Oh my. It's been too long since I've seen that movie.DaphneUrquhart wrote:Animal House reference.Gonzo wrote:I wish Saturday night's game was a "Germany bombing Pearl Harbor" moment. Since that never happened and all...Double A wrote:Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Not sure which is worse .... not having seen the movie in a long time or letting an old fuddy-duddy female get the drop on you ... double secret probation it is!Gonzo wrote:Oh my. It's been too long since I've seen that movie.DaphneUrquhart wrote:Animal House reference.Gonzo wrote:I wish Saturday night's game was a "Germany bombing Pearl Harbor" moment. Since that never happened and all...Double A wrote:Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
(Forget it.....he's rollin'....)Double A wrote:Though the disappointment and frustration of last night still lingers, and most analyses and criticisms on the board are right on the mark, our team needs us to stay on board.
Consider:
* We could have played a very good game and still lost last night.
* Last night didn't cost us a national championship, playoff spot, or conference championship.
* We were never going to go undefeated this year.
* Lessons were learned and changes will surely be made. We have a month before the Citadel to straighten the ship.
* The conference is awful, and our mythical "conference championship" should still come down to a Black Saturday showdown with the Stink,
* Our youngsters, and hopefully, coaching staff, who will lead us into the FBS got some valuable experience last night
* Talking about how badly Georgia or Michigan would beat us is not constructive. The fact is, last night we sent an inexperienced team, with a new coach, new defense, undersized offensive and defensive lines, a gun-shy QB coming off an ACL surgery minus his number one receiver, into the loudest, most difficult environment, to play a revenge minded football power whom we've never beaten at their place (even with a Sr. Armanti Edwards).
Even our title years included disappointing losses, so let's get back on board, support the boys, and see just how much better we can get. We've got a lot of football left to play.
Give 'em he'll APPS. We are STILL behind you.
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... The Apps kick ass!!
Give "Em Hell Apps!
A&T fan here and I certainly hope that last sentence doesn't hold true. Based on previous results I can understand the low expecatation but we've been steadily improving. Hopefully we can make this a somewhat competitive contest.appst89 wrote:Agreed. The fact that we lost is way down on my list of disappointments from last night. I still have faith in these players and the coaching staff, but there are a lot of questions now that no one thought we had to answer. I feel really bad for Satterfield because he only got one chance to make a first impression as a head coach and it was a resounding thud. There is a lot of season left to get things fixed, but we won't learn anything from playing A&T.Gonzo wrote:I've steered clear of the MMB for the most part to avoid posting something I would regret. I don't think it was the L itself that has us all dooming and glooming, it's the manner in which we lost.
Offense was our alleged strong suit. I'm sorry but I'll be sitting with my legs over the edge until I see something that resembles what we're capable of with these players. And blowing out A&T next week won't be sufficient to ease my despair.
Obviously, Coach Woody disagrees. He requested that the DL lose some weight by the time fall camp came around. I'm not saying that your logic is misplaced or that I disagree with it but clearly Woody has a different view.rbarthle17 wrote:The entire defensive line. The 3-4 is predicated on the 3 down linemen being able to take up multiple blockers and leave the attacking to the linebackers. At a minimum the NT needs to be that. We have nobody on the roster capable of being that guy right now. The largest is a freshman at 285, so maybe he will grow into it. That was very evident at Montana, there was zero push up front to stop either the run or the pass.hapapp wrote:Who do you think is ill-suited?
Now perhaps other FCS OL's will be smaller and more of an equal match for us. But similar to the Montana DL being much more FBS-like, I think the Montana OL was as well. I'm not thinking about this year, or even next year. In order to consistently compete at teh FBS level with a 3-4 defense, they have got to upgrade the push from the interior DL against opposion OL that will be as big or bigger than what Montana has.
We probably won't get embarrassed on the front lines again this badly until Georgia. But that in no way means we are on the right path to being ready for FBS caliber linemen on both sides of the ball. I do not believe that those players are on the roster right now (from a quick look), the next 2 years recruiting will tell the story.
Decks, I certainly hope App learns a great deal in the next several days. We clearly have things to work on. Be sure to pass the word to A&T fans that we're having fireworks after the game and both bands will play post-game shows as well.Decks wrote: A&T fan here and I certainly hope that last sentence doesn't hold true. Based on previous results I can understand the low expecatation but we've been steadily improving. Hopefully we can make this a somewhat competitive contest.
I look forward to possibly meeting some of your fans and I hope y'all enjoy your trip, but with all do respect, if we let a game with a MEAC school become the slightest bit competitive, it does NOT bode well for an FBS transitional program.Decks wrote:A&T fan here and I certainly hope that last sentence doesn't hold true. Based on previous results I can understand the low expecatation but we've been steadily improving. Hopefully we can make this a somewhat competitive contest.appst89 wrote:Agreed. The fact that we lost is way down on my list of disappointments from last night. I still have faith in these players and the coaching staff, but there are a lot of questions now that no one thought we had to answer. I feel really bad for Satterfield because he only got one chance to make a first impression as a head coach and it was a resounding thud. There is a lot of season left to get things fixed, but we won't learn anything from playing A&T.Gonzo wrote:I've steered clear of the MMB for the most part to avoid posting something I would regret. I don't think it was the L itself that has us all dooming and glooming, it's the manner in which we lost.
Offense was our alleged strong suit. I'm sorry but I'll be sitting with my legs over the edge until I see something that resembles what we're capable of with these players. And blowing out A&T next week won't be sufficient to ease my despair.
