FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[WRMUalum13]

Well pretty much the one thing mount really needed to do today was neutralize or slow down the run... they do not seem to be doing that

[pradierguy]

What the hell is Dartt doing.

[skunks_sidekick]

Coaching scared.  Your punter has proven he's not ready for prime time.  GO FOR IT!

[BillyRayJimBob]

Horrible ... just horrible.
3rd & 2 and 3rd & 1 = bad pass play calls, and no guts to go for it on 4th down when losing.
And the following punts have been middle-school quality at best.  No confidence in the running game?

[mr_mom]

What the hell is Dartt doing.

Being out-coached!

[WRMUalum13]

What the hell is Dartt doing.

I've said this all year but the lack of zone read option, just makes this offense easier to defend. Nice run by plunk though.

[skunks_sidekick]

Plunk not good enough.  He has a quarter to right the ship.

[BillyRayJimBob]

While I am ever the optimist ... Everything is pointing to "Game Over."
Hope they can come back within 9 points, at least (for my Pick'ems prediction).
(I want a win, but otherwise, I will be selfish with the situation.)

[mr_mom]

G'damn it ... quit ignoring the run game!

[BillyRayJimBob]

G'damn it ... quit ignoring the run game!

Reversing history, the run appears to be a new idea to the "forward pass."

[pradierguy]

Congrats to NCC. Much deserved win! Rooting for them next week.

Mount's D, IMO, did a good enough job to get a W. The offense, QB play, and coaching were extremely lackluster to me. Obviously a high end, quality opponent can bring out the worst in a team, but they did themselves no favors whatsoever. Really disappointed as a Mount fan/alum.

Side note - NCC's QB gives me serious Kevin Burke vibes. That's a quality football player right there who will be winning ring(s) and other hardware over the next 4 years.

[BillyRayJimBob]

Congrats to NCC. Much deserved win! Rooting for them next week.

Mount's D, IMO, did a good enough job to get a W. The offense, QB play, and coaching were extremely lackluster to me. Obviously a high end, quality opponent can bring out the worst in a team, but they did themselves no favors whatsoever. Really disappointed as a Mount fan/alum.

Side note - NCC's QB gives me serious Kevin Burke vibes. That's a quality football player right there who will be winning ring(s) and other hardware over the next 4 years.

What the dude said;
The offense, QB play, and coaching were extremely lackluster to me. Obviously a high end, quality opponent can bring out the worst in a team, but they did themselves no favors whatsoever. Really disappointed as a Mount fan/alum.

[archgemini24]

Congrats to NCC. Much deserved win! Rooting for them next week.

Mount's D, IMO, did a good enough job to get a W. The offense, QB play, and coaching were extremely lackluster to me. Obviously a high end, quality opponent can bring out the worst in a team, but they did themselves no favors whatsoever. Really disappointed as a Mount fan/alum.

Side note - NCC's QB gives me serious Kevin Burke vibes. That's a quality football player right there who will be winning ring(s) and other hardware over the next 4 years.

Congratulations to the Cardinals on a well-earned Win! I would have hoped the Raiders would have not played so scared on a couple possessions, but running for almost 300 on a team that would prefer you try and beat them running the ball is just tip-your-cap worthy. Well Done!

[HScoach]

30 mph winds + Pouring down rain + 17 rushing attempts = loss

Granted we were spoiled for decades by LK's mastermind, but that's not a winning game plan.  And we all knew that mid-week.

Nor is that caliber of QB play.  If Plunk was scared to take a hit against NCC, what would he have looked like against the quality of athlete that UWW or MHB bring.

Oh well, I get to attend the Stagg next week as a casual observer.

[USee]

I have said all year the key to beating NCC and the only weakness they have is defending the run. Only a couple teams have had the chops to run it against them and neither one ran it enough. You see teams in the postseason that win at D3 run the football. 25+ carries for Peete at UWW each week, 30+ carries by Greenfield. That's the formula against NCC. But you gotta be able to stop the run on the other side of the ball. NCC was able to do what they wanted and never even really used Kamienski, an elite D3 WR.

Congrats to Mt Union on a great season, not what you guys usually expect but impressive to 99% of D3 fans.