The observation from here......
by WVUColumbus on Oct 31, 2009 9:49 PM EDT
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PrintAfter coming onto this blog today I was very surprised. Of course, we should have beat USF and their team led by 2nd string QB. There have been many on this blog that have stated........
that only 10-2 is acceptable this year w/ the level of talent we have on both sides of the ball (remember, the defense was a STRENGTH at the beginning of the season). However, I think many of us cannot be that surprised by the results of Friday's game. In games we have vastly superior talent vs. our opponent we are undefeated. In games w/ comparable talent we are 1-2 (I guess I'll give you UCONN, but reluctantly). After the opening drive, WVU looked uninterested, hesitant, indecisive, and downright ugly.
Jarrett Brown easily had his worst game of his career. His decision making was his biggest flaw and he didn't display a sense of urgency that a leader must possess in the final 6 min. when WVU was down by 2 scores.
The offensive coordinator called a dismal game. Noel Devine, Jock Sanders and Tavon Austin were secondary targets compared to Starks, Arnett and that number 4 (tall guy who has no business being a football player). I also lay some of this blame on Brown.
The offensive line was porous and couldn't open ANY holes for the running game.
The defense is EASILY the worst defense WVU has had in over 25 years. The defensive line doesn't put much pressure on the QBs and when they do they don't keep containment, the linebackers are slow, hesitant, inept at tackling and unathletic for the most part. The secondary is plain and simple.....a circus.
Bill Stewart did a poor job preparing this team for this game as evidenced by the team's body language on the sideline and during the game. His decisions to punt the ball and gain 15 yards of field position instead of going for it on 4th down were concerning. He simply made decisions late in the game as if we have an AVERAGE defense. It was perplexing....We all knew we weren't going to stop SFU once they had the ball late in the game, yet he kept giving them opportunities to run out the clock.
All of this falls on the shoulders of the "CEO" and "COO" of the organization (Ed Pastilong and Bill Stewart). The state of WV needs a source of pride to rally around and that historically has been WVU football. We lead the country in illiteracy, obesity, geriatric poverty, and are highly ranked in unemployment. WVU football is taken a bit more seriously than in other states/regions and not one of us should apologize for it. Don't fear being elite because frankly it's about all WV has, besides its obvious aesthetic/tourism aspects. Demand excellence and voice your displeasure about the current situation or else we'll end up in the EXACT situation as our opponent this coming Saturday.
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skill position talent on O, I'll give you
but tell me how our talent on OL and D is equal to USF’s. Please.
What do you mean?
Our defensive talent isn’t equal to South Florida’s?? I thought that was the strength of our team going into the season If that’s the case, then what kind of indictment is that on the rest of the team. I’ll give you Selvie and the guy from Haiti, but others??
we have a patchwork DL,
our best LB is playing hurt (generously est at 80%) and two of our starting DB’s are converted QB’s. There is talent on our D (I never said they were bad), but not very deep and in this day and age of rotating players, it won’t cut it. Also, I meant how our OL matches up with their DL and vice versa.
I held off commenting for a while but here I go.
You make some good points in your first couple paragraphs but then per usual, you jump the train of the track with extremes and nonsense.
Your last paragraph is absolute high horse trash you would expect from someone who moved out of state and now thinks they are better than us or from someone who is only pretending to be from the state.
The more you post the more I am questioning whether you are an actual WVU fan. SFU??? You should know better.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
SFU
South Florida University :) kinda like University of West Virginia or University of Kansas or Kentucky University……i do it on purpose 5YS
It’s not high horse trash…….it’s fact…look at the statistics. I LOVE my home state, but what I DESPISE are people who think that people that moved out of state are on their “high horse”…..Some people simply want to earn a better living, seek more opportunity, etc.
You are on your high horse just read what you write.
Some people simply want to earn a better living, seek more opportunity, etc.
If you had to leave the state to do that then I understand. However, the way that reads, it makes me think that you do not feel those that remained in state are “living up to their potential.”
Don’t fear being elite because frankly it’s about all WV has, besides its obvious aesthetic/tourism aspects
How does that not come across as being pompous high horse statement? We have a lot more going on other than aesthetic/tourism.
The only thing that comes from your writing is negativity and setting standards that I doubt even you can live up to. Why did you feel the need to point out the state’s negative aspects in a post about football? You come across as an asshole in most of your writing.
Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.
by 5th Year Senior on Nov 2, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
In any formation with 3 down D-linemen
their job is to take up blockers to allow line backers and anyother blitzers one on one with TE or RB which if a LB is taking on a RB he should win that matchup about 75% of the time, if he is taking on a TE about 50-50. But saying that the Dline is not getting enough pressure on the QB when it isn’t their job is a rediculous argument and should not be made. By the way I live in West Virginia and it may have its problem but I can think of very few places I would rather live
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