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Post by King_Gamecock on Dec 13, 2021 3:05:17 GMT -6
I know that interest is low because we didn't make it in and we will never again participate in them, but there have been some interesting games.
SHSU got skull-dragged by Montana State... at least on the scoreboard. If you just looked at the team stats you would think it would have been closer. SHSU out-gained them 433 to 359 total yards, but ran for under 100 and had 3 interceptions, two of which led to TD's on a short field. It really shows the importance of being able to run the ball and not living by the dink and dunk. SHSU threw 40 passes compared to just 12 for the bobcats. Stop the run and run the ball.. it still works, but some coaches get so enamored by spread offenses and throwing it all over the place that they lose sight of what wins. RR is going to bring his spread to JSU, but as has been noted he runs the heck out of the ball.
Interesting comment from a friend of mine who is a big football fan but not a JSU fan. His exact words "Rich Rod was a home-run hire for JSU." I think he is right and can't wait for 2022 fall season to get here. We may only be playing for pride next season, but I can't wait to see what changes are made.
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Post by pubdaze on Dec 13, 2021 7:26:05 GMT -6
I watched several of the games and you nailed it on the run comment. JMU, Montana St and of course the Bizon all had effective run games. Nothing fancy from what I could tell, just straight ahead power football. Move the chains, well balanced plans, rinse and repeat. Can't wait for RR to get our run game cranked up.
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Post by gemofthehills on Dec 13, 2021 9:25:56 GMT -6
I watched several of the games and you nailed it on the run comment. JMU, Montana St and of course the Bizon all had effective run games. Nothing fancy from what I could tell, just straight ahead power football. Move the chains, well balanced plans, rinse and repeat. Can't wait for RR to get our run game cranked up. Wins at all levels. i have a hard time understanding why coaches whos teams run the ball effectively will quit the run during a game to throw it or run outside the box? Go watch the Cedartown v Carver game, C town with Juice ran straight ahead but the coach decided to expand the offense and lost. Their last offensive play call will forever be a mystery to me. Why not give it to your 270# back, with a 230#er to push, straight up the middle for your 6 inches and probably play for a state title?
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Post by pubdaze on Dec 13, 2021 9:57:54 GMT -6
Million $ question - "i have a hard time understanding why coaches whos teams run the ball effectively will quit the run during a game to throw it or run outside the box?"
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Post by Whup Em All on Dec 13, 2021 10:54:14 GMT -6
Million $ question - "i have a hard time understanding why coaches whos teams run the ball effectively will quit the run during a game to throw it or run outside the box?" For real. I've seen it multiple times this season, at both the high school and college level. A team runs behind their No. 1 back all the way down the field. Four yards here. Six yards there. Punishing, punishing, punishing. Finally, they're facing 1st and goal from the 8 yard line. Pass to the right corner, incomplete. 2nd and goal from the 8. QBH on another pass attempt. Throws ball away. 3rd and goal from the 8. Pass up the middle into traffic, batted away. 4th and goal from the 8. Kicks field goal. Everybody high fives. Why???
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Post by leeroy on Dec 13, 2021 11:34:24 GMT -6
Pretty soon, the FCS playoffs will become the Dakotas/Montana invitational.
JMU/SHSU leaving hurts FCS.
They've got to get some other teams rolling before it becomes too regional.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Dec 13, 2021 21:06:59 GMT -6
Pretty soon, the FCS playoffs will become the Dakotas/Montana invitational. JMU/SHSU leaving hurts FCS. They've got to get some other teams rolling before it becomes too regional. It’s a side effect of no FBS university in either state. Playing for NDSU is more prestigious than Minnesota. In Alabama there are 4 FBS programs plus a zillion more within a 3 hour drive that will visit and scoop up a top player from a 1A school in the sticks. A quality player from a tiny school in Buzzardpucky North Dakota will go unnoticed because nobody wants to drive 5 hours from the nearest airport to recruit one player. Kids in SEC country grow up wanting to play for SEC schools. Kids in Toadfart Montana may be PAC-12 fans… but not necessarily… and it’s kinda the same thing as NDSU. Isolation helps the in state FCS teams recruit. I think we will have some advantages over other small FBS schools in the Deep South. Jacksonville has quietly grown from being a commuter college community into more of a University town that is pretty nice. Sure it isn’t perfect but comparing it now to what it was when I was there 30 years ago is night and day. Our university is really nice looking and our facilities are on the way to being competitive with anyone short of top P5 programs. We needed a top notch coach and we got that… he could potentially build Jax State into a G5 power like USM used to be in the Bower era.
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Post by Cleburneslim on Dec 13, 2021 21:31:45 GMT -6
Let’s do that.
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Post by Cleburneslim on Dec 13, 2021 21:31:50 GMT -6
Let’s do that.
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Post by JSUSoutherner on Dec 13, 2021 21:33:41 GMT -6
Jacksonville has quietly grown from being a commuter college community into more of a University town that is pretty nice. The main thing holding Jax State back, is Jacksonville.
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Post by Cleburneslim on Dec 13, 2021 22:21:19 GMT -6
At the same time it’s location is what sets it apart. I’ve seen quite a few campuses and very few are as quaint or community based as Jax St. a campus that is not spread out over miles across town with fast food joints and auto zones jammed in the midst of the campus is hard to come by. In my opinion UAB, TTown and auburn have terrible campuses. Spread out with liquor stores convince stores and all other sorts of business separating academic buildings. Be glad you don’t have to say brewer hall is between the bank and the quick rip across the street from the title pawn.
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Post by gemofthehills on Dec 14, 2021 7:05:16 GMT -6
Jacksonville has quietly grown from being a commuter college community into more of a University town that is pretty nice. The main thing holding Jax State back, is Jacksonville. The city not the University. University and students do not advocate enough for their needs. The city will listen to the few complainers which show up at the council meeting rather than doing what is needed.
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Post by Dixon Hall on Dec 14, 2021 16:17:09 GMT -6
Just a thought, but what if JSU had a non-voting delegate on the city council and the mayor’s office had a non-voting delegate to the JSU board? Seems a good way to ensure cooperation and coordination.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Dec 14, 2021 19:00:00 GMT -6
I wasn’t referring to the politics, only the aesthetic.
Jacksonville in 1991 was much less appealing than it is today.
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Post by JSUSoutherner on Dec 14, 2021 19:22:13 GMT -6
I wasn’t referring to the politics, only the aesthetic. Jacksonville in 1991 was much less appealing than it is today. If Jacksonville put powerlines along 21 underground and we got something in that old strip mall (and renovated it) next to Jacks the town would immediately improve a lot.
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