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Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:30 pm
by SouthernPigskin
Hey guys, check out Southern Pigskin's week one primer for the Sun Belt:
http://www.southernpigskin.com/sun-belt ... er-week-1/
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:56 am
by Black Saturday
The SunBelt took some good knuckle sandwiches this Saturday, albeit from perceived better teams, however they weren't even close. If APP was picked 4th place, I like our chances to finish higher. The Clemson game will be a good measuring stick.
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:24 am
by hapapp
Black Saturday wrote:The SunBelt took some good knuckle sandwiches this Saturday, albeit from perceived better teams, however they weren't even close. If APP was picked 4th place, I like our chances to finish higher. The Clemson game will be a good measuring stick.
I agree. However, I feel confident that the other top SBC programs could have produced similar results against Howard. In order to have a chance against Clemson we will need to be able to score a bunch of points because their offense is explosive.
The positive from yesterday was the display of quality depth that can serve us going forward.
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:42 am
by AppSt94
I would agree with you on what teams would do to Howard but reverse that logic and ask how we would have done against some of those opponents that our brethren played? I thought that ULM played ok and Texas State played well in spurts. But the others sans Loisiana and Ark St. (Didn't see them) looked really bad. They will get better and will give us a game, but you are right. Our depth looked good mentally. One I mean by that is that we didn't give up any big plays or have any bad plays on offense. My takeaway from that is that the kids play assignment football. And given the first game of the year, we didn't have nearly the amount of mental mistakes has some teams had.
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:29 am
by Black Saturday
Yep, looks like APP and the Gumroots pitched the only shutouts for the SunBelt week 1. Was GaSouthern picked #1? Guess they forgot to show up? Nothing like GSU losing to Mountaineers twice in one season. LaLafayette had a respectful outing. Dang Cobb? Maybe this weekend APP can earn some respect back for the conference.
Ohio 45
Idaho 28 Final
Charlotte 23
Georgia St. 20 Final
LA Monroe 14
(9) Georgia 51 Final
Howard 0
Appalachian St. 49 Final
Troy 21
N.C. State 49 Final
Gardner-Webb 23
South Alabama 33 Final
La Lafayette 33
Kentucky 40 Final
N. Mex. St. 13
Florida 61 Final
Georgia Southern 0
West Virginia 44 Final
Texas St. 16
(10) Florida St. 59 Final
Arkansas St. 6
(8) USC 55 Final
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:57 am
by MtnDevil95
I am surprised by the Stink result, not that I know anything about the WVa defense, but I never would have guessed a shutout.
I think the Clemson game will be telling for the Apps, especially in light of the GaSouthern game. If we perform better against Clemson then they did against WVa, then that's a really good indication that a conference title is very much within our reach.
Re: Week 1 Sun Belt Primer
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:02 am
by moehler
GS is in a tough spot going forward, they don't have a backup qb who can run the option offense, but, for them to be effective their starting qb, Ellison, must run the ball 15 -20 times a game which makes him vulnerable to injuries, their is no way to protect him in this offense, if he goes down with an injury, their season is basically over, its a dam if you do, dam if you don't situation.