University Athletic Association

BDTartan · November 17, 2006, 07:29:00 AM

Interesting, who wins that match-up?? I thought Alfred had a pretty good team. Don't much about Rochester other than they're the first game on CMU's schedule next year.

ADL70 · November 18, 2006, 09:21:26 AM

Common opponent w/CMU GCC UR won 38-21. Their 3 losses were all to teams playing in the post season and they beat RPI.

Will the thermometer be the Tartan's secret weapon today against those southern boys?

CMURyan · November 18, 2006, 09:42:59 AM

I just finished setting up the field with the baseball team. Field looks great and it's a beautiful day ~45 degrees. Weather shouldn't be a factor. Coaches tell me that Mike DuBose was impressed with the field and thinks the campus is nice. Welcome KMack and let's go Tartans!!

ADL70 · November 18, 2006, 09:49:23 AM

45 degrees, a beautiful day in WPa in Nov. Don't know if the Millsaps crew would call it beautiful. But it could be a lot worse.

ADL70 · November 18, 2006, 05:17:01 PM

WAY TO GO TARTANS!!!

CMURyan · November 18, 2006, 05:18:53 PM

Great game for CMU. It took all of the first half to get the running game going, but once they started splitting Gimson and Sivek evenly they were tough to stop. I expected our defense to be tough, but I don't think anyone expected 3 INT and a shut out. Very impressive showing.

Wizardman · November 18, 2006, 07:37:22 PM

Wow, CMU played better today then even I expected. They play Wesley next though, which is going to be VERY tough.

79jaybird · November 18, 2006, 07:53:11 PM

"They play Wesley next though, which is going to be VERY tough"
Wizardman, let the Tartans enjoy the victory today first. Hehe
Carnegie Mellon with a big victory for the UAA as a whole.
Wesley is beatable and did not "breeze" to the victory today. Great game Tartans and keep it up.

Superfoot Wallace · November 19, 2006, 05:45:33 PM

Enough with the enjoying. Up next Wesley.

Not sure what it is exactly that Wesley calls their offenses, but it has a lot of carries to many backs for a decent total - about 1800 yardson the season.

With the top two receivers about equalling the same single total by the top lone rusher, would have to say theyre running some sort of bone.

Could be a one lone offset back or could be middle up back with slots and Js.

Considering the number of rushers and receivers with primary touches, banking on slotbone and flexbone mixed with some T passing game. Just too many touches in their run game for me to buy them as a run n' shoot or spread.

Wouldnt be surprised if theyre not using the Barnette Northwestern system in the offtackle game with stick read on the interior receiver of the running strength.

Expect the lead back is identifiable by the number of carries - primary touches and the lower yield as compared to three or four deep ballcarriers.

Speed flank the strongisde guard to keep him forawrd looking and immobilized in the space game.

BDTartan · November 19, 2006, 06:50:06 PM

Wow, I spend the weekend in the Burgh' with my bro and when I left I had -1 karma and I get back today and I got -4. Some peoples must not like the fact that CMU won. Oh well, they can take my karma if it means CMU keeps on winning.

Yes MacLeod, you make a point, but I'd like to enjoy it a little more. The fact that the explosive Millsaps offense only made it to the redzone once and when they did a D-Lineman picked off a screen pass on the first play in the redzone. I give Millsaps credit though, for the first half they kept CMU in check and challenged them, then in the 3rd quarter the CMU running game finally got the best of Millsaps and wore them down. A 21 point victory and a shutout in their first playoff game in 16 years against a team who many thought would win the game. I must say, I am sure most folks are surprised enough by the victory, but I was really impressed with the shutout. Oh yeah, Gimson finally cracked the 1,000 yd. barrier yesterday.

Anyways, I expect Wesley to be a much tougher battle. Expecially with CMU having to go to Delaware and try to get another victory.

CMURyan · November 19, 2006, 07:12:51 PM

MacLeod- I looked at their stats and I agree with you...I'm confused. The capsule says they run a pro set, which I interpret as being either a variation on the I or a single back set, but the diversity of their running game doesn't seem to agree with that. They've got 4 or 5 guys listed as tailbacks with 100+ yards on the season. Based on the rather limited info on the roster, I'd say they may have a thunder and lightning kind of 2 back set. Their leading rusher is so small (5-9 160) that you would want to get him the ball in space, so my guess is that they run a 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 RB set, with the wrinkle that they usually do it out of the shotgun. Like the CMU wing T, you don't know which back is going to get the ball on a given play and they probably run a lot of play action off of fake draws.

As I finished typing this I realized another possible explanation (partly why CMU has so many different RB with respectable yardage as well)...they blow out a lot of teams and get their second string in. So I guess take what I said with a grain of salt.

79jaybird · November 19, 2006, 08:24:53 PM

BD Tartan I got you up to -3. CMU played a good game and will need that same game (and perhaps better) next week vs. Wesley. I saw Wesley last year and they were a pretty good team. Very physical even though they were outmuscled by UWW. Wesley was down by 2 scores at one time Saturday, so perhaps anything can happen on Saturday.

BDTartan · November 19, 2006, 10:04:12 PM

Thanks jaybird, but its always hard to tell what a team is going to come out and do. As you know, folks have had their doubts about CMU all year long. CMU has proved them wrong time and time again. I'm not one for making predictions so all I can say is I hope people keep doubting them and they keep proving those people wrong.

jc101 · November 19, 2006, 10:24:07 PM

Quote from: BDTartan on November 19, 2006, 10:04:12 PM
Thanks jaybird, but its always hard to tell what a team is going to come out and do. As you know, folks have had their doubts about CMU all year long. CMU has proved them wrong time and time again. I'm not one for making predictions so all I can say is I hope people keep doubting them and they keep proving those people wrong.

Yeah, big game this week. I'll go out on a limb and say Tartans 17, Wesley 13 because I'm sure everybody else will be picking Wesley.

BDTartan · November 19, 2006, 10:47:25 PM

haha, good one jc101. You're definitely right. Everybody probably expects Wesley to win at home. You know what though, I don't make predictions so all I can say is that its been one hell of a year for the Tartans and nobody expected them to even make it this far. A win at Wesley would be huge, but to just go to the 2nd rd. and give the #1 seed a competitive game would satisfy me at this point.