For almost all of Ricks 18 years here there has been a fundamental flaw with the offensive scheme. The same issue lurks beneath the surface Year after year. Yes, terrible OL play is part of the issue but there is something else and this last game really helps elucidate it. And would like some of you coach types to weigh in on this.

Yesterday both QBs completed 30 passes. Both offenses employ similar attributes schematically. But CSU got 66 more yards out of their 30 completions than we did. This in spite of CSU basically throwing a bunch of East/west WR screens and five yard out routes.

It doesn’t sound like much but how many times do we throw a sideways pass and only get a yard or two? CSU was consistently getting five yards on those types of plays. Which resulted in CSU having less yards to go on 3rd down. We weren’t terrible on 3rd down but CSU won that game on 55% third down conversion rate to our 41%. Why is that when we beat them in every other phase of the game is it so difficult to convert on third down? Because it’s easier to convert on 3rd and 2 or 3 than it is 3rd and 5 or 6. Especially when CSU knows they have built in five yard plays. This has always been a problem schematically for Ricks teams. When you rush for 150 yards and triple the opponents total you should never lose unless you turn it over four or five times. It just blows my mind how often we throw into the boundary when we don’t have the numbers or the DBs are are playing bump. Opponents can do this to us because they don’t respect our vertical passing game. If we’re going to throw 25 WR screens and jet sweeps we’ve got throw down the field more. As many screens as we throw we should run the fake screen to a streaking fake blocker at least five times a game to give our WRs a little more space to operate in space. We ran it once last week against Murray and it went for a TD. I think we only ran it once yesterday and it went incomplete because Nick didn’t have enough time. I thought the OL did a nice job run blocking but they have got to get better in protection. That’s coaching. Ah nevermind we know the problem there. All of this is connected though. It’s such minor things that would be the difference in probably at least two more scoring chances that get wasted. And these can’t be wasted anymore with the new clock rules. There are less possessions. Efficiency is far more important now than it was in years past with these new rules.

Another reason this occurred is because opposing offenses can do what CSU did to to us because we pretty much give that yardage away. I wanted to pull my hair out under four when CSU kept throwing the screen under four mins to play and our DBs were playing 10 yards off the line. Why they elected to run the ball on that last 3rd down I have no idea. If they want to potentially throw an incompletion 40 yards down the field and stop the clock then take your shot. But to keep giving them room to throw those sidleline passes blew my mind. They knew they couldn’t run it. We should have had a DB ready to jump one of those for a pick six. But we choose to compete instead of win. Sigh

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Middle Tennessee at WKU (CBSSN) 6:30 p.m.
Jax State at Sam Houston (ESPNU) 7 p.m.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

LA Tech at UTEP (CBSSN) 8 p.m

O/U 60.5

Wayne County's Blair Baugus, one of Tennessee's best basketball players had an unofficial visit with the Lady Raiders coaching staff September 16th. Baugus was named the 1-A state MVP after scoring 25 points in Wayne County's 2022-2023 championship game this past March. While having 2 years left Baugus has also received offers from Southern Miss & Belmont.
She will be sure to receive Power 5 offers before her tenure is out, but Matt & staff have proved themselves be excellent recruiters. She would be a tremendous get! Very smart to start early.

Mine:

1 Liberty
2. Western Kentucky
3. Jacksonville State
4. MTSU
5. Louisiana Tech
6. FIU
7. Sam Houston
8. NMSU
9. UTEP

What are yours?

Let's add another stat to Stockstill's illustrious career.

That's his record in the first four games of the season. His 44% win pct in the first third of the season is propped up by wins against FCS opponents. Of his 32 wins, 41% come from FCS games.

I’ll go Brandan Wright who played at BA and later UNC in basketball. Golden Tate of JPII is up there

I'll just leave this here.

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If true, punt him off the team.

Cmon man.

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Saw that Zack was back and playing for the Raiders again Last night. He has traveled a long road to get here so I hope he has memorable 6th year of playing college football. We can certainly use another speedy wide receiver!