Was at the game Saturday. Section 229.
Here's what I observed.
(1) The 'talent' on campus was _much_ higher than I was led to believe. Very nice...
(2) GT has NO idea how to tailgate. And parking was a cast iron pain in the butt...
(3) Offense had some moments that looked pretty good. There were a couple of plays where I was quite pleased.
(4) Defense looked like they quit. There was a point in the game (maybe the 3rd quarter) where I had a great view through the binos from the backfield. I could _see_ the hole off left tackle before the ball was snapped. I'd call the play (off left tackle coming) and everyone around me would just look at me when it happened. Kinda like Bill Murray watching Jeopardy in "Groundhog Day".. It was simple. The DT would line up outside the OLT. The linebacker would be somewhere else. The only person in the gap was the safety, and he was 10 yards off the line. Cake to the GT QB, who would just audible the draw off left tackle for an easy 6-8 yards. We did it again, and again, and again....
(5) If the DL or LB plugged the hole, here comes the option/pitch.
(6) On the pitch plays, the WR's OWNED our CB's and safeties. They'd just tie them up. Incredible how our backs couldn't get off the blocks.
(7) I didn't have much to complain about with Carrol. Mostly, he just didn't have enough time. It's possible I'm forgetting something, but one pick _was_ overthrown, but the tip by the receiver is was made the pick. If he'd not tipped it straight up, it would've been incomplete, out of bounds. Really not a bad decision, just overthrown.
(8) On the slant pass pick on the goal line, the TE _had_ the touchdown if he didn't fall. The safety was there to make the pick, as it was in the middle of the field, but I really thought that was a TD until the TE dropped. BTW, that slant play in the middle was there most of the day and was the same play we got the Pass Interference call on the goalline later. I'd not be surprised if the vast majority of our passing yardage came off that playcall over and over and over...
(9) Basically, I wasn't terribly unhappy with Carroll. Mostly, he just didn't have any time. GT brought 4 most of the night and got plenty of pressure. When they _did_ blitz, we had no chance...
Anyhow, that's my impressions and observations from 72 hours later...
Here's what I observed.
(1) The 'talent' on campus was _much_ higher than I was led to believe. Very nice...
(2) GT has NO idea how to tailgate. And parking was a cast iron pain in the butt...
(3) Offense had some moments that looked pretty good. There were a couple of plays where I was quite pleased.
(4) Defense looked like they quit. There was a point in the game (maybe the 3rd quarter) where I had a great view through the binos from the backfield. I could _see_ the hole off left tackle before the ball was snapped. I'd call the play (off left tackle coming) and everyone around me would just look at me when it happened. Kinda like Bill Murray watching Jeopardy in "Groundhog Day".. It was simple. The DT would line up outside the OLT. The linebacker would be somewhere else. The only person in the gap was the safety, and he was 10 yards off the line. Cake to the GT QB, who would just audible the draw off left tackle for an easy 6-8 yards. We did it again, and again, and again....
(5) If the DL or LB plugged the hole, here comes the option/pitch.
(6) On the pitch plays, the WR's OWNED our CB's and safeties. They'd just tie them up. Incredible how our backs couldn't get off the blocks.
(7) I didn't have much to complain about with Carrol. Mostly, he just didn't have enough time. It's possible I'm forgetting something, but one pick _was_ overthrown, but the tip by the receiver is was made the pick. If he'd not tipped it straight up, it would've been incomplete, out of bounds. Really not a bad decision, just overthrown.
(8) On the slant pass pick on the goal line, the TE _had_ the touchdown if he didn't fall. The safety was there to make the pick, as it was in the middle of the field, but I really thought that was a TD until the TE dropped. BTW, that slant play in the middle was there most of the day and was the same play we got the Pass Interference call on the goalline later. I'd not be surprised if the vast majority of our passing yardage came off that playcall over and over and over...
(9) Basically, I wasn't terribly unhappy with Carroll. Mostly, he just didn't have any time. GT brought 4 most of the night and got plenty of pressure. When they _did_ blitz, we had no chance...
Anyhow, that's my impressions and observations from 72 hours later...