[NU Sports] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> For whatever reason, the running game went nowhere
> in the first half, it 
> went nowhere.  Eight and nine in the box is going to
> be the norm until if 
> and when Mr. Kafka starts scaring the crap out of

Yeah - we need to work on that ground game. The good
news was that Kafka's throws looked crisp in the
second half and the O-line gave him time. Hope that
continues against the Big Ten.

> Good teams bang up on the little guys 44 - 0 and let
> up in the second half. 
> We rarely ever do but should next week, if all goes
> according to script.

Dunno about that ... I'm not sure we're a good team
yet and I really don't care about the score as long as
we win. And New Hampshire may not be the cupcake some
expect - they're probably a tougher test than EMU.

> With all the what-ifs facing this team, they
> performed better than I 
> suspected they might, and the offensive game plan
> was what was necessary 
> under the circumstances.  I'm still worried about
> that defensive line, 
> though.

No doubt - no need to get carried away with the win, I
agree. But it was just a nice win to see, given all
that had happened. To have a new QB, OC and HC and a
swirl of emotion and yet play solid football was a
nice testament to not only Walker's recruits and Fitz'
staff, but the student leaders on the team who had to
step up and fill the shoes of #14 and #41.

Plenty to work on but a solid start. I agree that
having the extra couple days will be nice to help the
staff work through the film (and kinks) and get the
team ready for the home opener. One game at a time -
trust the plan.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!

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