Monday, September 13, 2004

ASU 30, NU 21

Ok. Finally. Sorry it took so long to get this review written. It's been a combination of having actual stuff to do at work and actual TV to watch at home. And actually falling asleep on the bus. But enough about me for now. Don't worry, there will be plenty about me as the season goes on.

As far as that game against ASU? That was difficult to watch, and not for the usual reason. It wasn't a Minnesota-style blowout. And it wasn't really an Air Force-style collapse. It was just 60 minutes of generally not good enough play. I was thinking yesterday that I can't name a unit on the Wildcats that had an overall good day.

The D was ok against the run, but had the same problems in the secondary as last week. The O was pretty strong, scoring in the red zone 3 times out of 3. But they need more than 3 red zone possessions. And no turnovers. The special teams were all over the place with mostly good punts, bad coverage, and a great onside kick. And the coaches -- that oft-forgotten unit -- had a bad game. Bad decisions on 4th down, IMO, and a little bad play-calling. But oh well, it seems to have been par for the day.

And
In My Opinion:
Cats' O: Matched up well in comparison to ASU offense. Except one stat: turnovers.
Cats' D: Somehow need to find a secondary strategy that works.
Cats' Special Teams: I wish we'd seen a Huffman FG try. I don't want this to be a repeat of last year.

Let's go Cats!

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