Goals For Saturday

by Ridiculous Matt on Aug 26, 2008 5:31 PM CDT

Win. I think this should probably be pretty obvious.
Control the quarterbacks. Rollouts are not good for us. The ends need to keep them in the pocket. Our secondary can take care of the rest. No running.
Ease Coffman in. I know TNU wants to get going in a hurry, but we need him healthy for Big 12 play. He needs to come in, get his touches, but let the other receivers have a chance to shine.
Hit them hard and fast. It's the first game of the season and we need to slam them quick to show we're not rusty. The slower we are to get off the block, the harder it will be to catch up.
Find a running back. If we don't show that one of the young guns can be a threat, Zook's going to gamble on us. No good. SlapJack? I'm looking at you.
Spread the ball. Chase is one of the absolute best at distributing the ball, and we need to get the rest of the weapons up to speed. Tommy? Get your hands up, son.
Get nasty. You always want to play physical in football. It's kind a physical sport, if you haven't noticed. But last year we had Pig who would set the tone. Someone, preferably one of the linebackers, needs to obliterate whatever QB they throw at us, and make a point. We're in control.

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TE is going to be a big position for us in this game

Our two TE’s combined to catch 17 balls last year for about 130 yards. If you want to ease Coffman in, that’s fine. But that might mean Andrew Jones or John Gissinger is going to have a coming out party, since I think it is an area of the field we will still be able to exploit as Illinois will likely be worried about Maclin getting over the top.

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by The Beef on Aug 27, 2008 7:09 AM CDT 0 recs