Brass Cannon

It’s 3-2 because this team just doesn’t seem to have the killer instinct to just outplay an opponent for the whole game.

UCLA is all tied up with Washington. If they can hold onto the tie or get a win we will win the conference outright

Will 2 do? Or does it have to be one. Up 2-0.

Feel like there’s an implied statement that “And because SMU crapped the bed this is their last shot”

Remind them they have never won a natty. They were selected as Champions. They never won it on the field just the boardroom

I think he starts too. But barring Hoover having surgery I don’t think anybody will know till the 14th so USC has to prepare for both

A 60 yard fg was gutsy call. I actually wonder what advanced analytics say you should do as an offense in that situation. Wouldn’t be shocked to see analytics say go for it as the optimal decision

Yep. Plus it’s a more nuanced approach too. I keep seeing people say “I trust Cig”. As if somehow thinking he’s less than perfect means people don’t trust him. He plays the odds and is human. Which means sometimes he chooses wrong. One thing though I think a lot of us expected to see a transfer portal class once again being smaller than the year prior. I think we actually see a portal class bigger than last year. And I think that’s a sign that the coaches have assessed they missed on some guys.

That kick makes me think of the replacements. "You just hold the ball, Shane, and I'll kick the bloody piss out of it."

If Wilson can just hit the open guys without falling off we should be solid. In my wildest dreams I never expected us to have WRs open so consistently which is why it’s been so frustrating all year our QB missing them.

An understated aspect to our struggles because Hoover is so visible is special teams. Had we not missed the kick against OSU we would have needed a FG to win it instead of the 4th down pass to Marsh. These little things add up into a problem greater than the sum of their parts.

Agreed. I’m close to somebody in the Frye(Brownsburg QB) family and even in High School the amount of knowledge for these HS QBs is insane. But that being said even High School QBs have the basic expectation that if you have guys wide open and a clean pocket you have to consistently hit that throw

You don’t ever say that lol. But it definitely felt like it. But Charlie Becker said “No!!! not today Satan”

Or at least not be in our red zone when they do shank the punt

Didn’t claim that. But the fans were right