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Next year Andy, you'll have to change your name to sweet as things turn better.
I think we got outplayed and out coached! I know in the grand scheme of the game it wouldn't have made much difference but how can we find a niche for Parker on this game yet we don't play Mangus until the last minute(at RB). I look at his runs compared to Wright and Coleman and he's more athletic! I guess I for get the fact our defense forgot how to tackle as well!
Does anyone else think this is a bit harsh on a backup qb who basically never got any snaps up to this point? Especially from Beamer. He's very rarely this critical of individual players. He has never said "I'm disappointed that Logan didn't play better." I guess this is a sign that we are starting a younger qb next year?
That comment confuses the crap out of me somewhat considering the other thing he just said. Dude should get his story straight.
I don't know, I thought he looked pretty good (considering) up until the
push passfirst INT.Instant Edit: He completed some nice passes, was somewhat evasive, and I applaud him for stepping up to the situation. He could have handed it off to JCC up the middle every time, but he wasn't afraid to pass and try to make something happen, whatever the result.
I wonder if Frank is just trying to light/stoke a fire under his future QB(s) with those conflicting comments.
He could've lit that fire not in front of the press like he usually does.
Yes I do. He's right to a certain extent but he's got zero business and it certainly isn't classy of him to say that. He's not the one suiting up.
I think this is a pretty classless comment by an otherwise classy coach. The guy had 4 pass attempts (all against WCU) coming into this game, because you refuse to play him in real game situations. If you really expected more from him, then you should've played him more or prepared him better. Good coaches don't blame players.
Leal as many completions on his first 3 passes than Logan had all game...and generally looked sharp when running the system designed for him (short-intermediate quick hitting passes). But fell apart when trying to run the slow developing handoffs (personally I think those pages of the playbook should be burned) and long 5-7 step drop passes (for a guy with a perceived weak arm). Look at the first "INT": we had 8 people blocking, they rushed 5, Leal had 0 time to throw, scrambled for his life and made a bad decision (trying to do too much). CFB should be blaming the OL (or Grimes for that).
Did Leal look as bad as Logan in the Duke game?...nope. Did CFB throw Logan under the bus after that game?...nope.
Lastly CFB preaches loyalty. This comment goes directly against that. Leal is the definition of loyalty. Career backup patiently waiting his chance (not complaining ala Ike when he wasn't getting playing time).
Sorry for the long comment....but I've got a lot of ire about this game, the coaches preparation and CFB taking no credit for the loss. He's a great coach and I'm grateful for all he's done, and my feeling about this will pass (magically right around the start of spring camp)...but right now I'm disappointed.
Fair points. I didn't like seeing Beamer's comments about Leal. Mark has taken a back seat and been loyal when he could have transferred, gotten playing time, and developed into a better/more experienced player than we saw yesterday, but stuck it out. Came into the bowl and tried his best given the limited experience he's had in live game situations.
I do... I mean what did he really expect from him? I think it kind put Leal in a weird spot. I live in NC and I went home to visit my family and I had the opportunity to see the game with family and friends, but for me to open the Roanoke times paper and read and see Beamer disappointed in Leal it kind of surprised me a little, because I've never heard Beamer use those kind of words before regarding a player's play on the field. I mean he stuck by Logan when he was having some pretty bad games even when we handed games over to teams that we should have beat so what was he seeing in Leal that we didn't see? If he wants to open the qb competition up this spring that's fine with me I think that's the way it should be. But this is a point where I think we will see more of our backups get in games towards the end and get some snaps in besides handing the ball off. I know this year we didn't have that kind of opportunity because games were so close this year. But it might help a little with experience.
Saying that Leal is the number #1 going into camp means almost nothing. It is so far away and with new players enrolling in January; I don't see Frank sticking with Leal if one of the other kids step in and is ready to star in year 1. Its coach speak.
Still a shitty and classless way to handle it.
And CBS. Despite some announcer/replay angle issues, I don't know how the other networks did their bowls this year, but it was refreshing to me that there wasn't a banner running across the bottom of the screen, or in-game pop-up adds, or a fake scoreboard graphic hovering over the stands. For sure they were selling their shows when it was quiet, but I could see the game without junk all over the screen. Wish I could have seen a play clock....
But the announcers were crap. Calling the players by the wrong name and inventing first names a few time.
They were giving Coleman's stats once and said he was 5 foot 7 inches and 181 yards.
I swear they must have shared a naked cheerleader, a bong and bourbon shots at halftime.
That cracked me up when he said Coleman weighed 181 yards!!!!
it was noticeably bland/poor except for the new hot sideline reporter (WOW!)
Halftime must have 45 min and there were the most commercialq I've even seen. They overran ads and
even missed 2 FULL PLAYS on one of the Hokies' drives and never mentioned it.
LAME LAME LAME - Horribly LAME.
If they did a good job we would be saying: "who announced that game anyway?"
You're right, she reminded me of potatoes, too.
Well, it could be worse. A certain Atlantic Division school gave up 70-points to West Virginia, not too long ago.
thank you for bringing back those fun memories :) I know it was the 'neers getting the huge W in that game but to see Klemsun get its butt kicked was so enjoyable