Ot: NC ST vs ND

[RedStickHusky]

Wolfpack defense pretty stout through the 1st. Currently suspended for weather.

 

[gopher2]

Kept ND out of the end zone in 1st QTR. Couldn't keep us out.

 

[Vuce]

Wolfpack is right in this game with a min left in the half. Other than the 1 long run for a TD, ND hasn’t done much vs the NC State defense

 

[Hoophound]

ND scored again but it was just due to some chaos and a lucky break. ND isn’t too much better than NC St and NC St isn’t too much better than us. We’ve come a long way under Mora. One area we seem to be lacking in is the super mature and older transfers. NC St has a couple guys that look 45.

 

[UConn Dan]

Close one with a quarter and a half to go.
ND 17 NC State 10

 

[DoctorWho85]

NC State playing close to ND makes UConn look even better.

 

[HCCForever]

Missed opportunity after fumble recovery by NC State

 

[storrsroars]

NC State playing close to ND makes UConn look even better.

Yes and no. Armstrong is not a good QB if you make him throw. And he can't run vs ND. To me, that underscores just how winnable our game vs NC St was, and makes me wonder how and why our schemes continued to allow Armstrong to run amok in 2nd half after he'd already torched us in 1st. Sure, many of y'all say "better athletes", but we have a few guys on D who are well-regarded nationally, yet seemed powerless to do anything to stop Armstrong.

 

[HCCForever]

Yes and no. Armstrong is not a good QB if you make him throw. And he can't run vs ND. To me, that underscores just how winnable our game vs NC St was, and makes me wonder how and why our schemes continued to allow Armstrong to run amok in 2nd half after he'd already torched us in 1st. Sure, many of y'all say "better athletes", but we have a few guys on D who are well-regarded nationally, yet seemed powerless to do anything to stop Armstrong.

To your point, another pick on Armstrong

 

[UConn Dan]

Oooff never mind

 

[storrsroars]

Armstrong really is an awful QB. Consistently late on his throws, no touch.

 

[mike012]

Officially we are an underdog to Georgia St. Nc State didn’t look that great again us last week. I figured ND by 17+ in this game.

 

[HCCForever]

This game shows UConn should have rushed more as well.

 

[Devland]

NC State D gives up a lot of long plays.

 

[storrsroars]

This game shows UConn should have rushed more as well.

And right up the gut, too, instead of constant sweeps.

 

[Nostical]

We blew that game. Win begin tonight!

 

[Hoophound]

As I watch this, it becomes obvious we should have played much more aggressively. No bend don’t break, run it up the gut and spy the QB. Approach was terrible.

 

[businesslawyer]

The thought that just because something worked for the athletes ND had it would have worked if we tried it does not follow as the night the day.

 

[LIUCHusky]

The thought that just because something worked for the athletes ND had it would have worked if we tried it does not follow as the night the day.

Sometimes you make too much sense.

 

[Hoophound]

The thought that just because something worked for the athletes ND had it would have worked if we tried it does not follow as the night the day.

Agreed, but Armstrong can’t throw and we did nothing to stop him from running. Aside from that, our runs up the middle worked, but we kept running outside and doing trick plays. Our OL is our best feature, trust it.

 

[storrsroars]

The thought that just because something worked for the athletes ND had it would have worked if we tried it does not follow as the night the day.

If @Hoophound, @HCCForever and myself had just come to that conclusion from watching the ND game, you'd have a point. But the three of us have been saying it all week, even in the chatroom.

I strongly believe in Mora and there's no doubt we've improved. But this "athletes" thing is tiresome. Yeah, they had a much better secondary than most teams we'll see (and ours), but we have the horses to win in the trenches, or at least be very competitive. Not my problem that running is boring. It's a strength and we should've used it more.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Agreed, but Armstrong can’t throw and we did nothing to stop him from running. Aside from that, our runs up the middle worked, but we kept running outside and doing trick plays. Our OL is our best feature, trust it.

It was an odd choice. Against a 3-man front it's what you do, run up the middle.

 

[mauconnfan]

NC state was a winnable game for the Huskies at home that’s what I saw. Need to beat Georgia State!!!!