DocHolliday
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A horrendous game all the way around, including the injury to Brett Smith.
I don't wanna hear about officials and suspect calls or anything...except that Toledo handed us our collective asses today and deserved to win that football game.
The Pokes had no answer for Toledo's quarterback Terrance Davis, who was the best player on the field today, they were horrible on 3rd down conversions, had almost no pass rush, allowed 500+ yards of offense -- including 200 on the ground.
Before Brett was injured he continued for the 2nd week in a row to turn the ball over, the 2nd interception was telegraphed right into the arms of the linebacker who picked it...there is no balance to the offense right now...the Pokes running game scares nobody.
I opined last week that the team was too smug after the game against Texas, that when you allow almost 300 yards on the ground, when you fail to wrap up and tackle, and when you fail to get off the field on 3rd downs...to comment afterward that you felt you did well on defense, this is what annoyed me.
Thus far Tormey's defense is really no different than what they ran out there with Marty English - in fact through 2 games you could argue it might be a little bit worse overall.
A no excuses and totally disgusting loss with no silver linings to speak of at all.
A GREAT and very VOCAL crowd for the home opener, disappointed by a team that might have spent too much time reading their press clippings about how they might threaten to win the MWC.
I don't wanna hear about officials and suspect calls or anything...except that Toledo handed us our collective asses today and deserved to win that football game.
The Pokes had no answer for Toledo's quarterback Terrance Davis, who was the best player on the field today, they were horrible on 3rd down conversions, had almost no pass rush, allowed 500+ yards of offense -- including 200 on the ground.
Before Brett was injured he continued for the 2nd week in a row to turn the ball over, the 2nd interception was telegraphed right into the arms of the linebacker who picked it...there is no balance to the offense right now...the Pokes running game scares nobody.
I opined last week that the team was too smug after the game against Texas, that when you allow almost 300 yards on the ground, when you fail to wrap up and tackle, and when you fail to get off the field on 3rd downs...to comment afterward that you felt you did well on defense, this is what annoyed me.
Thus far Tormey's defense is really no different than what they ran out there with Marty English - in fact through 2 games you could argue it might be a little bit worse overall.
A no excuses and totally disgusting loss with no silver linings to speak of at all.
A GREAT and very VOCAL crowd for the home opener, disappointed by a team that might have spent too much time reading their press clippings about how they might threaten to win the MWC.