[NU Sports] McNutt, Moye and two likely losses. Beat Io_a?

[Tom Maycock]

The simple answer is: just outscore them. 

There are definitely big issues with NU on D, but I'm still faintly hopeful. I think we saw signs of improvement on Saturday: Campbell is getting better, and I think Matthews has improved a bit as well. Arnfeldt's return helped shore up the front four (actually a rotation of 7 or 8), who were outstanding against Michigan most of the time. Tyler Scott in particular was incredible at times--he's got Wooten-level talent. Ellis looks like a star in the making. 

But even with the bad plays on D, if Dunsmore doesn't drop that ball, Ebert squeezes the rock better, and/or Lawrence catches either of the dead-on TD strikes thrown by Persa, that Michigan game could have remained a shoot-out to the end. That's a lot of if's, but it shows the talent is there. They just need to perform better, longer. 

Persa is playing at a simply ridiculous level right now, and that's with still being tentative running with the ball. If he gets even more comfortable, anything is possible. 

Iowa scares me a lot more than PSU, because they must be crazy motivated to beat NU. But it sure likes like both Iowa and PSU have a lot of issues.

Tom
 


----- Original Message -----
> From: Brad Wilson <bwdolphin146 at yahoo.com>
> To: "nwu-sports at tssi.com" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:22 PM
> Subject: [NU Sports] McNutt, Moye and two likely losses. Beat Io_a?
> 
> I'd not count on that. Please explain how NU's secondary will stop 
> McNutt. All Io_a will do is throw jump balls for him; three of which he catch 
> for 145 yards and at least two scores. NU has shown no ability to stop top-shelf 
> receivers -- even in the BC game the 'Cats did not. Vandenburg is a 
> competent QB -- just ask Pitt -- and he'll find McNutt.
> 
> And then the Derek Moye show  comes to Dyche, er, Ryan the next week and pray 
> tell how does he not set records against the no-rush, no-coverage NU defense?  
> He's 6-5, too. He'll win every jump ball. PSU has a history of killing 
> NU with deep routes and this season certainly offers no reason to think that 
> will change.
> 
> Our kids are trying with all they have, I know, and I'll rooting every 
> minute for them, but I have no confidence is stopping either of these star 
> receivers. Hope I am wrong.
> 
> bw
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