GregPercussion wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:14 am
ericsaid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:10 am
VNova wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:54 am
ericsaid wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:32 am
VNova wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:52 pm
Last year they ended #22 and lost by a touchdown to Jacksonville State in the playoffs. They also went 3OT with Western Carolina. We could keep starters in all four quarters or pull them for the last quarter. If we do the latter, then App 45-14 ETSU. If we don't App 56-3 ETSU.
Number 22? Lost to Jacksonville State by one score? Uh oh. Time to buy out the game....
App should be able to run the ball 50 times and still win by 7 TD's here. I expect Drink will use this time to experiment with the passing game though, assuming the offensive line adjusts to holding their blocks a bit longer in this new pro style, pro tempo offense.
We should be selling out every game anyways!
I agree that we'll see some experimenting and fine tuning, and that we'll just continually march down the field.
I'd like to see a march but I envision some play mix-ups and miscommunications between Zac and the receivers. The one thing I'd like for ETSU to have is a solid pass rush.
I think the offensive line being challenged in this game forcing Zac to make quicker reads will be of more benefit for the UNCC game than a Gardner-Webb style game (though I know GW was on par with being the bottom of the bottom of the FCS).
Exactly, ETSU is no pushover team. We should easily best them, but I think we'll have to be on top of our playbook and it's going to help us more the G-W did for the rest of the season.
I'm hopeful they aren't a pushover. To me, Gardner Webb isn't even on the list of compelling local teams. I'm of the opinion that App's future FCS opponents should be the Woffords, Furman, Elon, WCU, and ETSU variety. Local games that the Fan Base, much of which was built during the 2000's, would be interested in seeing purely for novelty reasons.
If someone here could find a write-up about ETSU that would be great. Pass rush, second level, third level of their defense? Would like to see the offense be challenged here so that way the game truly is of the Tune-up variety and not simply an opportunity to lose guys to injury.
Looks like ETSU had two First-Team All SoCon guys on the defensive line, 3 LB's (1 first team and 2 second team) All SoCon, and 3 DB's (2 first team and 1 second team) All SoCon. Four of Five offensive linemen returning as well. Sophomore RB is 1st team all conference.
Seems a bit odd that they aren't ranked in Preseason polls. If App ever had that many all conference players plus experience on the lines returning following an 8-4 year they would've been ranked Top 10.