NC State's Effort vs. Wake Forest and Cincinnati
by BirdGT on Sep 27, 2011 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintOffensively, the Wolfpack is only really outperforming Duke and Boston College, which is not saying much. Senior Mike Glennon is the trigger man and against the Deacs and Bearcats, he's tossed for a 5:3 TD:INT ratio. The rushing offense is probably the blight of this offense. Against the two I-A defenses, State has only averaged 1.7 yards per carry.
The first stat that glares in your face when you look at the box scores for NC State's losses to Wake and Cincy is the pass:rush ratio. State only rushed on 38% of their playcalls. Factor our 8 sacks and that number drops to 32%. The ineffectiveness of the veteran NC State offensive line is pretty apparent. And when I say veteran, they are all veterans. The entire OL averages at least a season of starts. I think they have just not transitioned very well from the scrambling Russell Wilson to the stagnant Mike Glennon.
The running backs have done little to help Glennon. In both I-A games, State only picked up 6 first downs on rushes. For perspective, Tech racked up 45 first downs on the ground against Kansas and MTSU. State's feature backs are Curtis Underwood and James Washington. Anthony Allen had 7 fewer carries in 2010 than they've both had in their entire careers (247 combined). Notorious TOB's complete abandonment of the run against Wake and Cincinnati indicates, to me, that he has zero confidence in either back. Tom O'Brien's top backs even with Russell Wilson behind center combined for roughly 20 carries per game from 2008-2010 so the 2011 run-less offense is a shock for TOB fans.
Any State fans want to discuss their offensive woes or their defensive futility?
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This is totally a "trap game" for GT.
1. On the road
2. Crap team on paper
3. QB’s last name is Glennon
as long as he wears his own jersey we may be OK
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by Winfield Featherston on Sep 27, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
It's only a trap if Tech has a total meltdown
and the NCST players play the best game of their careers. What are the chances of that? Anyone? Any odds?
by Atlanta's original team on Sep 27, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
See Kansas, last year
I think this team is way sharper than last year’s, but that’s how recent our last total meltdown was.
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Oh, and I have a Twitter.
by MagnaCarterGT on Sep 27, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The entire last season doesn’t count. Team was still shaking off the last vestiges of Gailey.
by Atlanta's original team on Sep 27, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Notorious TOB’s complete abandonment of the run against Wake and Cincinnati indicates, to me, that he has zero confidence in either back. Tom O’Brien’s top backs even with Russell Wilson behind center combined for roughly 20 carries per game from 2008-2010 so the 2011 run-less offense is a shock for TOB fans.
I would say it has more to do with the fact that we fell way behind quickly in both games. But it’s certainly true that our RB situation is less than ideal. We’d hoped to have Mustafa Greene back by now, but that does not look like it’s going to happen.
Agreed
I’d like to see this team come out of the gate with more pep then they have in every game this year. Being down by 3 possessions forces Glennon to throw and allows defenses to pin ears back.
As for defense, the secondary is so bad, they consistently mark up no less than 10 yards off which is very frustrating to watch 10 yard slants. The front 4 get zero pressure, the line backers are below average and when they make tackles they ALWAYS allow the carrier to go forward.
Having said all of this, (and I should also put in that I HATE TOB, hated the hire, hate his demeanor, hate his whiny press confrences, his play calling, you name it) this is where TOB thrives. If you look at the last few seasons, he’s gotten great results off these extra days of prep. I expect the Pack to come out with some inspired play and really play much better on D. This team locked GT down after a Thursday night game last year. Much of that had to do with Nate Irving who’s gone, but…I think alot of it had to do with TOB’s ability to take adv of extra prep time
This game is a death trap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNxvYX7zih8
and TOB is the one at the control board
Paul Johnson: not giving a crap about what you have to say since 1987.
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