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Post by jackal on Sept 14, 2017 14:56:35 GMT -5
May be in attendance for this one. Kids soccer game may keep me away, though. Though I'd rather be in Auburn watching our Bears or in my hometown of Raleigh, NC watching our Paladins, I'll be in Athens, wearing Red & Black...to keep peace in my home. I'll be cheering (on the inside) for my LEAST favorite 'brand of football,' AKA Samford's Offense...and, by extension & proximity, their Defense...to WIN the game for the GLORY of the SoCon! I expect Georgia to rush for 700 yards...in the 1st half.  Keep an eye out for another favorite son: www.georgiadogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=356Undersized walkon at an extremely deep position, but Hudson has cracked the special teams rotation for UGA as a freshman. In a game like this, you may see him get some carries. A guy worth pulling for. |
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 14, 2017 15:46:16 GMT -5
Though I'd rather be in Auburn watching our Bears or in my hometown of Raleigh, NC watching our Paladins, I'll be in Athens, wearing Red & Black...to keep peace in my home. I'll be cheering (on the inside) for my LEAST favorite 'brand of football,' AKA Samford's Offense...and, by extension & proximity, their Defense...to WIN the game for the GLORY of the SoCon! I expect Georgia to rush for 700 yards...in the 1st half. Keep an eye out for another favorite son: www.georgiadogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=356A guy worth pulling for. His Dad's a Lawyer. Thus, I cannot endorse "pulling for" this Dawg (unless he wants to date my daughter  ). |
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 14, 2017 18:33:25 GMT -5
Game Notes... MERCER BEARS - 2017 FOOTBALL GAMEDAY - MERCER BEARS (1-1, 0-1 SoCon) @ #15 (FBS) AUBURN TIGERS (1-1, 0-0 SEC) - Sept. 16, 2017 l 4 p.m. ET l Auburn, Ala. l Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)2017 AUBURN FOOTBALL - GAME 3 - MERCER - Sept. 16, 2017 • 3 p.m. CT • SEC Network Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium
TALE OF THE TAPEAuburn HT/WT AveragesStarting Offense = 6-3/252 2-Deep Offense = 6-3/254 Starting O-Line =6-5/312 2-Deep O-Line = 6-5/316 Overall Offense = 6-2/244 Starting Defense = 6-1/242 2-Deep Defense = 6-2/239 Starting D-Front (DL & LB's) = 6-2/267 2-Deep D-Front (DL & LB's) = 6-2/262 Overall Defense = 6-1/236 Overall Roster Mean = 6-1/238 Overall Roster Median = 6-1/225 Mercer HT/WT AveragesStarting Offense = 6-2/245 2-Deep Offense = 6-2/241 Starting O-Line =6-3/286 2-Deep O-Line = 6-3/286 Overall Offense = 6-1/235 Starting Defense = 5-11/220 2-Deep Defense = 6-0/224 Starting D-Front (DL & LB's) = 6-0/241 2-Deep D-Front (DL & LB's) = 6-1/244 Overall Defense = 6-0/226 Overall Roster Mean = 6-1/227 Overall Roster Median = 6-1/218.5 Now that we've gotten down to the actual starters and 2-deep, there is more of a size difference between Mercer and Auburn than I had thought there would be. About 15-20 pounds in the position groups where 'size matters.' That does start to be significant when multiplied across the number of players on the field at the same time in each of those groups. However, Auburn's Defense is NOT all that significantly bigger than Wofford's D. They are a bit larger...but that shouldn't make that much of a difference. Team Speed and Defensive Depth will be the challenges faced by the Mercer offense. Auburn's D, in general, will get off the ball a bit quicker, they will get to the Point of Attack a bit quicker (OL will need to get off quicker and adjust their 2nd level angles), and maybe most importantly for Mercer's QB & Receivers to keep in mind, their LB's and DB's will break on thrown balls quicker. QB will need to have ZIP on (almost) ALL of his throws and Receivers must see every ball anywhere in their vicinity as THEIRS to GO GET...RIGHT NOW...because if they don't, there will be a guy in Blue who will...Receivers must 'attack' balls thrown to them...can't wait on it to come to them...that man in blue ain't waitin' The hardest thing to overcome is their DEPTH though...You see the man in front of your start wearing down or catch a hammy or a cramp...and then his backup comes in..and he's just as good OR BETTER than the 1st guy...and they go about 3 or 4 deep with that kind of talent and you're exhausted. Mentally, you just can't let that beat you. Personal side note: was playing against a Top 5 ACC school and they went 5-deep on me...and it BEAT me...mentally...DID NOT PLAY WELL....can't let that happen.....On the other hand, 2 years later...older & wiser....was playing against an SEC school and they started doing the same thing...different mind-set....started yelling over to their sideline / Coaches when I saw a Sub come in..."Oh yeah...Send in the next one, I'll wear his A$$ OUT too! How many more you got? Keep sendin' em!! I wanna whip 'em ALL!!!" Don't know if they heard me or could understand me or not, but doing that kept MY mind RIGHT! WE WHIPPED THEIR SEC A$$e$ that day!!!!!HAVE FUN / PLAY CRAY CRAY / MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS FOR THEIR SPEED and/or FIND A WAY TO USE IT AGAINST THEM / EXPECT TO WIN / HAVE FUN...and that's what the Bears are going to have to do to win this Saturday... |
