jstate83
September 11th, 2007, 09:26 AM
And so it starts.xnodx
Woody gotta start putting up numbers or else Comegy gonna have to ax his boy.
JSU FOOTBALL: What's wrong with the Tiger Offense? (http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/SPORTS030101/709110361/1073)
JSU Football: What's wrong with the Tigers' offense?
By David Brandt
[email protected]
After missing JSU's first game, Erik Haw rushed for 82 yards in Saturday's loss to Tennessee State.
It's high noon for Jackson State coach Rick Comegy, and the sharks are circling in the main dining room at Schimmel's - a downtown restaurant in Jackson.
The Monday afternoon ritual during football season consists of about 75 Jackson State fans. They buy an $11 ticket, eat some pasta covered in andouille sausage and shoot the breeze with friends.
But most importantly, they get the chance to step up to the microphone and ask Comegy a few questions about their beloved Tigers.
The lunch crowd is always a raucous, honest bunch, even when JSU has won a big game the previous weekend. So imagine their mood after a 16-13 loss to Tennessee State left the Tigers with an 0-2 record this season.
Nothing like an angry mob to go with your pasta.
"It's usually loud," said JSU fan Derrick Cannon said with a grin. "But I don't think it's ever been this crazy."
One by one, they step to the microphone. Some want to know why Tray Rutland - and not Jimmy Oliver - started at quarterback. Others wonder what offensive coordinator James Woody was thinking when he called a pass on 3rd-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Then there's the group that thinks running back Lavarius Giles isn't being used enough.
But when it comes down to it, all are asking a variation of the same two questions.
What in the world is wrong with this team?
And.....
What are you going to do to fix it ?
Woody gotta start putting up numbers or else Comegy gonna have to ax his boy.
JSU FOOTBALL: What's wrong with the Tiger Offense? (http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/SPORTS030101/709110361/1073)
JSU Football: What's wrong with the Tigers' offense?
By David Brandt
[email protected]
After missing JSU's first game, Erik Haw rushed for 82 yards in Saturday's loss to Tennessee State.
It's high noon for Jackson State coach Rick Comegy, and the sharks are circling in the main dining room at Schimmel's - a downtown restaurant in Jackson.
The Monday afternoon ritual during football season consists of about 75 Jackson State fans. They buy an $11 ticket, eat some pasta covered in andouille sausage and shoot the breeze with friends.
But most importantly, they get the chance to step up to the microphone and ask Comegy a few questions about their beloved Tigers.
The lunch crowd is always a raucous, honest bunch, even when JSU has won a big game the previous weekend. So imagine their mood after a 16-13 loss to Tennessee State left the Tigers with an 0-2 record this season.
Nothing like an angry mob to go with your pasta.
"It's usually loud," said JSU fan Derrick Cannon said with a grin. "But I don't think it's ever been this crazy."
One by one, they step to the microphone. Some want to know why Tray Rutland - and not Jimmy Oliver - started at quarterback. Others wonder what offensive coordinator James Woody was thinking when he called a pass on 3rd-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Then there's the group that thinks running back Lavarius Giles isn't being used enough.
But when it comes down to it, all are asking a variation of the same two questions.
What in the world is wrong with this team?
And.....
What are you going to do to fix it ?