[NU Sports] So you think the Cats are "snake-bit"

[Jonathan Hodges]

Tom, thanks for your comments.  On Persa, I agree with you 100% and he
certainly looks frustrated out there at times.  Though he has made a couple
of costly throws that have led to big point swings the past 2 weeks, he is
generally operating at a high level and giving NU a shot in every game.
Note that he's completed 74.8% of his passes this year, ahead of last year's
Big Ten record-setting 73.5% performance.

Jonathan

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On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >Mike Bolden came in for Demetrius Dugar at CB during the game (Dugar
> >replaced Jeravin Matthews as starter vs Iowa).  Note that Dugar got beat
> on
> >PSU's long TD pass - he wasn't out of position but just plain got beat.
> >
>
>
> Yeah, but I'm not sure that was all Dugar's fault. Fitz was talking with
> both Dugar and Arnold after that play, and I'm not sure that Arnold wasn't
> supposed to be providing the deep cover there (he bit on the play action I
> believe). Pretty sure Dugar was still in for another series or two after
> that play, but I think that's when Arnold got benched. No way to know for
> sure, but it's certainly true that the receiver just ran past Dugar on that
> one.
>
> Bolden and Carpenter seemed to have their own issues out there, but as you
> mention, the D actually played pretty well in the second half. We really
> missed Tyler Scott.
>
> Certainly another weird game, in the sense that it followed pretty much
> exactly the same formula as the other Big 10 games: Horrible defense most of
> the game. Prolific offense that is almost good enough to win despite the
> horrible D, but with a couple of painful breakdowns of their own that end up
> making all the difference in the final result.
>
> It's really a shame, because Persa is operating at a ridiculously high
> level (even with less mobility than last year), and it's all going to
> waste.
>
> I don't know if it's obvious on TV, but Persa is just ripping the ball out
> there. Perfect spirals with huge velocity every time. You should see him
> warming up on the sidelines--I'm afraid he's going to hurt someone as hard
> as he throws it. Assuming there's still some room for improvement in his
> mobility as he recovers from the achilles injury, I think he's got a chance
> at the NFL. He'll probably turn out to be to short to get a good look, but
> he's got the other tools.
>
> Tom
>
>
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