SWC75
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- What is the record for the most consecutive games with an onsides kick? We’ve had three in a row. We also had the Georgia Tech game earlier, where a 31-14 game turned into 31-28. We also had a 31-21 lead on UNLV become an 44-41 win, a 24-7 lead on NC State that became a 24-17 win, a 21-14 lead on BC that became a 31-37 loss, a 33-17 lead on Cal becomes 33-25 and now a 31-17 lead becomes 31-24.
- In this one we stopped a 4th and 2 at our 47 with 6:10 to go and had a chance to put on a drive that could clinch the game, even is we didn’t score: we had that 31-17 lead. If we could just take up 5 of those 6 minutes, that would do it. LeQuint Allen was wrestled to the turf after gaining one yard. Kyle McCord, who maddeningly kept throwing short of the sticks, threw a 5 yard out to Oronde Gadsden to make it 3rd and 4. Kyle McCord faded back to pass and was leveled by an unblocked Jayden McDonald, who ran right by 6-9 340 Savion Washington. We punted and Connecticut went on an 89 yard, 15 play scoring drive – exactly what we needed.
- We never seemed to get much pressure on the Connecticut backfield. Connecticut ran 65 plays, 48 of them passes with their second string QB and we recorded 1 sack and 3 TFLs.
- Another game where we couldn’t get our running game going. 68 yards on 33 carries. If McCord skips the bowl game, we’ll need to be able to run the ball.
- Our defense hasn’t been terrible but they look terrible on too many plays. In this game they gave up running bursts of 71 yards and 35 yards that could have been 75 if Justin Barron hadn’t grabbed the runner’s back foot. If they’d both gone the distance, we’re looking at an overtime game. Both of Connecticut’s touchdown passes came on blown coverages at the goal line.
- Our special teams troubles returned. We missed two field goals, from 36 and 52 yards. The latter one was at the end of the first half. Jackson Kennedy, who previous kicked for Cornell, had never kicked a field goal beyond 46 yards. Long field goals tend to have low trajectories, making them blockable and we’ve had 5 kicks blocked this year. That should have bene a Hail Mary to the end zone.
- Additionally, Brady Denaburg whiffed on a kick-off attempt. I was shocked that was an offsides call but I guess if he never made contact with the ball, it’s not. They just re-did it. Then there were two delay-of-game penalties on punts. What about a punt would delay a game? You’re not looking to the sidelines to see what the play is. One of them came with the ball on the SU 9. With the penalty, Jack Stonehouse had to worry about touching the end line and getting the punt off. The result was a 38 yard wounded duck to the SU 43 when we needed a boomer.
- Both Trebor Pena and Umari Hatcher were injured, eliminating a chunk of the depth in our receiver room. Pena may be OK but Hatcher looked like his season might be over.
- I don’t know what interference is anymore. It apparently doesn’t include horse collars or tackles. There were several that seemed obvious but weren’t called. Then there was the whole fiasco of the trick play where Pena pretended to be subbing out and then caught a pass near the sideline and ran for a touchdown. The refs ruled it a “substitution designed to mislead the defense”. (Have we had more penalties called on us that nobody ever heard of than anybody else?) Now did Fran and his staff devise a play they knew was illegal just to see if they could get away with it?
- In this one we stopped a 4th and 2 at our 47 with 6:10 to go and had a chance to put on a drive that could clinch the game, even is we didn’t score: we had that 31-17 lead. If we could just take up 5 of those 6 minutes, that would do it. LeQuint Allen was wrestled to the turf after gaining one yard. Kyle McCord, who maddeningly kept throwing short of the sticks, threw a 5 yard out to Oronde Gadsden to make it 3rd and 4. Kyle McCord faded back to pass and was leveled by an unblocked Jayden McDonald, who ran right by 6-9 340 Savion Washington. We punted and Connecticut went on an 89 yard, 15 play scoring drive – exactly what we needed.
- We never seemed to get much pressure on the Connecticut backfield. Connecticut ran 65 plays, 48 of them passes with their second string QB and we recorded 1 sack and 3 TFLs.
- Another game where we couldn’t get our running game going. 68 yards on 33 carries. If McCord skips the bowl game, we’ll need to be able to run the ball.
- Our defense hasn’t been terrible but they look terrible on too many plays. In this game they gave up running bursts of 71 yards and 35 yards that could have been 75 if Justin Barron hadn’t grabbed the runner’s back foot. If they’d both gone the distance, we’re looking at an overtime game. Both of Connecticut’s touchdown passes came on blown coverages at the goal line.
- Our special teams troubles returned. We missed two field goals, from 36 and 52 yards. The latter one was at the end of the first half. Jackson Kennedy, who previous kicked for Cornell, had never kicked a field goal beyond 46 yards. Long field goals tend to have low trajectories, making them blockable and we’ve had 5 kicks blocked this year. That should have bene a Hail Mary to the end zone.
- Additionally, Brady Denaburg whiffed on a kick-off attempt. I was shocked that was an offsides call but I guess if he never made contact with the ball, it’s not. They just re-did it. Then there were two delay-of-game penalties on punts. What about a punt would delay a game? You’re not looking to the sidelines to see what the play is. One of them came with the ball on the SU 9. With the penalty, Jack Stonehouse had to worry about touching the end line and getting the punt off. The result was a 38 yard wounded duck to the SU 43 when we needed a boomer.
- Both Trebor Pena and Umari Hatcher were injured, eliminating a chunk of the depth in our receiver room. Pena may be OK but Hatcher looked like his season might be over.
- I don’t know what interference is anymore. It apparently doesn’t include horse collars or tackles. There were several that seemed obvious but weren’t called. Then there was the whole fiasco of the trick play where Pena pretended to be subbing out and then caught a pass near the sideline and ran for a touchdown. The refs ruled it a “substitution designed to mislead the defense”. (Have we had more penalties called on us that nobody ever heard of than anybody else?) Now did Fran and his staff devise a play they knew was illegal just to see if they could get away with it?
