Post by trues on Sept 9, 2011 8:44:10 GMT -5
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Mountaineers move past blowout, focus on North Carolina A&T
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 20:20
Virginia Tech junior Jayron Hosley leaves behind Appalachian freshman Trevor Sawyer during the Mountaineers’ 66-13 loss Saturday at Lane Stadium. Photo by Adam Jennings | The Appalachian.
Virginia Tech junior Jayron Hosley leaves behind Appalachian freshman Trevor Sawyer during the Mountaineers’ 66-13 loss Saturday at Lane Stadium. Photo by Adam Jennings | The Appalachian.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers expect to put the 66-13 beating at the hands of Virginia Tech behind them, and look to get back on the winning track this weekend against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
“It’s in the past,” junior defensive lineman Lanston Tanyi, “We’re definitely going to try and play our best, and rebound, and let everybody know that we are a good football team. We definitely want to fire out on all cylinders.” Against Virginia Tech, the Mountaineers allowed 66 points but 35 of the points came off of only 78 offensive yards for the Hokies. Still, ASU will have to play tough defense against an A&T team that passes nearly 80 percent of the time.
“We plan on rushing about four or five and letting the secondary do what they do,” senior defensive lineman Dan Wylie says.
After allowing 256 team rushing yards to Virginia Tech, the Mountaineers expect an easier time from A&T’s ground game that likes to keep running formations simple.
“They don’t have too many variations of runs, so we’re going to stick to the original plan we have and stick to getting after the passing game,” Tanyi said.
After suffering a 53 point margin of defeat head coach Jerry Moore is looking to reevaluate the Mountaineers.
“I still think we can be a good football team. It’s hard to say that when you come and play like we did,” Moore said, “we have to regroup. We have to tackle better and we can’t give up big plays.”
While Appalachian struggled with creating pressure against Virginia Tech, they should have an easier time against the Aggies. A&T has only three offensive lineman listed as 300 pounds or more while Virginia Tech had 13 listed on their roster. During the week of practice, the defense is showing nothing but confidence. Wylie says that “spirits are back up,” among the defense.
The Mountaineers have won nine of the last 10 home openers, with the last loss coming in 2009 to McNeese St. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Kidd-Brewer Stadium.
Mountaineers move past blowout, focus on North Carolina A&T
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 20:20
Virginia Tech junior Jayron Hosley leaves behind Appalachian freshman Trevor Sawyer during the Mountaineers’ 66-13 loss Saturday at Lane Stadium. Photo by Adam Jennings | The Appalachian.
Virginia Tech junior Jayron Hosley leaves behind Appalachian freshman Trevor Sawyer during the Mountaineers’ 66-13 loss Saturday at Lane Stadium. Photo by Adam Jennings | The Appalachian.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers expect to put the 66-13 beating at the hands of Virginia Tech behind them, and look to get back on the winning track this weekend against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
“It’s in the past,” junior defensive lineman Lanston Tanyi, “We’re definitely going to try and play our best, and rebound, and let everybody know that we are a good football team. We definitely want to fire out on all cylinders.” Against Virginia Tech, the Mountaineers allowed 66 points but 35 of the points came off of only 78 offensive yards for the Hokies. Still, ASU will have to play tough defense against an A&T team that passes nearly 80 percent of the time.
“We plan on rushing about four or five and letting the secondary do what they do,” senior defensive lineman Dan Wylie says.
After allowing 256 team rushing yards to Virginia Tech, the Mountaineers expect an easier time from A&T’s ground game that likes to keep running formations simple.
“They don’t have too many variations of runs, so we’re going to stick to the original plan we have and stick to getting after the passing game,” Tanyi said.
After suffering a 53 point margin of defeat head coach Jerry Moore is looking to reevaluate the Mountaineers.
“I still think we can be a good football team. It’s hard to say that when you come and play like we did,” Moore said, “we have to regroup. We have to tackle better and we can’t give up big plays.”
While Appalachian struggled with creating pressure against Virginia Tech, they should have an easier time against the Aggies. A&T has only three offensive lineman listed as 300 pounds or more while Virginia Tech had 13 listed on their roster. During the week of practice, the defense is showing nothing but confidence. Wylie says that “spirits are back up,” among the defense.
The Mountaineers have won nine of the last 10 home openers, with the last loss coming in 2009 to McNeese St. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Kidd-Brewer Stadium.