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Post by jackal on Sept 15, 2017 5:20:05 GMT -5
My vivid memory from seeing Furman play over at Auburn a few years ago was the size disparity between Auburn's offensive line and Furman's defensive front. Looks like a similar event on Saturday with Mercer's front giving up 5 inches and 70 pounds on average.
Lamb has, in my experience watching him, schemed FBS teams fairly well. You may see a lot of formations and looks that are not typically out of the Mercer playbook. I expect the Bears to try and get the ball out quickly and often to guys already in motion (toss sweeps to receivers are a favorite call). They will try to give Auburn some looks they probably haven't seen on film or prepared for.
Worst thing Mercer can do is run slow-developing plays and try to get the ball downfield. Riley is going to have to be on the move. Lots of "max" protection with backs staying in to blocks. Auburn's biggest advantage will be speed, so standing in one spot waiting for guys to get open is a bad idea.
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 15, 2017 9:25:14 GMT -5
My vivid memory from seeing Furman play over at Auburn a few years ago was the size disparity between Auburn's offensive line and Furman's defensive front. Looks like a similar event on Saturday with Mercer's front giving up 5 inches and 70 pounds on average. The difference is 3 inches & 40 lbs if you're looking AU O-Line vs MU D-Line (3-4 D) ...and AU's D-Line (4-3 D) is pretty much the same AVG as MU's OL - both are 6-3 / 290 Let's not overstate it... |
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Post by ursus on Sept 15, 2017 10:55:53 GMT -5
I know this will never happen, but I think the best way to beat an opponent that is conventionally stronger is to be unconventional. Don't punt, always onside kick, and run quick-hitting trick plays. Since their O-line seems to be struggling I would send 5 almost every play coming from different sides/positions with twists. Basically, try not to give them the ball if at all possible and confuse them as much as possible. If we try to match conventional against conventional there is almost no chance of us winning(becomes mostly luck). www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/08/13/the-highly-successful-high-school-coach-who-never-punts-has-another-radical-idea/ |
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Post by jackal on Sept 15, 2017 11:09:35 GMT -5
I know this will never happen, but I think the best way to beat an opponent that is conventionally stronger is to be unconventional. Don't punt, always onside kick, and run quick-hitting trick plays. Since their O-line seems to be struggling I would send 5 almost every play coming from different sides/positions with twists. Basically, try not to give them the ball if at all possible and confuse them as much as possible. If we try to match conventional against conventional there is almost no chance of us winning(becomes mostly luck). www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/08/13/the-highly-successful-high-school-coach-who-never-punts-has-another-radical-idea/Auburn's offensive line struggled largely because they played Clemson. They put up 41 points and 530+ yards of offense against Georgia Southern the week before. Here's a pretty compact video of Furman's game against Florida in 2011. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSc12kXgALU I think this is always a good reference to how underdogs have to attack these games. After that contest, Will Muschamp conceded Florida was completely surprised by what Furman did on offense. As you can see, Furman ran a lot of misdirection and got the ball out quick to the edges. At that time, that was not our typical offensive set up. You aren't going to do a whole lot trying to run directly at a much bigger faster defense. You've got to get them running the wrong way and chasing shadows. As always, no underdog can afford to turn the ball over. It's gotta be 4 quarters of tight football and hope for a little luck. |
