be 8:54 play resume. No half time.

Thank god UMass is ass

I’m so tired of Parker at this point. He was amazing last year. But god damn, this year he is trying too much.

We were calling for the QB and RB to be getting a lot of bench time. Would we? I can’t believe how bad our pass game is in this game.

Go to TheTVApp(dot)to and scroll to CBS Sports Network.

Thanks. Game video and audio comes up on my laptop. Can't figure out how to get it on my tv though - a request to enter a url to get a link on my laptop comes up that once I enter error/does not exist message comes up.....

How do you eke out a 28 point win? I don’t know, but that’s how it felt last night.

What the hell has happened to our passing game??????

I know it was wet, their D-line sucked and there was no real reason to throw. But still...throw some. It was terrible against WMU too, and pretty bad against Miami. Hendricks has to be rather disenchanted after the previous 3 games.

If I can cross sports, does anyone remember when mid-way thru his Junior year Ivo Baltic refused to take the ball to the glass and only shot fadeaways and outside shots for the last 1.5 seasons of his career? I feel like something similar is happening with Parker. He is so damn hesitant and just thinks everything can be fixed with his legs. He clearly and obviously prefers it...and it seems the playcalling is following.

And to some extent, rightfully so...because my God is he impressive eluding would-be tacklers. But this isn't going to work at Buffalo and in the bowl game (and longshot in the Championship). It is hard to see everything all the time, but the coaching staff needs to sit him down with some film and show him all the times in the past 3 weeks he should have delivered the ball and decided not to. He's still a good thrower, he has to find that out and get back to our potent balanced attack.

The passing game is MIA. Guys running open, but not being found. Harris had a TD on one play but Parker threw into triple coverage trying to get Hendricks the ball. What's crazy though is the amount of turnovers Parker has playing at home, yet he is undefeated in those games.

Hendricks' body language didn't look problematic, and he continually gives great effort while blocking.

One positive was Dellenbach making all six of his kicks, and kickoffs were outstanding given the weather.

I have been shocked in three specific parts of our passing game/run game:
1. Navarro has gotten away from the short passes. The jailbreaks and the little tight end passes. We have two OUTSTANDING tight ends in Bruno and Williams but for the life of me I feel like they're underutilized. We also have possession guys like Gossett and Harris who can make big plays out of little dinks.
2. Where are the option pitches? Every run is the same.
3. Downfield ain't working. Parker almost got intercepted again throwing into double coverage to Hendricks last night in the endzone. He's done that on multiple occasions. Parker isn't a downfield passer. He is a mobile quarterback who has always made those 5 to 6 yard throws work to his advantage.

I guess I'm the only one here who thinks Parker will be OK going forward, and doesn't see a parallel with TT or someone one else "quitting" at some point in his career. He did what he needed to do to win the game last night. Yes, he made one ill-advise throw into double coverage, but I would not conclude that he's given up on the short passing game. It just wasn't needed last night, and in the rain and wind, carrying the ball was a more secure option than passing it. The ball can slip from the passers hand or a perfect pass can be dropped in that type of weather. Why pass in that weather, if you don't need to?

I agree with you OCF.

If you are winning because you are reacting to what the opposing D is doing whether it be they are double teaming your best receiver or using a certain base defense how can you play into their hands by playing into their strength?

What kind of coach would say well they are giving us the run but we are gonna pass anyway?

Also what kind of athlete is Parker?

Is he a Qb who can run or is he a RB who can throw?

He’s not a pro style stand flat footed 60 yards in the air passer but his intelligence and spin moves and overall field vision make him a decent QB.