Vance, the silly talk is coach speak, I guess.. lol. We were saying during the FSU game that Micky Andrews looks like if he spoke, he would sound something like the subject lines of this post and Brent's last post. He looks like an old swamp, bayou guy.. lol.
I'm not going to give much of a Carolina report. Just a couple of notes. The defense struggled against the option.. Luckily, we won't face another offensive scheme like that this season. It would be different if we played an option team every season and knew more about what they were going to do. The D had trouble tackling in the first half (looked a lot like FSU) but began to pick it up as the game went on. I look for this game to be a wake up call or that's what I'm hoping for. A little eye opener. They know that they are playing a much tougher opponent this week and I think they will play much better. They are good enough physically but they have to be there mentally if they want to hang with UGA. I look for a better showing on defense this week. Hopefully good enough to shock.
The offense on the other hand was a pleasant surprise. The QB's threw for 21-29 and 238 yds. Mike Davis ran for 94 yds on 15 carries. Chris Culliver had a 11 yd gain on a reverse the only time he touched the ball the whole game. He's quick but also looked tougher than I thought he would be. O-line did OK but will have to pick it up against a team like UGA. They will have to step it up but I think they will be fine. The most impressive position was TE believe it or not! This position combined for 102 of our 433 total yds on a combined # of 6 catches. Everyone was wondering who the 2nd guy behind McKinley would be this season, well I think it will be whoever is playing at TE at the time. We have 3 outstanding TEs. Speaking of Kenny, he did really well with the exception of not bringing in one overthrown pass. He could have caught it, I think. Overall he finished up with 6 catches for 44 yds and one TD. Keep in mind that he was one of 8 other players to catch at least one pass. Smelley and Beecher did a pretty good job of finding the open man. If Blake starts Saturday and struggles I will feel confident in Beecher to back him up. Smelley will be out with a shoulder injury. Not to serious but enough to hold him out this week.
Overall, it was a win but nothing to be to excited about. One Gamecock fan did bring up a really good point on the message board. The last time we played LA Lafayette we beat them by only one TD. The next week we played #15 Virginia and romped them by a score of 30 something to 7. I'm still cautiously optimistic about Saturday.
I'm not going to give much of a Carolina report. Just a couple of notes. The defense struggled against the option.. Luckily, we won't face another offensive scheme like that this season. It would be different if we played an option team every season and knew more about what they were going to do. The D had trouble tackling in the first half (looked a lot like FSU) but began to pick it up as the game went on. I look for this game to be a wake up call or that's what I'm hoping for. A little eye opener. They know that they are playing a much tougher opponent this week and I think they will play much better. They are good enough physically but they have to be there mentally if they want to hang with UGA. I look for a better showing on defense this week. Hopefully good enough to shock.
The offense on the other hand was a pleasant surprise. The QB's threw for 21-29 and 238 yds. Mike Davis ran for 94 yds on 15 carries. Chris Culliver had a 11 yd gain on a reverse the only time he touched the ball the whole game. He's quick but also looked tougher than I thought he would be. O-line did OK but will have to pick it up against a team like UGA. They will have to step it up but I think they will be fine. The most impressive position was TE believe it or not! This position combined for 102 of our 433 total yds on a combined # of 6 catches. Everyone was wondering who the 2nd guy behind McKinley would be this season, well I think it will be whoever is playing at TE at the time. We have 3 outstanding TEs. Speaking of Kenny, he did really well with the exception of not bringing in one overthrown pass. He could have caught it, I think. Overall he finished up with 6 catches for 44 yds and one TD. Keep in mind that he was one of 8 other players to catch at least one pass. Smelley and Beecher did a pretty good job of finding the open man. If Blake starts Saturday and struggles I will feel confident in Beecher to back him up. Smelley will be out with a shoulder injury. Not to serious but enough to hold him out this week.
Overall, it was a win but nothing to be to excited about. One Gamecock fan did bring up a really good point on the message board. The last time we played LA Lafayette we beat them by only one TD. The next week we played #15 Virginia and romped them by a score of 30 something to 7. I'm still cautiously optimistic about Saturday.
