My Thoughts on the Kentucky Game, After Sleeping on it

#27
#27
NighthawkVol said:
Haven't done one of these in awhile. Here goes:

-Our defense is ass. I don't know how it got so bad so quickly. All season, I kept thinking it would come around, but it clearly will not. The tackling is pathetic. At this point I'd like to see more young guys play, and that's exactly what happened last night. You can tell Perlotte, Harmon, and Walton are guys who will be good. They may not be there yet, but hell, neither are some of the older guys we're playing.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Edwin Spillman was phenomenal. He needs to be the starter with Carter and not splitting time with Telander.

-I hope Colton Hood is healthy against OU because we need him. He kept coming in and out of the game, with Wright replacing him. Not sure what the issue was.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Boo Carter can sit. I'm tired of wasting time and resources into him. He won't be here in 2026, he's got a bad attitude, he quits on plays, and he's not a good football player right now. Replace him with Dylan Lewis and let Lewis get some experience. I'd expect Boo to quit if the coaches do that, which would be a good thing.

-Where was our pass rush? Kentucky doesn't have a great oline. But we got pressure, just couldn't bring Boley down. They'll have to finish against Mateer, another mobile QB.

-On a positive note, the self-inflicted stuff got cleaned up. 6 penalties, no drops, and a pretty clean game from an operational standpoint. Yes, I know this wasn't a true "road" environment in terms of noise, but we've been sloppy at home and away. The worst mental mistake was early, when Herring jumped offsides, eliminating a Spillman sack, but we wee pretty clean overall.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Man, Joey Aguilar can sling it. His deep ball accuracy is incredible. Ands that deep TD to Matthews surprised me. I thought he threw it too late, but he still had the arm to get it there.

-I think this is the best WR group in Heupel's tenure. Past groups featured guys who each had a "niche." These guys are all rounded. All 3 are deep threats. That's tough to defend because all 3 can run any route.

-I think my favorite play of the game was when Kentucky went for 2 (why?) and Perlotte obliterated Boley. It was actually funny because it was such a weird decision and we just shoved it down their throat.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-The score was really weird in that Kentucky has a pretty good defense and a bad offense. But we shredded their good defense and got shredded by their bad offense. I guess our own strengths/weaknesses dictated the game, not theirs.

-I hate how poorly we ran the ball, but UK played to stop the run and went man to man. So we killed them with the passing game. I guess it was just a matter of take what the defense gives, but I'd like to think we can run against anyone.

-Loved the Ethan Davis TD. We've missed him. Hopefully, a sign of things to come.

-The tackling is pathetic.
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Just curious, what are your thoughts on the tackling?
 
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#29
NighthawkVol said:
Haven't done one of these in awhile. Here goes:

-Our defense is ass. I don't know how it got so bad so quickly. All season, I kept thinking it would come around, but it clearly will not. The tackling is pathetic. At this point I'd like to see more young guys play, and that's exactly what happened last night. You can tell Perlotte, Harmon, and Walton are guys who will be good. They may not be there yet, but hell, neither are some of the older guys we're playing.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Edwin Spillman was phenomenal. He needs to be the starter with Carter and not splitting time with Telander.

-I hope Colton Hood is healthy against OU because we need him. He kept coming in and out of the game, with Wright replacing him. Not sure what the issue was.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Boo Carter can sit. I'm tired of wasting time and resources into him. He won't be here in 2026, he's got a bad attitude, he quits on plays, and he's not a good football player right now. Replace him with Dylan Lewis and let Lewis get some experience. I'd expect Boo to quit if the coaches do that, which would be a good thing.

-Where was our pass rush? Kentucky doesn't have a great oline. But we got pressure, just couldn't bring Boley down. They'll have to finish against Mateer, another mobile QB.

-On a positive note, the self-inflicted stuff got cleaned up. 6 penalties, no drops, and a pretty clean game from an operational standpoint. Yes, I know this wasn't a true "road" environment in terms of noise, but we've been sloppy at home and away. The worst mental mistake was early, when Herring jumped offsides, eliminating a Spillman sack, but we wee pretty clean overall.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-Man, Joey Aguilar can sling it. His deep ball accuracy is incredible. Ands that deep TD to Matthews surprised me. I thought he threw it too late, but he still had the arm to get it there.

-I think this is the best WR group in Heupel's tenure. Past groups featured guys who each had a "niche." These guys are all rounded. All 3 are deep threats. That's tough to defend because all 3 can run any route.

-I think my favorite play of the game was when Kentucky went for 2 (why?) and Perlotte obliterated Boley. It was actually funny because it was such a weird decision and we just shoved it down their throat.

-The tackling is pathetic.

-The score was really weird in that Kentucky has a pretty good defense and a bad offense. But we shredded their good defense and got shredded by their bad offense. I guess our own strengths/weaknesses dictated the game, not theirs.

-I hate how poorly we ran the ball, but UK played to stop the run and went man to man. So we killed them with the passing game. I guess it was just a matter of take what the defense gives, but I'd like to think we can run against anyone.

-Loved the Ethan Davis TD. We've missed him. Hopefully, a sign of things to come.

-The tackling is pathetic.
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“Our defense is ass”. Most accurate thing I’ve seen posted on here all season.
 
#31
#31
Stoerner Fumbles said:
My initial thoughts are: You might need a CPAP machine. You seem to need sleep before forming clear thoughts. This is thematic and I can’t keep blaming soft cranium.

Beyond that, your well-rested observations are all right on.

I heard an observation from a coach that seems to ring true after having watched the season so far: Boo doesn’t get it. I’m hesitant to attack his intelligence, but this coach said he’s an absurdly gifted athlete, but quite literally forgets things he learned the day before. He’ll run into an assignment from an entirely different set, and then scramble to recover. The sad reality is that we have great young talent and LB and they are catching on, but Safety is so thin we can’t get one solid group on the field. At LB, It’s hard to fault Telander. He plays with lots of heart. He just gets beat on anything that he can’t reach. The young guys are so much better. Have to play them. At Safety, we’re just screwed and everyone we play knows it.

Keep sleeping. It’s working!
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You should know that the “it” in the title of my post is your mom.

Otherwise, thanks.
 
#32
#32
CAVPUT said:
Do we tackle to the ground in practice or is it just thudding? Seems like there might be this paranoia about injuries? Might explain why this team is so soft and not willing to stick their facemask into a guys chest and wrap him up? Some of our defenders certainly look scared.
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I thought the same thing today. It worries me that I thought like you, even for a moment. Pray for me.
 
#33
#33
Speaking of tackling, what’s with trying to hit them with your shoulder and not wrapping up? Last year they wrapped up but this year they have reverted back to previous years were we couldn’t stop anybody. It’s frustrating. They are picking up big yards after contact again and again.
 
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