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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 7, 2020 14:36:24 GMT -6
Jacob Free has been throwing off his back foot, throwing behind receivers, and overthrowing receivers.
Now I see why Watson is the starter.
Free just happened to look really good against Georgia State and Ark State because they have awful pass defenses.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 7, 2020 12:19:56 GMT -6
Someone, PLEASE, go find a kicker.
Legassey can't be the starter anymore. He's absolutely terrible and squanders opportunities to get points.
Put in Jack Martin, see what he does. But Legassey CANNOT stay on as the kicker.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 6, 2020 13:33:47 GMT -6
Troy women's basketball was picked to win the Sun Belt title this season, and it wasn't very close.
The conference schedule sets up very well for Troy this season. We have to play a Coastal Carolina team that was really good last season, but they lost some key players. They even lost the best player in the SBC, which is going to hurt them quite a bit.
I really like our chances this season once again. Can't wait to see what the OOC schedule looks like.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 4, 2020 14:35:01 GMT -6
I won't make a prediction...
But I do like the speed and athleticism of our D-Line and LB's against Georgia Southern's option offense. Having good LB's is key in stopping an option offense.
Our DB's just have to play well and not bite on fake runs that turn into big pass plays.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 2, 2020 21:25:10 GMT -6
B,B,B but. We have a QB Coach now, disguised as a HC. And heâs done a good job with Barker, and Gunnar Watson and now Free Exactly. Barker in 2019 was a phenomenal passer. He was light years ahead of his 2018 passing abilities. And that's not because of Neal Brown either. Neal Brown left before Barker recovered and was able to start working on his form. (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) helped do that, and Barker had even said so himself. I've gotta give it to (The HC we don’t speak of), he knows how to develop QB's somehow.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 1, 2020 22:10:02 GMT -6
This dude went up against Jonathan Adams, who was a preseason 1st Team All-SBC selection and was on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
Dunlap held him to his lowest receptions/yards all season. He was all over Adams and kept beating him to the ball. Not only that, Dunlap kept turning around to find the ball, and played with great discipline. He looked like a veteran.
I knew Dunlap was a good CB, but this dude stepped up big and showed just how good he can be.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 1, 2020 14:05:20 GMT -6
We did what Kansas State couldn’t do...... Very good conference win against a good conference foe ( kiss their rings) ........Not uncommon for teams to have head scratcher loss,let’s hope GAST was ours. I personally think we match up well against Coastal Great to see our secondary speak with their play instead of antics I like our chances against Georgia Southern. We match up well against their option offense. I also like our chances against Coastal. They're a phenomenal team, but I've been believing this whole season that we have a good team with a lot of speed. If we stop their QB, we have a great chance.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 1, 2020 14:01:49 GMT -6
Not uncommon for teams to have head scratcher loss,let’s hope GAST was ours. I personally think we match up well against Coastal Great to see our secondary speak with their play instead of antics Here's the thing... I believe on any other day, Troy beats Georgia State. They had the #6 offense in the nation, and we kept them to just 379 total yards, and held them to 41% on 3rd Down Conversions. That's very good. We lost that game in the red zone. We fumbled on the GSU 17 yard line, missed a field goal at the GSU 12 yard line, and threw an interception in the endzone. Troy kept GSU in the game with the mistakes. If even just one of those mistakes doesn't occur, we likely win that game.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 1, 2020 11:46:42 GMT -6
As far as a learning curve with all out pressure, Watson is ahead. Neither are tremendous run threats but at present have to go back to Watson due to our offense becoming virtually one dimensional with Jacob (and that is a little odd given neither are runners) However, after BYU Watson adapted to a little better under all out pressure (IMHO) I don't know.... Jacob Free scrambling for that TD and reaching for the pylon was an impressive decision. Most pro style QB's would keep looking for a WR and simply throw it away.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Nov 1, 2020 7:04:40 GMT -6
The only thing I hate about the offense under Free is that the running game is not even an afterthought. It doesnât exist. Itâs like (The HC we don’t speak of) has a new toy to use, and heâs gone all in on it. That might hurt us given the tougher sledding ahead. It already doesn't exist, not because (The HC we don’t speak of) doesn't want to run, but for whatever reason the blocking isn't opening up holes for our RB's. I'd rather pass for 400+ yards a game with no rush attack under Free, than barely pass for 300 yards with no rush attack under Watson.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 31, 2020 21:51:06 GMT -6
I've got to say... I'm starting to like Free as the starter.
He won't hesitate to throw a 30-yard or 40-yard bomb.
Watson seems to not prefer deep passes, which lends to him having a higher completion % and less INT's, but he's also throwing for less yards.
Jacob Free just chucked the ball over 400 yards today, something Watson didn't even do against weak pass defenses like MTSU, Georgia State, and EKU.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 30, 2020 14:54:29 GMT -6
Per Twitter:
Gunnar Watson will not be playing against Arkansas State; is still recovering from a rib injury.
