First, let me say way to go CNU Captains. You could have went into Ferrum and just let them roll over you.  CNU still has never had a losing season.  Unlike the team that was picked to finish second in the USA South.
 
CNU85, you stated the following:

Quote from: cnu85 on November 12, 2005, 03:37:51 PM
Now that he is a senior and his career is over...Nathan Davis is a very good player, but a hot head and too many times he runs his mouth and does stupid things that cost 15 yards 0 like just now - I would have benched him a few times over the years to get his head straight.

CNU85, I will tell you that the coaches did sit Nathan Davis a few times during his years at CNU because of his hot temper.  His fiery attitude sometimes helped the Captains (especially when they were sleep walking through the Washington and Jefferson game last year), and sometimes it hurt them (In the 15 yarders he got).   He was the first big time WR recruit CNU had and the coaches have always used their best players.  Even though he was punished for his hot temper on the field, he was always one of the hardest workers both on and off the field.

Narch,

I am not one of the guys that usually post about CNU.  I do not like to get in a CNU is better than everyone else battle.  I cheer for CNU because my nephew starts for their team.  I mainly only try to post when I personally see the game.  I live in the deep south and only get to see two CNU games a year.  I looked at the box score and some things that may not stand out to the average person on this board.  For example, the back up QB (K. Morgan) came into the game at 6:36 left in the 2nd quarter. M. Thomas, the backup RB came into thegame around 3:34 left in the 1st Qtr.  M. Hightower, a backup WR, was in the game at 1:50 left in the half.  Of course some of these players were actually in earlier in the game, but did not show up in the box score until the times noted.  I did look at the box score and did see that R. Hillard and G. Jones played later into the half.  I was wrong about that in my initial post.  But, there was a lot of subsitution going on during the game that does not show up in the box score.  Last year, Geroge Jones was at WR, Nathan Davis at the other WR, Rolland Hillard was the RB, Hudson Bryant the QB (after P. Jones went down) and the O-Line was always the same.


During the game, I would have to agree with Goose_13.  The O-line needs to gel and it better happen this week.  The Rowan D-line was swarming around the CNU QBs all day.  In the Rowan game, the D was missing 2 very important people, LB Gary Freeman (Activated to go to help in Katrina relief) and S Greg Bolton (Suspended for violation of team rules).  The O was also missing two important people, TE Justin Greenleaf (Team violations) and OL Bryan Arroyo (team violations).  I am not saying that this is why CNU lost.  They got beat by the better team that day.  End of Story.  I do not see the D giving up 600+ yards against Salisbury with the addition of those two players.  Rowan is mainly a passing team and had over 400+ yards passing.  Salisbury on the other hand is a run oriented offense.   I think CNU D's strength is their LB (Wood, Freeman and Kareem).  Their weakness is getting pressure on the QB.  They miss Ian Vincent something bad.

Narch,
I was at the CNU Maryville game.  Most of the starters played very little.  For example, the leading receiver for CNU - Nathan Davis only played maybe 10 to 15 plays during the game.  That was also true of George Jones and Rolland Hillard.  The only starters that went for the entire first half was the O line and the defense.  Hopefully, this will clear up why the offense had so little yards.  If the entire O had played the first half it might have been 63 or 70 to 0 at half.  But, the coach wanted to get everyone on the team a chance to play.