A&T will not have nearly the level of talent we will put on the field, but Satterfield will meet his match coaching against Rod Broadway. Rod won't get out coached, but the lack of talent may not let him show his capabilities.Gonzo wrote:I look forward to possibly meeting some of your fans and I hope y'all enjoy your trip, but with all do respect, if we let a game with a MEAC school become the slightest bit competitive, it does NOT bode well for an FBS transitional program.Decks wrote:A&T fan here and I certainly hope that last sentence doesn't hold true. Based on previous results I can understand the low expecatation but we've been steadily improving. Hopefully we can make this a somewhat competitive contest.appst89 wrote:Agreed. The fact that we lost is way down on my list of disappointments from last night. I still have faith in these players and the coaching staff, but there are a lot of questions now that no one thought we had to answer. I feel really bad for Satterfield because he only got one chance to make a first impression as a head coach and it was a resounding thud. There is a lot of season left to get things fixed, but we won't learn anything from playing A&T.Gonzo wrote:I've steered clear of the MMB for the most part to avoid posting something I would regret. I don't think it was the L itself that has us all dooming and glooming, it's the manner in which we lost.
Offense was our alleged strong suit. I'm sorry but I'll be sitting with my legs over the edge until I see something that resembles what we're capable of with these players. And blowing out A&T next week won't be sufficient to ease my despair.
I have a feeling the Montana game was a Citadel level wakeup call for the Black and Gold and the Apps will come out with anger.
I have also. I was helping the West Stanly program when John Davis was the Head Coach and Larry Wagner was assistant coach while Rod was a senior. I think App will prevail easily Saturday due to our superior talent. Rod has much more experience and has proven he can develop a program at almost any level. Satterfield is young but has the potential to be the coach Rod already is.MAD Doctor wrote:I've known Broadway since his days at West Stanly and Carolina. He is a good coach and person. With that said, Coach Satterfield can hold his own and then some.
Rod was justified in being disheartened with us hanging 58 on the Aggies. A&T was coming off a 1-10 year under the previous coach. He would not likely have done that to us.Yosef84 wrote:Broadway has done an excellent job of improving A&T despite the reduced scholarships that he is dealing with. At the end of our last game, he got upset about App scoring "unnecessarily". Although I think he was simply frustrated because we were playing subs (and had been for quite a while in that game), I think Broadway will have the Aggies fired up. We will catch their best shot. Yes, App will have the better athletes on the field. That is true against almost any FCS team we play (this past week is an exception). Just my opinion, but I think this type of game is exactly what we need right now and if we don't learn anything, it is an opportunity missed.
We had the second/third team in the game. They work hard in practice and deserve their opportunity when they get it. It is not our job to protect the feelings of the opposing team. Their job is to stop whoever we have on the field. If they can't then it isn't our problem nor is it something their coach should be upset about. And yes, it goes both ways. When we got blown out at Va. Tech, the most upsetting thing to me that day was them taking a knee in the 4th quarter. If we couldn't keep them out of the endzone then they should have punched it in. Those kids on the field at that time didn't bust their asses in practice and get mauled by the starters to take a knee when they got their chance.JCline0429 wrote:Rod was justified in being disheartened with us hanging 58 on the Aggies. A&T was coming off a 1-10 year under the previous coach. He would not likely have done that to us.Yosef84 wrote:Broadway has done an excellent job of improving A&T despite the reduced scholarships that he is dealing with. At the end of our last game, he got upset about App scoring "unnecessarily". Although I think he was simply frustrated because we were playing subs (and had been for quite a while in that game), I think Broadway will have the Aggies fired up. We will catch their best shot. Yes, App will have the better athletes on the field. That is true against almost any FCS team we play (this past week is an exception). Just my opinion, but I think this type of game is exactly what we need right now and if we don't learn anything, it is an opportunity missed.
appst89 wrote:We had the second/third team in the game. They work hard in practice and deserve their opportunity when they get it. It is not our job to protect the feelings of the opposing team. Their job is to stop whoever we have on the field. If they can't then it isn't our problem nor is it something their coach should be upset about. And yes, it goes both ways. When we got blown out at Va. Tech, the most upsetting thing to me that day was them taking a knee in the 4th quarter. If we couldn't keep them out of the endzone then they should have punched it in. Those kids on the field at that time didn't bust their asses in practice and get mauled by the starters to take a knee when they got their chance.JCline0429 wrote:Rod was justified in being disheartened with us hanging 58 on the Aggies. A&T was coming off a 1-10 year under the previous coach. He would not likely have done that to us.Yosef84 wrote:Broadway has done an excellent job of improving A&T despite the reduced scholarships that he is dealing with. At the end of our last game, he got upset about App scoring "unnecessarily". Although I think he was simply frustrated because we were playing subs (and had been for quite a while in that game), I think Broadway will have the Aggies fired up. We will catch their best shot. Yes, App will have the better athletes on the field. That is true against almost any FCS team we play (this past week is an exception). Just my opinion, but I think this type of game is exactly what we need right now and if we don't learn anything, it is an opportunity missed.
You're right, I completely don't get that logic. But he gets paid to coach football players and I get paid for something entirely different.hapapp wrote:Obviously, Coach Woody disagrees. He requested that the DL lose some weight by the time fall camp came around. I'm not saying that your logic is misplaced or that I disagree with it but clearly Woody has a different view.
