My 2 Cents

For What It's Worth.......

I don't want to repeat too much of what's been flying around the blogroll, so I'll keep my observations to a minimum.



1.

I don't agree with the combo that produced the fumble in the first quarter. If you're going to put Cox in the game, make it after Matt has finished his day. The kid was in a rythym and getting cute and switching QB's served no purpose at the time. Of course I was prone to bitchin' about the Greene / Shockley rotation for the same reason. The point is, when your 3rd year starting QB is having a good day, leave him in until the game's in hand, then let him bask in the afterglow for the rest of the day.



2.

Contrary to the opinions that I've been reading, Georgia Southern didn't put up their points on our "3rd String D". Throughout the 2nd half, we kept enough veterans in the game on defense to keep the young guys in check. So, while the points weren't scored on our "1st Team", they weren't put up against a bunch of walk-on's. It is to be noted that if we keep our 1st team offense on the field during this time, Ga Southern never gets the reps to put up the points........if that makes you feel better.



3.

The offense looks good. I'd like to see AJ and MoMass get at least 4 balls a game to keep them involved. AJ's TD catch wasn't your "run-of-the-mill-variety" and he seems to be the real deal. The running backs did a very good job overall. Matt had the overthrow with 2 wide open in the endzone and followed that with 2 underthrows. If he gets his timing with AJ, the future is bright.



4.

Injuries suck. Marcus Washington, Trinton Sturdivant, and now, Jeff Owens.....gone for the season. Quentin Banks, Brannen Southerland....out until the UT game. After a relatively quiet 2007 on the injury front, we seem to be making up for it now. Each was a starter, and the effect is not minimal. Needless to say, we can't afford many more of these and expect to contend in the conference.



5.

Welcome to Athens, Mr. Blair Walsh.



6.

@ 7:50 remaining in the game, Ga Southern punted out of bounds. Did anyone other than me notice who our return man was? ........Logan Gray.





Overall, I didn't see much that would alarm me, or much that would afford high praise. The team looked solid and we got some reps for our young players. This week's game should resemble the Troy game from last year, a mid-major who actually believes that they can come to our house and pull an upset. The results should be similar too.



This has been quite a hectic summer. 60+ hour workweeks don't allow much time for the blog, but now that we've kicked off, maybe I'll be able to squeeze in a few posts each week.



'Till then....