TV: 12/30/09

by Gulfport Nole on Dec 30, 2009 12:34 PM EST

this is just a friendly reminder for my fellow TN readers.....the Under Armour All-American’s practice is on ESPNU today from 3pm until 6pm. This will be a chance to check out some of our recruits (including Lamarcus Joyner, and Jeff Luc) and prospects (Christian Jones, Kenny Shaw, Corey Lemonier). Also, Arizona is playing Nebraska in their bowl game tonight @ 8pm on ESPN. I personally am looking forward to observing Mark Stoops' defense in that one.

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will be hard to judge his defense in this game

since Nebraska has no offense. If they score at all we should be worried…LOL

Just Kidding guys.

by jasonole59 on Dec 30, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions

I'll just be looking at the basics.

What do their D Ends do when they’re left unblocked on the outside? Contain? Crash?
What do the guys on the backside do? Drift out of position or stay disciplined and wait for the reverse?
Do they tackle well? Do they take proper angles?
What type of blitz packages do they run?
What type of coverage do they use in the secondary?
What type of sideline demeanor does Stoops have?
Do they give up the big play?

I’m sure I could go on and on. I’ll be looking for the same stuff when ECU plays Arkansas on the 2nd.

by tricknole on Dec 30, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions

All that

Is what I am going to be looking at also.

by Marmaduke1 on Dec 30, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions

So far this ESPNU coverage has been a bust

Are they gonna show actual practice or just quick player profiles?

by tdchrisdavis on Dec 30, 2009 3:14 PM EST reply actions

LJ just abused a WR on a quick route

Might have been a little too physical but man he is tough.

by tdchrisdavis on Dec 30, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions

Arizona defense looks terrible

One observation I’ve made is that they really like to keep their base front 7 in the game, even with 4 WR.

by tdchrisdavis on Dec 30, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions

Overpowered & oversized

Plus their offense has done squat, which hurts b/c AZ doesn’t play many in the depth chart.

by NoleLaw on Dec 30, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, what gives?

I’ve seen some good plays, and some good pass rush, but run stop has been shaky…
120+ in the 1st half? No good…

by nbj08 on Dec 30, 2009 9:36 PM EST reply actions

wildcat burned them

by tdchrisdavis on Dec 30, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions

368 yards on 64 plays

Less than 6 yards per play and if you consider how long that D was on the field, I’d take that. There were definitely issues, however. I’m not saying it was a well played game by AZ’s defense.

by nolefansam on Dec 30, 2009 11:11 PM EST reply actions

stats through roughly 3 quarters

I didn’t want to consider garbage time.

by nolefansam on Dec 30, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

Nebraska offense played the game of their lives...

by FSUjab on Dec 30, 2009 11:38 PM EST reply actions

Stoops did not care

Would you want to help your old “company” get better when you know you are going to a “competitor”? I know I would not put my best effot into it. He, like everyone, has his mind on Urban Meyer’s health (sarcastic).

by pollynole on Dec 31, 2009 12:33 AM EST up reply actions

I don't buy it.

If I’m playing a game and know I’m going to be switching teams after the game is done, I still do my best to win the game I’m playing. Maybe he was distracted by moving, finding a place to live & what not, but I don’t think he said F*** it, I’m outta here. He’s coaching with his brother, not some company. Even if it were a company, I’d still do my best until I left because I don’t know how to work any other way. If I were going to switch law firms, I wouldn’t say F*** my cases & clients right before I left because I still don’t like to lose. Stoops is a competitor. Although he might have put less time into preparations than he otherwise would have, due to moving plans and excitement about the new job, I’ll bet he still tried to prepare them to win.

AZ’s offense kept going 3-n-out. AZ lacks depth. In they end, they were overpowered and outsized by the Huskers similar to Nebraska’s 62-24 beat down of the Turds in the Fiesta Bowl.

by NoleLaw on Dec 31, 2009 2:24 AM EST up reply actions

hope you're right.

and I know what you mean about driven people doing their best to leave things in order on the last day of their job. I’m inhouse now, and I still try to do that when I leave.

"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." Jack Handy

by PeachTreeNole on Dec 31, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions