GeauxColonels
September 27th, 2006, 10:40 PM
OK, now that I have recovered from my pool of despair and gotten back here on AGS....I decided I will share with you all the pictures I took during the Nicholls State / South Dakota State game.
Fist off, my take on the game:
SDSU just flat out pushed Nicholls State around. The Jackrabbits controlled both the offensive and defensive lines of scrimmage for the vast majority of the game. It truly was not as close as the score indicated. The worst part (at least for me) is that if we had anything that remotely resembled a passing game and a 2-minute offense, we MAY have been able to tie the game. :( :(
SDSU came out from the beginning and marched right down the field on the opening drive then held the Colonels to 3 & out to get the ball right back and was up by 14 at the end of the 1st quarter. We were able to cut it to 14-3 during the 2nd quarter before the Bunnies reasserted control before the half.
I still had some hope at the start of the the 2nd half that we could jump back in to the game but we couldn't do anything with the ball. They even held us on 3rd- and 4th-down and goal on the 1 taking all the wind out of our sails.
The 4th quarter, it seemed as though the Colonel offense decided to show up, FINALLY. But it was too little too late. To make matters worse, we were out of time-outs and couldn't stop SDSU on 3rd-down in the final 4 minutes of the game. There was a GREAT play call on SDSU's part with a 3rd and short situation. The ENTIRE Nicholls State defense (save the DB covering the 1 WR) keyed in on the play-fake up the middle and the QB ran a bootleg to pick up close to 20 yards. We did have a chance at the end to go down and tie it....but we're not used to moving the ball quickly through passing and it resulted in WAY too much confusion on our side.
OVERALL:
Impressive performance by South Dakota State...all you Jackrabbit fans should be extremely proud of the physical play of your team this weekend. It definitely will not be the last win of your season. Additionally, the coaches came in very well prepared and did everything right to win this game.
On the flip side, we were pushed around, out-coached and flat out out-played. Hopefully this game will be a wake-up call for everyone down in Thibodaux.
Congrats on a GREAT game Jackrabbits. You earned the win!
Fist off, my take on the game:
SDSU just flat out pushed Nicholls State around. The Jackrabbits controlled both the offensive and defensive lines of scrimmage for the vast majority of the game. It truly was not as close as the score indicated. The worst part (at least for me) is that if we had anything that remotely resembled a passing game and a 2-minute offense, we MAY have been able to tie the game. :( :(
SDSU came out from the beginning and marched right down the field on the opening drive then held the Colonels to 3 & out to get the ball right back and was up by 14 at the end of the 1st quarter. We were able to cut it to 14-3 during the 2nd quarter before the Bunnies reasserted control before the half.
I still had some hope at the start of the the 2nd half that we could jump back in to the game but we couldn't do anything with the ball. They even held us on 3rd- and 4th-down and goal on the 1 taking all the wind out of our sails.
The 4th quarter, it seemed as though the Colonel offense decided to show up, FINALLY. But it was too little too late. To make matters worse, we were out of time-outs and couldn't stop SDSU on 3rd-down in the final 4 minutes of the game. There was a GREAT play call on SDSU's part with a 3rd and short situation. The ENTIRE Nicholls State defense (save the DB covering the 1 WR) keyed in on the play-fake up the middle and the QB ran a bootleg to pick up close to 20 yards. We did have a chance at the end to go down and tie it....but we're not used to moving the ball quickly through passing and it resulted in WAY too much confusion on our side.
OVERALL:
Impressive performance by South Dakota State...all you Jackrabbit fans should be extremely proud of the physical play of your team this weekend. It definitely will not be the last win of your season. Additionally, the coaches came in very well prepared and did everything right to win this game.
On the flip side, we were pushed around, out-coached and flat out out-played. Hopefully this game will be a wake-up call for everyone down in Thibodaux.
Congrats on a GREAT game Jackrabbits. You earned the win!