LINEBACKER_U said:

I think that's a bit unfair. He made some throws. He had some drops. He's not a polished passer but the kid is a winner

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I agree. He is a winner. He really need to work on his timing with the receivers.

dcut03 said:

That is surprisingly low. Maybe since they were playing in the soccer stadium with a smaller attendance? We are getting over a mil to play OSU.
Do we get any of the ESPN money for s game like this? or does the 700k account for that?

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He makes it sound like some huge reward not sure of his point in mentioning it.

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As a bonus my $30 bet paid $110 on the money line 😀

WarthogRebel said:

Moving forward, teams will scheme to stop us by stopping the run. The pass game should open up greatly and we'll have several shots at wide open deep passes. He's not afraid. He'll get them the ball.

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You can tell the receivers are not use to his passes and thoughts. They really need to work on that. This offence will be explosive once that happens. I agree.

unlv7163 said:

This game reminded me of the 2001 Arkansas game and for a lot of the game I was thinking the outcome would be similar. Glad it turned out to be different. Not ready to declare playoffs yet. Still have Boise St, Syracuse, Oregon St, Fresno St and San Jose St, Tough to say that we will win them all. Can possibly drop one and still make it, but even 4-1 against those 5 will be tough. Need to get more efficient offensively, but the defense certainly seems legit which helps quite a bit

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I agree one loss and they are almost certainly still in. Potentially two depending on how other games play out but with that schedule and our offense unless if improves that still will be tough.

unlove said:

I’m curious about Hajj as well. If he truly has a better arm and can run (even if not as well as Skuka) you gotta wonder if he could make the offense more versatile and potent. Such a tough call as you don’t want to make a change and it backfires.

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We're not changing QBs unless there's something drastic. Even last year we lined up the offense and ran it till teams tried to stop us. When they did, we threw it all over the field. Again, Kansas wanted us to throw, gave a 7 or 8 man box and tried to get us to throw 20 or 30 times against it because they 2 all conference corners. Had White not made some bad moves and DeJesus not dropped a easy pass, that changes, but we took what they gave us and Sluka beat them with his legs

Moving forward, teams will scheme to stop us by stopping the run. The pass game should open up greatly and we'll have several shots at wide open deep passes. He's not afraid. He'll get them the ball.

Ricky dropped at least 2 passes that hit him in the hands. I don't love Sluka's passing game, but there were a few missed chances last night that weren't on him.

Masked_rebel said:

If you look back at both games vs Big 12 teams, The WRs dropped several easy deep shots that turn his numbers into something much better... just get on same page with them and the accuracy numbers will improve

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Ricky dropped a couple last night. Sluka and White really need to work on their timing.
Mathew Sluka bounced off tacklers like he wear teflon. That was amazing to watch.

Going from the MWC to the AAC would be a bit of a lateral move. The only upside would be an increase in TV revenue.

If conferences like the PAC12 or Big-12 don't want us, that says a lot about how much we have really fallen. You can only paper over the cracks so much.

Also, why should UNR and UNLV be a package deal? It wasn't an issue when we moved to the MWC. It shouldn't be an issue now.

Rosegreen1 said:

-700,000?

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That is surprisingly low. Maybe since they were playing in the soccer stadium with a smaller attendance? We are getting over a mil to play OSU.
Do we get any of the ESPN money for s game like this? or does the 700k account for that?

Rebel1986 said:

Nice to be in first place in the Big12. When are they going to make it official?

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I thought that's what the refs did last night?

If you look back at both games vs Big 12 teams, The WRs dropped several easy deep shots that turn his numbers into something much better... just get on same page with them and the accuracy numbers will improve

Rosegreen1 said:

KU coach was extremely bitter. Zero credit to UNLV.

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UNLV second defense was fun to watch.

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Sluka has some issues with touch and tends to overthrow with his feet set.
But that TD pass go Jet before the half was perfect and had great touch.
His ability to quickly throw it on the run pretty accurately is also a nice plus.
Obviously his ability to run and propensity to making the big play are huge factors that you cannot deny.
Some if the accuracy issues on some of those throws I think is fixable. Yes he is a senior, but some of those throws are also timing and personnel and I think can improve.
I still think the passing O needs to improve to maximize potential for this team. We need to throw in shootouts. Syracuse and Boise are potential shootouts.

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Call the twats on the phone. They actively invited it

Bullmastiff 1 said:

@j. spilotro Give this man a prize!

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Nope. This is 2024. Everyone gets a trophy

2 years in a row, 3rd game of season was a miracle win. Vandy win changed our season last year. This was a miracle also in that we only had a few big pass plays yet won. Kansas was going for the kill late 2nd q and the interception and our lucky td to close the half started to change things. And about 6 ku players had a shot at the ball on Sluka fumble and somehow we got it. Miracles do happen and we got a few last night.

Rosegreen1 said:

Correct, Kansas took away our top passing options. We kept running it because sometimes you have to take what the defense gives you.

It’s not flashy and I know the passing game got a lot of hype in preseason. Tonight was why Sluka was brought in, if we had a pocket passer at the helm. We lose.

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Remember we scored a ton vs kansas last year with a passer vs most of the same guys for kansas. We just could not stop them last year

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