I encourage everyone to post your thoughts......
First of......WE OFFICIALLY BELONG IN THE FCS.....
With that being said:
1) Special teams is what separates good teams from great teams. You absolutely have to be sound in all 3 phases of the game if you want to be among the best.
----missed FG (after a 5-yd penalty)
----missed extra point (if you didn't have your regular snapper out, call a timeout)
----a punt return for a TD negated by holding
----a kickoff return by Coastal for a TD
You maybe can get through the MEAC with so-so special teams play. If we wanna be FCS legit, our special teams has to be up to snuff
2) Quick is not a passing QB. The offensive coordinator has to accept it. Quick has to accept it. The team has to accept it.
------he overthrew 2 WRs that could have either been TDs or 50+ yard plays
------we had the ball 1st and goal. THE OC CALLED 3 STRAIGHT PASS PLAYS.....needless to say, we ended with 3 instead of 6.
3) I knew Broadway would have our team ready to play. We were ready to play them the last 2 times we went up against them.....we just didn't have the horses.....WE DO NOW. What Broadway has gotta to do for me is seize the moment. We had the ball 4th down on their side of the field with 4+ minutes left. He punted away the ball......they iced the clock to seal the win. When you play teams like Coastal and you want to win, you have to be the aggressor. When we punted the ball away, it left a taste in my mouth that he was satisfied losing by one point instead of going for the win (that's my personal belief). When you play teams as solid as CCU, you have to seize every opportunity you get. His mentality was not to lose instead of to win.....EVEN THOUGH WE WERE DOWN BY A POINT....
I knew this game was going to be close. I really thought we were going to win. As I've said earlier....WE BELONG.....no more moral victories though. Aggie Nation now knows we're at the door. It's time to knock the damn door down. No more knocking on the door. No more ringing the door bell. IT'S TIME OUR SQUAD KICK THE FCS DOOR DOWN. No more wait til next year - the time is now.
