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Game Week - CSU

Giving CSU momentum going into half or with multiple turnovers will be where this game goes south for CU. Avoid that and I think CU will be fine.
 
sackman said:
If I was the CSU coach, I'd make Montez beat me. Load the box and keep Lindsay from taking over the game. They can't play us straight up. We have too much strength, size and depth for them to even try it. They have to overload one part of the field and hope we make mistakes in the other. Montez needs to be the man on Friday.
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I'm not sure there's a chance that Lindsay takes over the game. If I was CSU I'd try and defend the pass first. I do think that the margin for CSU success is pretty narrow.
 
Just got one of them pang thangs. Ya know, that nervous pang in the pit of yer stomach? I just got one while thinking about the game.
 
Normally, maybe one or two people come somewhat close to predicting how a game will go. Everyone else is way off. Games are kind of a model of chaos theory.
 
CSU took away the OSU running game in the 2nd half and put it on the OSU QB to beat them. He couldn't. I suspect they will do the same with Montez. The CU running game is more two-dimensional though in that the QB has to be accounted for as well. I expect we will score points.
 
buffaholic said:
CSU took away the OSU running game in the 2nd half and put it on the OSU QB to beat them. He couldn't. I suspect they will do the same with Montez. The CU running game is more two-dimensional though in that the QB has to be accounted for as well. I expect we will score points.
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I also wonder if Nall got a little dinged up. OSU started to put Tyner and that other kid in during the second half. Then, once they got behind by a lot, they had to sling it in order to play catch up.
 
buffaholic said:
CSU took away the OSU running game in the 2nd half and put it on the OSU QB to beat them. He couldn't. I suspect they will do the same with Montez. The CU running game is more two-dimensional though in that the QB has to be accounted for as well. I expect we will score points.
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CSU didn't take away the OSU running game as much as OSU abandoned it because of the big deficit caused by their turnovers. Nall had all of 6 carries in the 2nd half.
 
skibum said:
I tend to agree with this sentiment, but I'd look at net turnovers.

If we're 0 or +, we win.
If we're -1, I still think we win, but it's gonna be close.
If we're -2, I do not like our chances at all.
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Correct. I would expect both offenses to have a lot of possessions. Two turnovers on offense should not make or break the team.
 
Stopping the run is always priority #1. IMHO situation depends on the real state of our dline and LBs. If our dline is ineffective and/or our LBs are swimming then I worry that Fo and Moeller will be making all the tackles. The lambs interior oline looked good and Dawkins has been a nightmare for us in the past. If that is our situation we aren't going to fix it during the game; well need some lucky turnovers and the kind of shoot out that forces Stevens to favor the pass.

I'd bet our dline and LBs are between ineffective and great. We will get some stops and Bobo will get his play calls in balance. Keep Stevens off balance.
 
SerenityBuff said:
CSU didn't take away the OSU running game as much as OSU abandoned it because of the big deficit caused by their turnovers. Nall had all of 6 carries in the 2nd half.
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This is correct.

Even before the deficit got big OSU had gone away from the running game even though it was working for them. Almost as if they thought they had to prove they could move the ball in the air. If they had a QB that day who could hit multiple open receivers downfield they would have but he flat missed a number of plays that would have been major gains if not scores.

CU has a more diverse running attack than OSU being able to attack both the middle and the edges. CSU has good defenders for a MWC level team but if we get backs to the second level any play can go the distance.

We also have a clear advantage with our WRs vs their DBs. Force them to respect the run and we end up with open receivers downfield. Unlike OSUs QB Montez is much more likely to hit them.
 
MtnBuff said:
This is correct.

Even before the deficit got big OSU had gone away from the running game even though it was working for them. Almost as if they thought they had to prove they could move the ball in the air. If they had a QB that day who could hit multiple open receivers downfield they would have but he flat missed a number of plays that would have been major gains if not scores.

CU has a more diverse running attack than OSU being able to attack both the middle and the edges. CSU has good defenders for a MWC level team but if we get backs to the second level any play can go the distance.

We also have a clear advantage with our WRs vs their DBs. Force them to respect the run and we end up with open receivers downfield. Unlike OSUs QB Montez is much more likely to hit them.
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I thought Luton looked good for a new QB. Anderson said as much too. The TOs were mostly the fault of his receivers. One dude fell on his route and the other guy did something dumb that I forget. Only Luton mistake was that he tried to make a throw while getting sacked that was an INT. Bobo also made some comments to the affect that his secondary really got gifted. There was lots of opportunity to make big plays through the air. It was killing Anderson cause he saw all kinds of weakness in the CSU secondary and bad execution kept him from exploiting it. He must feel like a high school coach feels all the time.
 
8Jah said:
I thought Luton looked good for a new QB. Anderson said as much too. The TOs were mostly the fault of his receivers. One dude fell on his route and the other guy did something dumb that I forget. Only Luton mistake was that he tried to make a throw while getting sacked that was an INT. Bobo also made some comments to the affect that his secondary really got gifted. There was lots of opportunity to make big plays through the air. It was killing Anderson cause he saw all kinds of weakness in the CSU secondary and bad execution kept him from exploiting it. He must feel like a high school coach feels all the time.
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The pick six was definitely his fault. He threw it way behind him and if he didn't that guy had no one in front of him for a first down.
 
TSchekler said:
True Freshman Isaiah Hodgins is starting for them. Not saying he isn't good, because we were after him too, but if he's starting as a Frosh, you have a problem at WR
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I completely forgot about him. Looks like he had one catch for 11 yards. Didn't even notice
 
Just want us to be on a mission, and follow Phil's mentality a little more than Montez's, for this first game. If we completely dominate them on both sides of the ball, and then beat the Huskies three games later, Montez can say almost whatever he wants, imho. Just don't want him to eat his words after first game, since he is a special player and want him to do really well for himself and us.
 
BTW, in terms of team-first mentality, I put Laguda right up there with Phil. I sense that in small, unnoticed ways Laguda is a stalwart back there. Guy can lay the wood to receivers too; I really like Fo.
 
buffaholic said:
CSU took away the OSU running game in the 2nd half and put it on the OSU QB to beat them. He couldn't. I suspect they will do the same with Montez. The CU running game is more two-dimensional though in that the QB has to be accounted for as well. I expect we will score points.
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agree completely and also think csu was able to complete passes against osu that they will find more difficult against CU.
 
I'm a pretty confident mo-fo, but compared to some of you guys, let's just say I hope you are right.

I hate working downtown. But I am working downtown Friday just to make it easier to hit this game early - let's **** this place!
 
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