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Post by ursus on Sept 15, 2017 11:21:24 GMT -5
I know this will never happen, but I think the best way to beat an opponent that is conventionally stronger is to be unconventional. Don't punt, always onside kick, and run quick-hitting trick plays. Since their O-line seems to be struggling I would send 5 almost every play coming from different sides/positions with twists. Basically, try not to give them the ball if at all possible and confuse them as much as possible. If we try to match conventional against conventional there is almost no chance of us winning(becomes mostly luck). www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/08/13/the-highly-successful-high-school-coach-who-never-punts-has-another-radical-idea/Auburn's offensive line struggled largely because they played Clemson. They put up 41 points and 530+ yards of offense against Georgia Southern the week before. Here's a pretty compact video of Furman's game against Florida in 2011. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSc12kXgALU I think this is always a good reference to how underdogs have to attack these games. After that contest, Will Muschamp conceded Florida was completely surprised by what Furman did on offense. As you can see, Furman ran a lot of misdirection and got the ball out quick to the edges. At that time, that was not our typical offensive set up. You aren't going to do a whole lot trying to run directly at a much bigger faster defense. You've got to get them running the wrong way and chasing shadows. As always, no underdog can afford to turn the ball over. It's gotta be 4 quarters of tight football and hope for a little luck. Well Southern just lost to New Hampshire so I'm gonna go ahead and assume they would get destroyed by Wofford too. Auburn gave up 11 sacks and 14 TFL to Clemson. Kent State 0 sacks and 5 TFL. Now that game got out of hand quickly, but to me it still seems that it might be possible to frustrate the OL. |
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 15, 2017 12:27:45 GMT -5
Two of his Harrison High School teammates — offensive tackles Eric Allen and Trey Iorillo — were a part of Mercer’s 2017 class. Auburn quarterback Justin Fields got to know that coaching staff and even visited before the spring of his junior year when his recruitment, still not to the extent it is now, began to pick up. “I think it was before spring last year, I just wanted an offer from Mercer,” Fields told SEC Country’s Zach Abolverdi www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn-recruiting-mercer-justin-fields |
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Post by smokeybear on Sept 16, 2017 19:03:19 GMT -5
A respectable showing. I'll take it.
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Post by mumd on Sept 16, 2017 19:32:25 GMT -5
A respectable showing. I'll take it. VERY. Down by 7 with under 5 minutes left. Lots to be proud of. |
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Post by MUfan on Sept 17, 2017 16:15:09 GMT -5
Think Mercer wins if they still had Russ at QB.
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 17, 2017 19:25:56 GMT -5
Think Mercer wins if they still had Russ at QB. But what if Auburn still had Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan, and Terry Beasley? |
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Post by mumd on Sept 17, 2017 20:02:40 GMT -5
Think Mercer wins if they still had Russ at QB. But what if Auburn still had Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan, and Terry Beasley? Or my uncle James Warren who played tackle both ways on their 1957 national championship team and was academic all-SEC?! |
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 17, 2017 21:22:20 GMT -5
Two of his Harrison High School teammates — offensive tackles Eric Allen and Trey Iorillo — were a part of Mercer’s 2017 class. Auburn quarterback Justin Fields got to know that coaching staff and even visited before the spring of his junior year when his recruitment, still not to the extent it is now, began to pick up. “I think it was before spring last year, I just wanted an offer from Mercer,” Fields told SEC Country’s Zach Abolverdi www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn-recruiting-mercer-justin-fieldsAlmost every word of this article makes me want to hurl. It typifies everything that is so FUBAR about recruiting of student athletes. |
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