UCF: The Aftermath
by BracketCat on Sep 26, 2010 8:00 PM CDT
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Offensively, we laid a massive egg during the first half of the ball game and a good portion of the second half,...
Oh Snyder you wordsmith. Can we please not come out as uninspired against NU?
Possibly a promising quote from Coach:
’"I’m not a fan of bend, but don’t break," Snyder said. “I’ve been involved in it too much. I’m too old for that. We need to be able to put the brakes on at the other end of the field a little more frequently.”’ He sounds just like PJ and BC here!
But can the D do anything else?
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. - Gen. George S. Patton
After a day to reflect, I'm surprisingly relaxed about K-State's prospects from here on out.
The team proved that it is possible (at least technically) for them to win even when somebody bottles up Daniel Thomas.
Carson Coffman still isn’t anywhere near the most athletic or technically proficient QB out there, but he’s got as much heart and guts and will and never-say-die attitude as you could want. And even if we could probably do better, we could definitely do a whole lot worse.
At this point K-State has probably played one of the toughest schedules in the Big 12 and while they haven’t really racked up any style points, they’ve taken care of business. They know how to come out and play a full 60 minutes.
And on that note, interesting discussion question (that I’m ripping off from a Rock M Nation comment): Would you rather have KSU’s 4-0 record or Missouri’s 4-0 record?
by grmann on Sep 26, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'd rather have our 4-0 record
because we’ve already played a conference opponent and still have UNT on the schedule.
Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.
by mystman995 on Sep 27, 2010 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
+1s are nice, but y'all really need to rec more.
It’s good for the soul and the psyche.
by BracketCat on Sep 27, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take KSU's 4-0
because I’m a Wildcat. And all that good stuff mystman posted.
'Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.' --Jim Halpert
One solace
Is UCF was by no means a weak opponent. They should of beaten a NC-State squad that rolled Georgia Tech in Atlanta. I have always felt playing decent teams in non-Conference gives the players a good idea of schemes to come in conference play.
We just need Carson to manage the game, make those 5-10 yard passes, keep the secondard honest, throw a deep one every so often, and there is no reason why we cannot be competitive against Nebraska.
by ksucats97 on Sep 27, 2010 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
I kinda like our chances against NU. First, because Nebraska hasn’t shown any ability to stop the run. But second because I think our games have prepared us to face the Huskers better than their games have prepared them for us.
Of course we haven't either. ;-)
UCLA, UCF and ISU are all 2-2. Although UCF was 2-1 before our game.
Interesting note on UCLA’s 2-2: Their opponents are a combined 14-2, with their only losses coming to UCLA.
by grmann on Sep 27, 2010 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You mean one like
Oklahoma’s?
I am now channeling Will McDonald's optimism.
by jonfmorse on Sep 27, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Time to use ye olde rec'd button! Good work Jon
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. - Gen. George S. Patton
I agree
UCF gave us a taste of how to contain a mobile quarterback who has help in the running game: just like Nebraska’s Martinez.
Nebraska’s secondary has been deadly, but they haven’t been tested too hard on the ground, and Washington was able to do some damage in the running game before having to abandon it to come from behind.
Plus, we’ve shown Coffman can make the key plays needed to put us over the top. We also played them close last year (@Nebraska) and I don’t see them being considerably better.
Of course that doesn’t mean we’ll win, but at home?
I like our chances.
by ChrisP Wildcat on Sep 27, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's pretty much my assesment.
That game has a very good chance of being a dogfight, and we can win those and we know it. Nebraska might be able to win that way, but they haven’t even been in one yet.
I would have to think things are exponentially better without Suh.
He was perhaps one of the best college defensive players of the last 10 years.
If I didn't live in Kansas
I’d swear those pictures from Saturday are photoshopped. Not sure if other regions get stuff like that rolling through but I know I’ve seen it too much over the last year.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
by Warden11 on Sep 27, 2010 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Along with 50,000 other people
well all attest that those pics are not photoshopped to anyone that would ask. i saw it with my own eyes, and they were some of the weirdest clouds i have ever seen in my life. i thought a tornado was going to drop right over the stadium. it was a weird day for a football game in Manhattan.
Go 'Cats!!!
I have seen shelf clouds before, but not up that close with nowhere to hide.
It was really spooky seeing the clouds in front get sucked up into the blue glow above the shelf…not to mention the various cloud eddy’s all over the place. I was just waiting for a tornado to drop.
Now that I’ve looked up all I want to know about shelf clouds, I’ll know that they are not as dangerous as I thought; though they can spawn “gustnados” with wind speeds equivalent to an F0 or F1 tornado…and knowing is half the battle.
Hail to the Purple, Hail to the White
Wildcat in spirit, Wildcat in fight
Hail Alma Mater from sea to sea
Onward forever, Hail Victory!
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Surgeon General's Warning: K-State-Mizzou basketball may increase the risk of high blood pressure. Please consult your doctor prior to watching any of these games.
by mystman995 on Sep 28, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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