Scouting NC State v. Cincinnati
by orientalnc on Sep 22, 2011 9:06 PM EDT
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PrintI am "scouting" NC State tonight with a glass of Woodford Reserve and thinking the Wolfpack will need all the extra days they can get. It's 21-0 early in the 2nd quarter and the Bearcats are in total control of the game. Tailgating next weekend at Carter-Finley should be a festive occasion.
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24-7 late in the half.
NCSU broke a screen pass for 80+ yards and a TD thanks to a missed tackle. Cuncy drove back down field and kicked FG. State has no defense and Glennon is hitting short passes. Nothing down field. State also has 3 turnovers at the half. Yardage about even at about 200 yards. 24-7 at halftime.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
3rd qtr 27-7
Just saw a bad missed call. State defender had his back to the QB and ran over the receiver b4 the ball arrived. NO CALL!!! Bearcats kicked a FG. NC State has -21 yards rushing.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
34-7
Cincy just scored again. Runs work against State, but they have no pass defense. Pi Kappa Alpha can play better. Is Cincinnati this good?
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
Cincinatti is not good, NCST is horribly bad
Cincinnati has some weapons as they proved in the first quarter against Tennessee but they also have some glaring weaknesses as they proved in the second, third and fourth quarters against Tennessee. They are an incomplete team at best. Ironically, they were beaten by another incomplete team in their loss to Tennessee which then showed how incomplete they were when beaten to a pulp by Florida.
Imagination and words fail me when contemplating how far NCST has fallen since last year.
by Atlanta's original team on Sep 23, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Is it really all that hard though?
Two words: Russel…Wilson
From The Rumble Seat -Drinkin' whiskey clear since 2008.
"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.
I agree.
TOB wanted Wilson at spring practice and his baseball contract would not allow it. I think Glennon will be OK eventually, but he’ll never be Russell Wilson. That aside, Wilson did not play many downs on defense.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
Exactly
Auburn lost Cam Newton but they still beat Utah State and Mississippi State, and they did not lose to Clemson by 30 points, though that would not be as bad as losing to Cincinnati by 30 points.
by Atlanta's original team on Sep 23, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh no no
Auburn didn’t beat Utah St at all. Utah St celebrated the win before the final whistle and forgot to block during the obvious onside kick. Sorry, but I refuse to give Auburn any credit whatsoever for that win, Cam Newton-less or not.
Relative to the topic though, I don’t think NCST has anywhere close to the pure talent that Auburn has, so it’s not the same.
From The Rumble Seat -Drinkin' whiskey clear since 2008.
"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.
Allow me to clarify what I think our difference of opinion is
Russell Wilson was a huge loss to NCST. But even so it is hard to imagine a team falling as far as NCST has. Perhaps it has to do with team morale when you know your offense is no longer going to score many points. But whatever it is, last year’s NCST defense did a respectable job most of the time. Last year they were the team that I feared most on Tech’s schedule. This year I rank them right up there with Middle Tennessee.
That is quite a fall off!
by Atlanta's original team on Sep 24, 2011 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I see
You are holding them at a much higher regard than I. NCSt didn’t concern me last year, Russel Wilson did and he’s the one that burned us in the second half, not NCSt’s defense. Either way, that does clarify things.
From The Rumble Seat -Drinkin' whiskey clear since 2008.
"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.
I hear ya
But that score would have been much closer with him than it ended up without him. Being able to sustain more than one drive would surely have helped the defense some. By much who knows, but…well…you know, all that stuff about staying fresh through four quarters, blah blah blah. Yeah, I’m pretty much reaching to defend a fellow ACC team at this point.
From The Rumble Seat -Drinkin' whiskey clear since 2008.
"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.
I understand.
I gave up defending NCSU about halftime. They were terrible.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
34-14.
On 3rd and long, Mike Glennon it a long pass for a TD. NCSU has -23 yards rushing. four minutes left in the 3rd Qtr.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
41-14.
The Bearcat drive did not take long. All runs until the TD pass on 3rd down.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
44-14
The 4th qtr was benign while Cincy played reserves. If this is it for O’Brien, don’t be surprised. The Pack is bad.
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal." - Tennessee Williams
That game was a ROUGH ONE
Better to have died a small boy than to drop this football - John Heisman FromTheRumbleSeat
by Winfield Featherston on Sep 23, 2011 9:02 AM EDT reply actions
Tenuta
Is NCSt Defensive Coordinator Tenuta-Tech’s old D coordinator? If it is, then can anyone who watched the game tell me if they blitzed like crazy. That was his trademark. If they stopped you it was at the line of scrimmage, but if you got past, it was at least a 1st down.
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