Saturday at ECU may be the biggest game of the year. Yes, Auburn and Colorado loom but those losses would/could be understandable. This is a game we are expected to win and all eyes will be watching. That being said here are my keys to the game.
The defense MUST get to Pinkney. VT wasn't able to get to him and frankly we weren't able to get to Antwon Young of Villanova. Granted we were sitting in a prevent type defense, but at some point you have to stop the 5 yard out! Otherwise Pinkney will pick us apart.
White has to run. It was nice to see the offense is going to open up, but White has a way of controlling a game with his feet. He humiliates defenses! But I think he needs more than 9 carries to break in his shoes. Same with Devine, he needs more carries to develop a rhythym.
Take care of the ball. No turnovers or give-me's on special teams. Ask VT how that works. The added dimension of a hurricane can make this THE key to the game.
GO MOUNTIES!
Greg
2 comments:
Greg,
No question that this game is Key to the season. For all of the reasons you stated and the fact that East Carolina by seasons end is going to be a quality win for us. I believe strongly that on paper we are 21 points better but given the weather conditions and the fact that this is the second game of the season I am given pause. I do think however that we will come out on top.
Da Geek
ya know geek, I would be almost shocked if it was anyone else who thought we were 21 pts better than ECU. In good weather, we were only 27 pts better than I-AA Villanova. ECU will be better than Villanova on offense and much more physical on both sides of the ball. I have no doubt that our offense can score at will against ECU in good weather or bad. Unfortunately, there isn't much reason to suspect that our defense is going to be able to get our offense on the field enough. I agree w/ Greg. Our offense needs to carry our defense for a couple of weeks and if we turn the ball over or give it up on special teams, we could very well be looking at a loss.
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