Did some of you negative Nancies actually watch the game? We ran the ball well until we got behind. Then we had to pass to catch up. Gary didn't want to play Max for health reasons, but had to put him in for the second half. Max lit them up and we had an excellent chance to win until Taye had the crazy interception. What lost the game was our run defense and bad snaps from center. First game crap that will get corrected. Look how bad ISU was in their first game.
Our offense is light years better than last year. Max is better. Mainly our receivers are catching the ball. Kill and DM are just getting started. Fix the run defense and this is a real good team.
"We ran the ball well until we got behind. Then we had to pass to catch up"
the actual game play by play doesn't completely agree with this idea. during the frogs first offensive series of the second quarter the score was still 0-0 when they had this string of plays:
1st and 10 at the tcu 22 demarcado runs for 1 yard up the middle
2nd and 9 at the tcu 23 downing connects with taye barber for a 15 yard pass
1st and 10 at the tcu 38 downing to barlow is incomplete
2nd and 10 at the tcu 38 downing's pass again is incomplete
3rd and 10 at the tcu 38 and once again downing's pass is incomplete
then the cyclones break the 76 yard run so tcu is down ONE SCORE so do they go away from the run?
the next offensive series the frogs were somewhat balanced and got a score, isu kicked the field goal after the long pass play, and then we get the fateful series before halftime
less than 90 seconds to go, deep in their territory, the offensive line struggling to protect, and an inexperienced quarterback after a 4-yard run the frogs go 5-wide and we get the strip sack that sets up the cyclones at the tcu 17 .
the offense did some good things and there is big potential, but there were two questionable offensive series between the frogs first series of the second quarter with the 4 straight passes when they had been running the ball successfully and then the series with less than two minutes to go when they didn't provide the tackle any help after the frogs had struggled the entire half