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Vermilon
10/5/2019 9:27 PM
It wasn't pretty, but winning a road conference game rarely is. Congratulations, Bobcats. Good win, and step 1 on the road to the MAC championship.
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AlumDadDad
10/5/2019 9:31 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
I guess Zervos' maximum range for field goals into the wind is 52 7/8 yards.
Evidently! He does seem to have developed some additional leg strength over the off season. I still don't understand how the ball did that. Appeared to bounce up, break the plane of the uprights and land in front of the goalposts??!!
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Recovering Journalist
10/5/2019 9:48 PM
I was ready to bury this team and this season at halftime. A lot of hideous football but a nice result. I hope this is the start of some positive momentum.
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Jeff McKinney
10/5/2019 10:04 PM
Vermilon wrote:expand_more
Good luck to the Bobcats against Buffalo today. Your team is better than you think. Nobody likes losses, but all three of yours have been to quality teams.

The Cajun Nation is pulling for you.
Thanks.
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Diamond Cat
10/6/2019 9:54 AM
Man what a win! I was holding up our dinner plans until the game ended. I can't imagine how it would have been had we lost. This should give the boys that spark we needed to move forward. NIU losing to BS was a shocker to me. I sure as hell don't want to see a HC egg laid next week and I don't think it will happen. This is a win you build from and create some momentum.
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L.C.
10/6/2019 10:46 AM
AlumDadDad wrote:expand_more
I guess Zervos' maximum range for field goals into the wind is 52 7/8 yards.
Evidently! He does seem to have developed some additional leg strength over the off season. I still don't understand how the ball did that. Appeared to bounce up, break the plane of the uprights and land in front of the goalposts??!!

Remember, the kick was into the wind, so if the ball bounced straight up, the wind would have blown it back towards the field. That has to be the closest near miss I have ever seen.
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Maddog13
10/6/2019 11:00 AM
I don't know what transpired at halftime, but it was so wonderful to see this team step it up and find a way to win in the second half.
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L.C.
10/6/2019 11:47 AM
AlumDadDad wrote:expand_more
They certainly didn't quit today. Sometimes a game like that can turn the season. Defense stepped up 2nd half, O-line just enough.

Looking at the numbers, the defense was slightly better in the second half, but the biggest difference was that Ohio dominated the time of possession, and kept Buffalo off the field.

Total defense:
First half 36 plays, 212 yards, 5.89 yards/play
Second half 25 plays, 141 yards, 5.64 yards/play

Rushing defense:
First half 21 carries, 91 yards, 4.3 yards/carry
Second half 17 carries, 65 yards, 3.8 yards/carry

Compared to prior games, the defense was definitely much improved. Let's hope they become dominantly good in the conference games.
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mf279801
10/6/2019 12:46 PM
That game was, what, something like 3 hours and 6 minutes WITH overtime? First half was something like 70 minutes. If NIU cooperates and joins us in an equally clock-burny game on Homecoming, we might see a record number of alumni butts still in the seats at the end of the game (mainly because no body has realized that its time for them to head uptown)
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TWT
10/6/2019 12:49 PM
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
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Mike Johnson
10/6/2019 3:53 PM
Uncle Wes wrote:expand_more
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
What surprises me most about the interior D is how physically weak they are. I thought that era was distant history.
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Doc Bobcat
10/6/2019 5:04 PM
Mike Johnson wrote:expand_more
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
What surprises me most about the interior D is how physically weak they are. I thought that era was distant history.
Denzel will fix that.
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L.C.
10/6/2019 6:04 PM
Doc Bobcat wrote:expand_more
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
What surprises me most about the interior D is how physically weak they are. I thought that era was distant history.
Denzel will fix that.

And Coleman and Ceasar are just Sophomores. They will get stronger. But, in fairness, Louisiana and Buffalo had very good offensive lines. There will be some ahead that are not nearly as good, and they already looked much better against Buffalo, so I'm optimistic about the rest of the year. I'm hoping most of the remaining teams have under 130 yards of rushing.
Last Edited: 10/6/2019 6:08:12 PM by L.C.
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BillyTheCat
10/6/2019 7:02 PM
Doc Bobcat wrote:expand_more
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
What surprises me most about the interior D is how physically weak they are. I thought that era was distant history.
Denzel will fix that.
We’ll be interested in how good he is playing with people his own age.
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Ted Thompson
10/6/2019 10:45 PM

 

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Deciduous Forest Cat
10/7/2019 6:37 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
While the defense looks okay the offense is so much weaker this year. With last year's offense at least 4-1.
What surprises me most about the interior D is how physically weak they are. I thought that era was distant history.
Denzel will fix that.

And Coleman and Ceasar are just Sophomores. They will get stronger. But, in fairness, Louisiana and Buffalo had very good offensive lines. There will be some ahead that are not nearly as good, and they already looked much better against Buffalo, so I'm optimistic about the rest of the year. I'm hoping most of the remaining teams have under 130 yards of rushing.
I think our issues are/were more schematic rather than physical strength, based on the 1st half/2nd half disparities in both the Buffalo and La games.
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Pataskala
10/7/2019 9:21 PM
If Buffalo had a kicking game....

PATs -- 17 of 19, 11th in the MAC.

FGs -- 5 of 11, 11th in the MAC.

Punting -- 34 yd average, 29 yd net, both last in the MAC.
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Recovering Journalist
10/7/2019 10:00 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
If Buffalo had a kicking game....

PATs -- 17 of 19, 11th in the MAC.

FGs -- 5 of 11, 11th in the MAC.

Punting -- 34 yd average, 29 yd net, both last in the MAC.
All of those are legitimate, but I give that staff a pass on punting, as their starter had his leg snapped like a twig in Happy Valley. He was really good last season.

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L.C.
10/7/2019 11:36 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
If Buffalo had a kicking game....

PATs -- 17 of 19, 11th in the MAC.

FGs -- 5 of 11, 11th in the MAC.

Punting -- 34 yd average, 29 yd net, both last in the MAC.

It's worth pointing out that Ohio's backup place kicker is Tristian Vandenberg, a true Freshman from Buffalo, New York. Vandenberg did not have an offer from Buffalo.
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