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FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee (1-1) vs WKU (1-1) (ESPN+), 6PM, Saturday, September 14, 2024

Nobody is going nuts. Just pointing out the fact that we suck. We are even noticeably worse than we were under Stockstill, which is hard to believe.

Being a first year coach isn't an excuse anymore. Plenty of teams out there at all levels of football having success with new staffs and rosters full of transfers. That's the name of the game these days. Plug and play. Teams at the G5 level are going to have a lot of movement every off-season.

These coordinators are dog shit and we will be lucky to win another game this year. Very obvious downgrade in talent and coaching in my opinion. All of these washed up Vanderbilt players are not what this program needed.

It's the 3rd game (one of which was against top 5 Ole Miss and WKU didn't turn to shite overnight).

Lots of teams with turnover are struggling as well (Colorado, FSU)

It sucks, but no one promised us anything by game 3.
 
It would help if we could make an open field tackle.

Down 21 before halftime. I'm gonna watch something I have no stake in before I break the TV.
 
I’ve seen enough of this to last me a lifetime. This isn’t a rivalry. Wku is middles daddy. I’m out. Y’all enjoy the misery of this beat down.
 
It's the 3rd game (one of which was against top 5 Ole Miss and WKU didn't turn to shite overnight).

Lots of teams with turnover are struggling as well (Colorado, FSU)

It sucks, but no one promised us anything by game 3.

We literally look like the worst team in FBS football right now. I don't care who the coach is or what the situation is. This is unacceptable under any circumstances.
 
As an old timer who's been following the Raiders since '75 let's go back in time to 1979. We had a new coach, his name was Boots Donnelly. As a new hire he said all the things we wanted to hear after seeing the program turn to crap.
His 1979 record: 1 - 9, & we looked bad
His 1980record: 2 - 8, & still looked equally bad but with slight improvement. After that it all changed.

I have no idea if CDM can or will turn this around, but using history as a guide I'm willing to give him some time. But I agree fellas, man we look bad.
 
We literally look like the worst team in FBS football right now. I don't care who the coach is or what the situation is. This is unacceptable under any circumstances.

Offense doesn't look too bad. It's shot itself in the foot a couple of times. We'll be ok in the long run there.

Pass D looks bad. Not sure it's a scheme thing. It's hard to tell in real time. We have a lot of guys near the ball, but they appear to be a step behind a lot of WKU's guys.
 
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As an old timer who's been following the Raiders since '75 let's go back in time to 1979. We had a new coach, his name was Boots Donnelly. As a new hire he said all the things we wanted to hear after seeing the program turn to crap.
His 1979 record: 1 - 9, & we looked bad
His 1980record: 2 - 8, & still looked equally bad but with slight improvement. After that it all changed.

I have no idea if CDM can or will turn this around, but using history as a guide I'm willing to give him some time. But I agree fellas, man we look bad.

If this helps you feel better then go with it.

But it's a totally different game these days. Rosters have major turn over every year now. The days of coaches being bad for a year or two and then magically finding lightning in a bottle don't really exist anymore.
 
Offense doesn't look too bad. It's shot itself in the foot a couple of times. We'll be ok in the long run there.

Pass D looks bad. Not sure it's a scheme thing. It's hard to tell in real time. We have a lot of guys near the ball, but they appear to be a step behind a lot of WKU's guys.

I don't even know what to say. The offense has zero points. The offensive line is terrible. NV was supposed to be a good QB but has made several mistakes in a key game. Our play calling is more predictable than the government printing money. What on earth is reassuring to you, I will never know.
 
Game Comparison
STATwkuMT
Total Yds281239
Pass Yds272214
Rush Yds925
Penalties2-203-20
1st Downs139
3rd Downs5-72-5
4th Downs1-20-2
Total Plays3829
Avg Yds/Play7.48.2
Avg Yds/Completion13.621.4
Avg Yds/Rush0.81.8
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)21 (2.1)32 (2.7)
Red Zone3-30-2
Time of Poss14:2615:34
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)0 (0)1 (7)
Fumbles-Lost0-01-0
Sacks (Def Yds)2 (7)2 (12)
TFL (Def Yds)3 (8)2 (12)
 
I don't even know what to say. The offense has zero points. The offensive line is terrible. NV was supposed to be a good QB but has made several mistakes in a key game. Our play calling is more predictable than the government printing money. What on earth is reassuring to you, I will never know.

They've gotten down the field through the air - a couple of bad reads and that weird pick shot themselves in the foot. The front 7 is holding its own vs the run game (not like WKU needs to run the ball as much as they're carving us up through the air).

The season is 12 games long. I expected us to open 1-4. The program is rebuilding - it is what it is.

There's 16 new coaches in the G5. Only 3 of them are undefeated. Things like this aren't fixed overnight.
 
I’ve been watching it on ESPN+ but after that last Topper TD I can’t watch anymore of these bad angles, flopping around and missing tackles. Pitiful.
 
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I'm 100% willing to give CDM time. But I at least expect to be competitive the first year even if we don't win. 0-28 vs a conference mate is not being competitive. When things get this bad, I'm not gonna watch.

All I've asked for is game to game improvement. In my mind the season started today so now it is time for that improvement. And there are lots of opportunities and places to get better at. So it pisses me off, but I know I also have to give it a chance.
 
So sad. WKU punter could have stayed in Bowling Green

This D coordinator has no idea what he's doing. Our secondary being terrible isn't helping, but this is sad.
 
after three qtrs



Game Comparison
STATwkuMT
Total Yds507437
Pass Yds478393
Rush Yds2944
Penalties3-255-35
1st Downs2117
3rd Downs6-84-7
4th Downs1-20-2
Total Plays5344
Avg Yds/Play9.69.9
Avg Yds/Completion15.921.8
Avg Yds/Rush1.72.2
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)41 (2.7)57 (3.4)
Red Zone4-40-2
Time of Poss21:4219:50
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)0 (0)1 (7)
Fumbles-Lost0-01-0
Sacks (Def Yds)3 (13)2 (12)
TFL (Def Yds)4 (14)3 (15)
 
I had low expectations for this season but expected this game to be closer.
 
Their Red Zone Closing rate in the first half would make Ryan Howard look like a solid Salesman in The Office.
 
Too late to put Kent State on the schedule? Our best chance against fellow fbs school
 
Final 49-21

Game Comparison
STATwkuMT
Total Yds631514
Pass Yds481456
Rush Yds15058
Penalties3-257-57
1st Downs3021
3rd Downs7-104-8
4th Downs2-30-3
Total Plays7254
Avg Yds/Play8.89.5
Avg Yds/Completion15.519
Avg Yds/Rush4.32.5
Sack-Adj Rush Yd(Avg)162 (4.9)71 (3.6)
Red Zone5-61-3
Time of Poss31:2228:38
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)0 (0)1 (7)
Fumbles-Lost1-01-0
Sacks (Def Yds)3 (13)2 (12)
TFL (Def Yds)5 (15)3 (15)
 
I was optimistic before the game. Now I don't give a shite
This is a terrible team with incompetent coordinators and an even worse head coach.
It will be a long season.
 
This was my first game since the UTSA game two years ago and only my second game the last four years. This is as bad as I’ve ever seen our defense play. geez, Louise. Western ran through us like we were Swiss cheese. Totally embarrassing. After the second touchdown, we were screaming “on sidekick“ and many people were agreeing with us.
 
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