Akron

Ok I know there isn't a person on this board worried about the game tomorrow. That said, name 5 things you'd like to see from the team tomorrow.


here are mine in no particular order...

1. Shane and the other QBs getting snaps and lots of them. I'm not saying pull DG after the first Q but there is no reason to leave him in if we're up comfortably no matter what quarter it is.

2. Green, Smith, Hayes, Rawls.

3. I would like to see a few blitz packages by the D. I think they did a good job holding their own against the ND O line but like a lot of us commented there just wasn't as much pressure as we would like to have seen. let's dial it up tomorrow.

4. Let's get some O line rotation. We get it... Lewan and Schofield are bookend all B1G. I know the interior needs time to "gel" and this would be a good game for that but lets rotate in some new meat. What if Miller goes down early in the season. Tomorrow would be a good game to get Kugler some snaps.

5. Throw the deep ball. I want to see them fine tune that before we get into the B1G schedule. No Darboh hurts us. let's get some practice with Chesson going deep.

Hoke has the boys progressing well. I don't see any reason we shouldn't be hitting our stride and peaking right when we need to at the end of the season. Akron is just one step in that process.

Don't forget about @Uconn......

2ndComingOfBo wrote:

Don't forget about @Uconn......

UConn is probably the easiest OOC game on our schedule.

sandyeggo_blue wrote:

Ok I know there isn't a person on this board worried about the game tomorrow. That said, name 5 things you'd like to see from the team tomorrow.


here are mine in no particular order...

1. Shane and the other QBs getting snaps and lots of them. I'm not saying pull DG after the first Q but there is no reason to leave him in if we're up comfortably no matter what quarter it is.

2. Green, Smith, Hayes, Rawls.

3. I would like to see a few blitz packages by the D. I think they did a good job holding their own against the ND O line but like a lot of us commented there just wasn't as much pressure as we would like to have seen. let's dial it up tomorrow.

4. Let's get some O line rotation. We get it... Lewan and Schofield are bookend all B1G. I know the interior needs time to "gel" and this would be a good game for that but lets rotate in some new meat. What if Miller goes down early in the season. Tomorrow would be a good game to get Kugler some snaps.

5. Throw the deep ball. I want to see them fine tune that before we get into the B1G schedule. No Darboh hurts us. let's get some practice with Chesson going deep.

Hoke has the boys progressing well. I don't see any reason we shouldn't be hitting our stride and peaking right when we need to at the end of the season. Akron is just one step in that process.

Kugler won't get snaps, I think he is definitely going to redshirt and be in line to be the starter next season.

hailtoyourvictor wrote:

2ndComingOfBo wrote:

Don't forget about @Uconn......

UConn is probably the easiest OOC game on our schedule.

Pretty close (with today's), I'd say. Both amount to little more than controlled scrimmages.

Though I was more shocked by UConn getting stomped by Towson State (A 30-second stop on my MARC train route!)
than by Akron's lack of a resume the past 2 seasons.

1. No Injuries.
2. No injuries.
3. No injuries.
4. No injuries.
5. Lots of Morris, Green, Funchess & Butt.

I want to see the O-line blow some holes wide open. Even if they do it won't prove they've arrived, but if they don't against this level (because they really didn't against CMU for the most part) then cause for concern mounts.

It also looks like Jake Butt has a chance to surpass Funchess at tight end based upon Funchess's dreadful blocking so far.

'shoes

fishgoblue22 wrote:

... Kugler won't get snaps, I think he is definitely going to redshirt and be in line to be the starter next season.

you know Fish I've been feeling like that would be the best move also but that would mean they would have to either slide Glasgow over to C or put in Burzynski and I've read that Kugler has proven as good if not better than both in practice so I just wonder if they would burn his redshirt if something were to happen to Miller. I hope we never have to answer that question this year.

By the way, I haven't even payed attention at all in the first two games but has anyone other than Miller snapped the ball to a QB? If so that might be our answer but like I said, I wasn't paying attention. Someone please educate me if so.

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By the way, I haven't even payed attention at all in the first two games but has anyone other than Miller snapped the ball to a QB? If so that might be our answer but like I said, I wasn't paying attention. Someone please educate me if so.

I thought Burzynski got some PT against CMU.