Jacob Free is now the man.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 30, 2020 14:38:29 GMT -6
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 30, 2020 12:38:41 GMT -6
The RB room next year would consist of: 3-star Kimani Vidal 4-star Charles Strong 4-star Jarris Williams )he's rated a 4-star on ESPN recruiting) 3-star Jamontez Woods That's insane. If nothing else, (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) is bringing in some stellar recruits. The cupboard won't be bare, for him or any other future coach. We're a pass first team. We gained 40 yards rushing last game with a stable of fine RB's. Not sure how this fits? And last year we averaged nearly 150 rush yards per game. And DK Billingsley was 99 yards shy of rushing for 1,000 yards that season. All while Kaleb Barker is #15 in the nation in passing yards.
(The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) likes to run the football. I just think there is something not quite right with the blocking/opening run lanes, or something.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 30, 2020 11:41:15 GMT -6
If we don't start winning, the transfer portal will be our starting running back. That's what scares me. We have the potential to be good this year,and GREAT next year. Tons of starters and two-deep return. If we have a bunch of players transfer though, we're screwed.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 30, 2020 10:43:49 GMT -6
The RB room next year would consist of:
3-star Kimani Vidal 4-star Charles Strong 4-star Jarris Williams )he's rated a 4-star on ESPN recruiting) 3-star Jamontez Woods
That's insane. If nothing else, (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) is bringing in some stellar recruits. The cupboard won't be bare, for him or any other future coach.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 28, 2020 21:13:38 GMT -6
Before what baseball winds up being? Are you saying you expect them to be good, or bad? Fair question. Put it this way, I think the baseball program may need a "culture change." Interesting. I don't know anything about that, so I'll leave it alone. What I do know is we get all of the starters back (except in the pitching rotation), which could help give us a great season.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 28, 2020 9:56:12 GMT -6
UPDATE:
UAB just announced their full men's basketball schedule.
Looks like Troy will be playing @ UAB on December 6.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 28, 2020 7:43:07 GMT -6
Scott Cross - hopefully this is his turning point after some great recruiting classes. Chanda Rigby - ready to see the ladies make another run to the dance! Yeah, I'm ready. We need something good after football and before what baseball is probably going to wind up being. Before what baseball winds up being? Are you saying you expect them to be good, or bad?
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 27, 2020 13:47:58 GMT -6
So really, none of you would take Gus Malzahn as HC? I know he's considered "another Barner", but he's not a bad coach.
Took Auburn to the national championship, won two SEC West titles, never has had a losing record.
He would recruit extremely well.
He also has Sun Belt experience, took Arkansas State to a 10-3 record, whooping Memphis and beating #24 Kent State in a bowl game.
He was one of the most highly sought after coaches a few years ago.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 27, 2020 8:48:05 GMT -6
I'd like to know how the heck we've been able to keep Chanda Rigby as head coach this long. It's been amazing to have her.
I'd also like to know how the heck we've been able to hold on to asst coaches Jennifer Graf, Courtney Simmons, and Neil Harrow. I feel like any of those three could be a successful head coach at some point.
We're fortunate to have all of them, and I hope they all are getting paid very well for the tremendous job they've done.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 27, 2020 7:38:16 GMT -6
There is a lot to comment on here, but I'm not going down that rabbit hole. I will say one thing....I really miss this guy!Surf Report:This morning we have partly cloudy skies with the air temp at 75 degrees and the water temp around 77 degrees. We have neap tide today with high tide at 7:33 am and low tide at 2:08 pm. The wind is cross shore at 9 mph out of the E. The surf is small, shin-knee high lines breaking right onshore, and is forecasted to build significantly today into tomorrow. He was a great AD that set Troy up for future success in many sports. He did the groundwork. I think the only hire that didn't really pan out was Phil Cunningham.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 26, 2020 11:51:25 GMT -6
I'm wondering what our non-conference schedule will look like? I scouted other teams schedules online, and it looks like the women's basketball team is playing @ MTSU on December 17. Besides that, I haven't found anything.
The season starts November 25, and teams can only schedule 23 regular season games this year. We've got 17 games scheduled if you include the MTSU game. So I assume we'd schedule at least 4 more OOC games.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 26, 2020 9:22:17 GMT -6
What happened to the running game? I've been wondering the same thing.
It seems like whenever Troy is behind, the playcalling becomes 80% pass and 20% run.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Oct 26, 2020 9:16:39 GMT -6
Very excited. I'm always excited to watch the women's team. Rigby has created a consistent program. She's amazing.
Excited to see all this talent that Cross has brought in. He's just in his second year at Troy, and he just brought in the best recruiting class in history. I think the men's team is going to be impressive with their talent.
I'm just wondering if the men's team will need another year to get everything going. This is a very young class, with only 2 seniors, 4 juniors, 2 sophomores, and 8 freshmen. This team could be something unbelievably special in a couple of years.
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