Home stands at end of first half
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The good news is that the students will be gone for the second half with their new toys.
Let them irritate everybody at Brick Street and let’s get our act together and win the game in the second half.
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Has to stay in lanes on pass rush. Too easy to run thru huge gaps. When he scrambles backs can’t stay w receivers
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Is Toledo the best team on our schedule? They’re definitely better than UC and Ohio. Better then Coral Gables?
Miami, with the exception of Amos, looked completely outclassed.
Toledo pretty much did whatever they wanted to against what had been a sturdier defense. Toledo receivers were open more often than Miami’s and Toledo’s pass D was tight and tough against Miami’s usually better group. Toledo has also basically bottled up Brett.
The noisemakers really detract from any enjoyment of the game.
Someone should have told the students that, since THE OSU beat Penn State earlier, they should get their collective asses down to Yager to support their school. In watching the OSU game, their fans uniformly dress in school colors and make a lot of noise appropriately to support their team. The few shots of “people in the stands” at Yager (Homecoming, no less) looked like they were dressed for Saturday afternoon yard work. Just pathetic. The pics of the stands at Yager tell me that the fan/ student apathy is more prevalent than ever.
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Just a reminder of my Post from August 13, a bit overly optimistic on this game:
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I was just looking at Toledo’s football website. I think they will be the second-best team we face this year. Maybe not much different than the Hurricanes. This Toledo team is big everywhere. They have LB as big as our starting DE. Their DLs are all over 250 pounds except one. Several over 280, 4 over 290. OL big. DBs the size of LB. It really is an impressive roster. They have players on the Jim Thorpe, Davy O’Brien, Butkus, and Biletnikoff watch lists. Matt Candle has put together, what appears on paper to be an outstanding roster. Former Miami All-MAC DL Mark Staten coaches their OL and TE. It will not surprise me in the least if they beat Illinois in their opener. Barring injuries, this Toledo team could run the table. (Except for losing to Miami!)
Our defensive end is rushing beyond the pocket thus giving Finn an easy escape route. Perhaps he has little faith in the people behind him to cover well and feels he has to sack. Well, it’s pick your poison. Must contain and also cover better. Probably not happening, but I can hope.
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Assuming he is healthy I am starting Javon Tracy at WR second half. And Kevin Davis. Marshall and Wilkins have “earned” pine time.
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I can’t get a gauge on Gage. Is he still hurt?
One reason it’s hard to sack Finn is because their OL is holding on almost every play.
This is ridiculous.
Eff yeah! Let’s go, boys!
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Come on D
Another drop for Wilkins. Then a drop by K Tracy.
Need to get another D stop
Alright, good start. Now do it three more times, and don’t rely on Toledo penalties bailing us out.
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Let’s put together a controlled possession drive. No need for another pass “Over the top”. We are at least 0-3 on those.
The vuvuzela idea belongs in the same pr category as putting Dukakis in a tank or dropping turkeys out of helicopters in a Cincy strip mall.
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Coldplay virus starting to work! It was all yellow. Ew ew ew!
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Oh, man. Have to hang onto that catch. Brutal.