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Good comments. I thought Kansas got a little tired in 4th quarter. Light rain and wind may have affected them too. This game will be very tough for us on defense as K's running backs are very good. Also the most improvement for most teams is game three of the season. Home crowd pumped up will help K too. For UNLV, defensive stops early would really help then offense has to be able to get more than 3yds per rush as against Houston. The play book will be open for our receivers so lets get the crowd quiet early.

WarthogRebel said:

Could very well be. IDK.

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Didn’t mean to sound like a jerk upon reading in the morning..

Omg I’m sorry

j. spilotro said:

I don’t know anything personally. But the pessimist in me, the why can we never have nice things part of me says he’s out for the season.

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Given our luck...absolutely.

Masked_rebel said:

Why is this even a real question... the P4 is the only way to go period. There is no in future in G5. Eventually the P4s close rank and become their own league/association and if you're not in that group, you're not going to have financial viability.

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Unfortunate but probably true.

Rosegreen1 said:

What are you talking about? That’s undersized at the NFL level. He needs to be stronger which is the whole key to edge rushers, strength and quickness.

But for CFB? He’s fine in terms of size.

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Totally.

Heck even at the NFL level 230 is fine for a situational pass rush/3rd down guy.

Bruce Irvin played below 230 at WVU in college I believe.

Not ideal as an every down guy vs the run at end but as an edge rusher or some type of hybrid DE/OLB plenty big enough at the college level.

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I agree that we will run a lot more this year.

But I also don't think that we should be used to sub 200 yard passing games.

Odom likes to play to his team's strengths. When you have White, Cain, DeJesus, Ballungay and then you have our stable of RBs and Sluka, throwing the ball is an arguable strength.

Sluka isn't a terrible passer. He needs to work on some things for sure.

But we just had 2 games where it was mandated to NOT throw the ball for an entire half.

Marion is a WR himself and his best offensive player is a WR. I think we see more of an air attack. Still a lot of running, more than last year. But I think the run/pass yardage splits get a good amount closer for sure.

1Tripoda said:

Heard he is a better passer. Dont give up on him yet. Sluka like to runs which mean he can easily be inured.

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He's possibly more accurate but Sluka has bigger arm.

unlove said:

As long as he has his legs. Wasn’t too impressed with HMW. Hoping it was the conservative play calling but they didn’t appear inter-changeable.

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I wouldn't judge Hajj too much on this game. I don't think they called more than 3 or 4 pass plays for him, and even those I think were 'If first read isn't there tuck and run' type stuff. He rushed for 88 yards. There really wasn't any reason to put the ball up in the air.

I've never been one to criticize a team for running up the score, but there is a point in a game where you take the air out of the ball and just run base stuff. If they can't stop that it's on them.

1Tripoda said:

Seems absolute, Masked. Are you sure? What happens if the MWC make their own Power conference? The missives like Boise UNLV, SDSU, SJSU, Fresno made a pitch to the power be like Amazon or ESPN or TNT? You see now?

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There is absolutely no reason for the markets that would be in whatever new media deal to expect more than the 31.7 million dollars Big 12 teams are getting paid, which is also likely to increase after next deal negotiation.. so yeah, there won't be another Power conference, it's a fallacy we try and convince ourselves will happen because it's more likely we remain in the best of the leftovers and we'll take the crumbs that we can get. Why would those networks pay slightly more than what we're currently getting.. where's the interest coming from that'll draw the eyes and advertisers? Outside Vegas and San Diego, there are no premier cities and we don't have the historic alliances of Big 12/Big 10/SEC/ACC with their name recognitions...that's why

Rosegreen1 said:

Medical staff on the field are trained to be overly cautious and wait for tests to confirm the injury or not. He’s on crutches because they don’t know the extent of the injury. Could be a number of things.

That being said, I think the chances of mcduffie playing vs KU is low given it’s a short week.

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I'm telling you from working with Orthopedic surgeons personally and covering football games regularly on the sports medicine staff on the sidelines.
They always get imaging to confirm what they think. Just in case, also helps them prepare for surgery knowing the extent of the injury. Also helps them justify surgery to insurance. The staff will never tell the patient straight up if they think that a major injury has happened. But they usually have a good idea and are spot on
Again I didn't see the injury and don't even know which part of the lower extremity it is. Mild sprains usually don't get carted off.
It could be a lot of things. I am just saying I wouldn't count on him returning this season given the circumstances last game.

Malik Chavis cane in for McDuffie and looked pretty good.
With Doyle we are running more 4-2-5 than 3-3-5. But they are putting Doyle out in coverage some.
Laster isn't ready for McDuffie's position. I'm guessing they played him yesterday to give him some game reps, but likely thinking about RS'ing him

dcut03 said:

Not to be a Debbie downer. But it being carted off ans coming back with crutches is. A bad sign. They will get imaging to confirm what they probably already know or strongly suspect

I didn't see the I injury, but if it is a knee, then best case is a MCL where he could return this season

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Medical staff on the field are trained to be overly cautious and wait for tests to confirm the injury or not. He’s on crutches because they don’t know the extent of the injury. Could be a number of things.

That being said, I think the chances of mcduffie playing vs KU is low given it’s a short week.

1Tripoda said:

6'3 230 lbs LB from the edge? Not even the NFL team have that kind of a girt from the edge.

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What are you talking about? That’s undersized at the NFL level. He needs to be stronger which is the whole key to edge rushers, strength and quickness.

But for CFB? He’s fine in terms of size.

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Whatever....I am done.

j. spilotro said:

You had to read that long post on the other board. He will be used like a hybrid. Call it a blitzing LB, call it edge. That’s been the intent.

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6'3 230 lbs LB from the edge? Not even the NFL team have that kind of a girt from the edge.

lvrebalum2012 said:

Did you watch the game, at all? If not, please rewatch it.

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No, I missed the Utah Tech game due to some volunteer works and I am so damn tired. What do you mean?

lvrebalum2012 said:

Did you watch the game, at all? If not, please rewatch it.

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What am I missing?
Bull, are you around? What am I missing?

1Tripoda said:

He is too big for an edge rusher at this level.

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Did you watch the game, at all? If not, please rewatch it.

lvrebalum2012 said:

He’s also not playing inside linebacker either. Using him more as an edge rusher.

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He is too big for an edge rusher at this level.

1Tripoda said:

He probably never get a single rep with the first unit either. Your definitive and finite opinion seems plausible.

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Coach Odom and UNLV have to fight off multiple P4 teams from poaching him. The kid is a 4 or 5 stars LB, let him play if he learned the playbook already.