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Should also link Crist to Goodman if you can. That was one sweet throw. |
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"One of the better catches". Ya think? |
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Theo Riddick destroyed the defensive end on that play. He got help from Duncan, but Riddick was the one that put the DE on his ass, and then he ran across the pocket to try to pick someone else up right before Clausen uncorked that 56 yd bomb. He is already better at pass pro than Jonas Gray. |
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I can't begin to explain how excited I am to see Golden and Floyd lining opposite each other again. |
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I was in San Antonio last week and I cant tell you how sad I was that Floyd didnt make a guest appearance ... |
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In Golden We Trust |
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Nate, |
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Not bad by JC, 60 yards in the air. |
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Did anyone else notice on the hail mary play the difference in position between Tate and Goodman? Goodman was behind everyone, not in a position to make a play on the ball. Tate just has really good instincts on where to be. I wonder if Goodman was told to be nearby for a tip, and not to interfere if Tate was right there. |
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I think that Tate should receive a half-game suspension for violating team rules [of physics]. Look at the Cashore photo. If we polled all readers, based on nothing but that shot: 'does Golden make this catch?', I bet it would be 90% 'no'. Scratch that, if we could see the jersey numbers, it would probably be 90% yes. |
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I wonder if Floyd will be a full go this weekend, or if he'll be used as more of a decoy on Saturday? |
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To go back to the Wildcat for a second: in response to a question at a presser about why it works, Charlie explained that it effectively takes an extra defender out in a running play. Rather than being simply a vehicle to deliver the ball to the RB (and therefore a waste of personnel), the QB lines up as a receiver who has to be accounted for. This doesn't work as well if there is little expectation that the QB might receive a pass, which is why having someone like Goodman taking the snap could make it even more effective. |
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@jugmed I thought so about Goodman, too. But remember that sometimes on Hail Marys there's a person in back that receives a tipped ball from the front receiver. Not sure that was the plan, but I'll give Goodman the benefit of the doubt. |
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Catz and Jugmed, |
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Floyd + Tate = At D Ye Loft. |
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Never get tired of watching that catch. Never. |
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I'm well aware this game was not sold out and was not so much expected to be, but I was not aware just how badly it was not sold out until I looked at the Cashore photo. The upper corners are EMPTY, and even the lower part of the upper decks is spotty at best. That dome is not even that large to begin with, so a sell out should not have been too difficult, one would think. Anyone know what was the "actual attendance" announced for the game? |
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Anyone know what was the "actual attendance" announced for the game? |
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I was at the game. The stadium seats 65,000, and attendance was over 54,000. I, too, was disappointed it wasn't a sell out, which is why I'm not so sure about these neutral site games. Of course, the lack of a sell out could have been a function of the opponent as well. Everyone figured it wouldn't be a close game. |
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Although next year's game against Army would not seem to be a close game either, there might be some excitement about the first football game at the new Yankee Stadium. |
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It was also Halloween night. And that was the last play of the half. I'm sure there were more than a few people standing in beer/bathroom lines kicking themselves for missing that play. |
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San Antonio is also a basketball town and there was a Spurs game that night as well. |
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Let's beat this dead horse a little more - how many think our success in the Wildcat is due to our backs hitting the hole about a second earlier than they usually do from the 7-yard drop position? Oh yeah, and the fact that Tate is the RB? |
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Do yourself a favor: Go back and forth between the pic of the week and the Cashore photo. Look at Tate's feet compared to WSU #28's and Goodman's. Doesn't make sense. |
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Tate started elevating earlier and has a great hang-time :-) |
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One thing I always look forward to each week is the "film study" recap with coach Weis posted on UND.com on Mondays. Usually Jack Nolan sits down with Charlie for a 10-15 minute one-on-one to really break down different elements of the previous game, focusing a lot on personnel, scheme, gameplan, different plays, injuries, etc. The video and audio is interspersed and laid over footage from the previous game so when Coach Weis is talking about Theo Riddick and his success and what the coaches wanted to see out of him you're actually seeing replays of Riddick carrying the ball. |
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That stadium looks barely half full. |
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Okay, what stays airborne longer? Golden Tate jumping to catch a pass over a defender, or a punt by Ben Turk? |
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@Joe Subway: ZING! |
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JS, When Tate did his 360 aerial flip he covered more ground than Turk. |
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What's not to like about Evan Sharpley? I hope they let that chuck a deep one before the year is out. There's an unselfish guy who has checked his ego and worked steady to make the team better in whatever way it asked. Heart and soul. |
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Tate is so good I'm glad too see ever thing plays out the why it does. I still can remeber when he was a recruit i say his name and just knew the south bend tribune head lines some day would say TATE GOLDEN FOR IRISH. With Big MIKE back ND CAN NOT BE STOP. IN WEIS WE TRUST> |
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Amen to that, Indy. You talk about a guy who has handled a tough QB situation over the years with as much class as it can be done, that's Evan Sharpley. Would have been easy for him to pout JC's freshman year or leave the team after DC passed him. |
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While Tate obviously has incredibly strong hands, I've noticed throughout the year that he is remarkably strong all over. Withstanding the two Mays hits on his TD's against USC are the most obvious examples, but there have been a number of other times this year where people lay pretty good hits on him and he just bounces off them, or he's ganged up on and the refs have to blow the play dead because he won't go down. |
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John05, I don't buy that the QB flanking out as a receiver is the reason the wildcat works. You keep a corner in the general vicinity of him, and 95% of Qb's out there are no threat to catch a ball unless completely uncovered. Corners play short coverage with an eye to the RB to see if the sweep is in their direction, one safety plays over the top to prevent the "QBWR" from being ridiculously open, and the line and linebackers and extra safety charge the run. The play-side corner releases the receiver to contain the sweep, the safety picks up that receiver...it seems pretty simple to me (again, not being a football coordinator, I'm sure I'm oversimplifying). |
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Sorry, didn't mean to end that so abruptly. Meant to say "not if a normal formation/personnel". |
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http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.c...-wildcat-works/
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Re; Attendance. I'm wondering if ND is aware that Ft. Sam Houston & Lackland AF base are situated in SA. The troops are always up for a game. |
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Even more than his strength, I think Tate is special because of balance and body control. How many times have we seen him shrug off a hit because he balances into it with just enough weight to keep his forward momentum and feet under him? He must have older brothers. This is the kind of thing you can only learn from being four and refusing to let a five and six year old cut the eyes off your bear. You can't let them pin you, and you can't give up the rock. If only those skills came in handy at the office! When I slapped that report out of the VPs hands walking in to the conference room last tuesday, and shouted 'hands b*tch!' he looked at me like I was the problem. |
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Hilarious, indy. Definitely made me picture that occuring in my office... |
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Ha ha ha ha - damnit Indy, I'm sending you the dry cleaning bill for my now-coffee-stained shirt. Better than crabcakes, I suppose. |
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"Hands, b*tch!" is now written in blue on the whiteboard in my cube. Properly attributed, of course. |
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"he looked at me like I was the problem", that made my day, thanks indy |
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Indy... those weren't TPS reports by any chance, were they? |
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