TigerFan54

Coach Pete must be pulling his hair out -- oh, wait... In all seriousness, it has to be massively frustrating. There needs to be some remedy for the free-for-all we've been seeing. Too much planning and practice is required to achieve a cohesive, well-oiled football team, and the portal dynamics make that very very difficult.

Low IQ play almost bit us in the ass. Two penalties were called against us on the same play when one of our defenders kicked the ball out of bounds after the first flag was thrown. I also thought Nads calling time with 1:07 left in the game and Mikey headed to an open goal was ill advised. Instead of going up 3, we somehow managed to turn the ball over on the ensuing restart, which could have let Monmouth pull to within one. Despite our record in the CAA, we’re not yet a solid team. At this point in the season, I doubt we’ll become one.

I was a big Bert Jones fan too. I got to see Unitas play his last 6-7 seasons and Jones had a bigger, more accurate arm. Too bad that injuries kept him (and the Colts) from reaching the pinnacle they seemed destined to achieve.

I know someone who lives in the neighborhood across Towsontowne Boulevard from the field. Everyone there is opposed to lights.

Let's hope this propels us to better play. I thought we were going to blow it after Scott dropped that pass.

Even worse is the camerawork.

It's a bit shocking we've kept it close given our deficiencies

Poor defense and unforced errors on offense continue in the third quarter -- too many errant passes that squander scoring chances. And then there's our awful performance on faceoffs.

With PS and his recruiting and coaching flaws, we would continue to come up short, regardless of conference. These problems go far deeper than NIL.

I would have played Tomiwa more, and at least limit the turnovers/empty possessions where Tarke drives to the basket only to lose the ball out of bounds or clank it off the backboard in his usual attempt to draw a foul. (Speaking of which, he's not a great FT shooter, so that gain is mitigated when he does get the call.)

In the postgame presser, Pat was asked about playing Tarke so much despite his performance, and his reply was telling: that Tarke averages 27 minutes a game and he played 28 against Delaware. It's as if PS isn't watching the flow of any particular game and responding to shitty play by benching a guy. He just comes across as a numbskull sometimes.

Both games with Delaware were tight late, though we opened up the lead at home in the final minutes. Hopefully, the Hens’ shooters cool off after lightning things up yesterday. I don’t expect another stellar offensive display from DWill — hard to duplicate that shooting percentage — so we need to see good Tarke, a solid night from TT and Sulaiman/Lowery to step up.

Delaware is currently up by a dozen with 8 minutes to play. Though the fatigue factor will hopefully catch up to them tomorrow, they spoiled our party three years ago when we also won the regional season title, so there’s reason to worry.

Who will challenge Sean Brown at QB?

Will this finally be enough for Nads to realize who needs to be at the X? I sure hope so.