TXHoosierDaddy

Did you watch the 3rd quarter? No it wasnt....

If only we could have Sudfeld with this group!! He had a great offense too but they defense always failed. This defense isnt great but its much improved from those days. I hope they start playing Penix more soon .

Agree. He actually made some great throws in the first half but he's been a dud this half. He is incapable of putting any zip on the ball over about 10 yards. Has nice touch but now he's just under throwing guys off his back foot. Every receiver has had to try to come back to the ball. Can't have it.

Instead its a TD.

Wow that pick would have been huge.

Also, why not hand the ball off once those last two series? I have been critical of the playcalling and not airing it out enough but Ramsey got banged up earlier and now is just lofting balls that are underthrown. Stevie Scott has 8 carries for 66 yards. Have to at least give him a carry or two on those series.

True. Sad thing is if we play like this we definitely beat MSU and blow out Rutgers.

We could be winning this if we would just capitalize on opportunities.

We have playmakers but our playcalling and QB both have been very questionable those last two series.

We really could be winning this. Have to capitalize on those last two opportunties the defense created. Instead we have done nothing.

Wow twice in a row we have had opportunities on offense. Completely abondoned the run. Ramsey may be a little banged up but now he is just lofting the ball and constantly underthrowing guys.

Nice pickup for Buzz Williams!

This is the same thing as last year. I really think our defense can be good enough to get us 8-9 wins but our offense will just be way too inconsistent for that to happen. We could use an upgrade at QB and offensive coordinator. The OL is okay. Wide receivers are above average. Not sure we have a TE anymore. The RB game consists of ground and pound up the middle. Works against non-con opponents but in the BIG it won't. I hope Allen makes a change at OC in the off-season if what I saw last night continues.

I would add that the offense looked inept for most of the game. Zero semblance of a running game. Our running back is an up the middle guy but wish we had tried off tackle a little more. The up the middle run was stufed all night. Wish we had taken a few more shots downfield. It was wide open the few times we tried it in the first half. Ramsey overshot which was actually encouraging. I'm just not a fan of Debord as we abandoned opening up the field or trying to until we were scrambling the last half of the 4Q. Btw we had no issue passing on them when we opened things up. Cleary MSU was better against the run.

Wow...how do you let that happen

This is a very important game for our bowl hopes. Before the season, I thought this would be reallly tough. I have watched MSU and come away fairly unimpressed given the expectations that came with them. In other words, it's going to be very winnable. That coupled with the fact that we get arguably one of the worst two teams in the conference next week (Rutgers), who lost against another miserable team Kansas by a lot and we could be starting off 5-0. That would be incredibly exciting and the level of optimism about the program and outlook on the season would soar.

He was dressed but I don't think he played a lot. Punishment for something? Who knows....He and Westbrook are clearly our best receivers.

One of the biggest out of state gets by this new staff if not the biggest! We could have a really nice secondary for years to come with this guy and Larry Tracy (both 2019 commits).

Especially Xavier since they landed Crawford as a transfer. Ohio didn't do too bad either. Bassett was a nice pickup as a transfer as well.

Encouraging. This is something we have to be able to do to be successful because our QB's just aren't going to go out and sling the ball all over the field. Has to be a well balanced attack. The real test for our running game starts 9/22 against Mich St. A team we have a better chance of beating than I originally thought after watching them struggle against Utah St. and lose to AZ St.

From what limited game film I have watched, he is a patient runner and does a great job following his lineman. Reminds me a little of Leveon Bell's running style without the explosiveness/additional athleticism Bell packs. I will say we can't afford to lose him. Think the depth behind him is basically depleted now with Ellison/Gest out of the picture.

Liddell didn't commit after the OSU visit last week which could mean nothing...however, he is going to Mizzou this weekend with another STL recruit, Mario Mckinney. Mizzou trying to seal the package deal. We'll see.

They will be very good at guard with Carton and the FSU transfer next year. Guess Newman can still slot in there since he is more of SG. I just don't see Newman coming here if we get Franklin based on our priorities for 2019.

If Franklin picks IU, I would think Purdue would slide into drivers seat for Newman right? IU would try to cement Brooks and TJD with the last two schollies and I would think would also chase Ramsey and Stewart assuming there is a transfer (very possible given the year in and year out landscape of college bball).

But Dawkins was a better runner. I probably put too much excitement into his stats at AZ. I think a lot of people did without seeing him play. That and the fact that Debord seems to like having a dual threat QB at the helm. I'll be very interested to see how Ramsey looks on Saturday.