Back from BG

[zipboy]

My thoughts on the game

1. Zips played smart, efficient football. Getsy played efficient. First 3 1/2 games he was better than I expected, next 3 1/2 games he was way worse than I expected. He played the BG game like I hoped for throughout the year. He made a couple great passes. He made a couple really bad passes. But for the most part he stayed within himself, made the plays he should have made and ran the team crisply.

2. Biggs was awesome. It seems like 5-6 guys hit him every play. Balance is the key or this offense. 3 games left, looks like time to just start overworking Biggs. He is our money guy.

3. Take out the holding penalties and the O Line played really well. Getsy had plenty of time to throw all day. Last quarter and a half they were knocking BG off the ball. In the last quarter you knew that Biggs was going to get it. BG had 8-9 guys in the box, and Biggs would still explode for 8, 10, 12 yard gains. Left side of the line was either a 10 yard gain with no holding or a 10 yard gain with holding every play. We ran exclusively on the left side of the line in the first half. In the second we started working the right side more.

4. Jay Rohr great game. On that 4th down play, he closed ground so fast. Being at the game, it seemed impossible that BG was going to drive the length of the field to win. Their offense knew it too. The D played outstanding. One smart thing on the D, when Turner would drop back, we kept 1 LB 2 yards past the line of scrimmage. He would just shadow Turner so he could not break a big run on a scramble. And our D was fast enough unlike years past.

5. Kudos to Yamari Dixon for playing a heck of a game. Losing Pace, Brown, and Elie, he stepped in and played well.

6. The most solid win of the season. All areas played well, defense led, offense did what I hoped, special teams played well. Sullivan had a great day and downfield coverage was great.

7. For a couple of earlier posts, I was with some friends from BG so I sat around midfield on the BG side. Once Zips went up 17-7, AK Rowdies came over and started chanting as they walked up and down the BG side. People started throwing bottles at them. I appreciate the enthusiasim, but it was only 17-7 with a lot of time left. Don't get too carried away until the game is sealed next time guys.

8. I heard part of the BG postgame on the way back. I thought Brandon was fine in the post game. He said Biggs was a heck of a back, and BG can't tackle. He also said that BG needs to get seriously better and they have a lot of up and coming guys. I did not hear the whole conference, but I did not hear anything bad.

9. The last 2 1/2 games there has been a noticeable difference in Jabari. He really looks like a receiver now. Sparks turned out to be a good receiver but he never looked quite comfortable as the rest of the guys as a receiver. Jabari is really starting to look comfortable out there. The 2nd effort on the 1st down was great.

10. To stick up for French, no one in the stadium knew about the fumble either.

11. Overall just a great team win. We could go 4-7 or 7-4 the rest of the way. I realize that Jacobs did not play and the outcome might have been different. But if Akron plays as well as they did yesterday, the last 3 games are all winnable games. Go Zips!