A&M Spring Game Sat 2:00

[whtfbplaya]

Is anyone going?

[mrescape43]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
Is anyone going?

Probably not! Since Coach Fran has arrived they have forgot how to play football!:D :D J/K

[wedo]

the only way i would go is to see a couple of my high school teammates. I go for the aggies all the time except when the play TEXAS.

[hawkfan]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
Is anyone going?

Will it be televised?

[Bulldog_12]

Ill be there. Im ready to get my hopes up yet again. Hopefully I wont get hurt again.:(

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
Ill be there. Im ready to get my hopes up yet again. Hopefully I wont get hurt again.:(
At least you know your team won't lose this one. :D ;)

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
At least you know your team won't lose this one. :D ;)

Half of em will.:hand:

[Emerson1]

Is any station even bothering to show the game?

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by hawkfan
Will it be televised?

I doubt it.

[Bulldog_12]

It will be on FSN later tommorow night.

[Bulldog_12]

Just got back from the game. Mcgee looked really good. He completed every pass he made and had 32 yds rushing after only one quarter of play. Defense showed potential to be ok, but they are still not where we need them to be. The offense was really clicking and we are suprisingly deep at QB. I am trying my best to not get excited and get my hopes up. :D

[whtfbplaya]

I just got back to, looks like the new D will be a nickle.

[Emerson1]

New "D" is gonna be a 4-2-5

What time is the game gonna be on FSN.

[whtfbplaya]

The nickle will help some with the pass, but to run it as a base we will have to have stud safetys step up like linebackers. My fear is that we are going to have trouble with the run in this D. They still played alot of man for a nickle with no safety in the middle. If we play man at all I say bring some heat.

[Bulldog_12]

I think the 4-2-5 will work for us, we have strong safeties who can come up and play the run. I think the defense can be good seeing as several starters didn't play for various reasons, and the 1st string defense was split up more than the first team Offense. The White team offense was pretty much all first team except for one or two people.

[Macarthur]

with the early weak schedule they should have time to get things together.

BTW, the 4-2-5 technically is not the nickle, even though you do have 5 DBs on the field.

[GreenMonster]

True Mac. The 4-2-5 is really more like a 4-4-3 with the SS and the Monster walked up. It's just a gimmick to get more speed on the field. Defenses like this will, IMO, bring back the big physical O-lines and the big physical power running game. The Steelers and the Carolina Panthers are the only 2 teams in the NFL that still use this philosophy and they are having plenty of success against the smaller speed and finese based defenses of today's NFL. I also realized that is a lot of what USC does as well, and we've all seen their success over the last 3 seasons.

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by Macarthur


BTW, the 4-2-5 technically is not the nickle, even though you do have 5 DBs on the field.

Technically the 4-2-5 is a nickle package for the fact that you do have 5 dbs, along with the 3-3-5 and 5-1-5

[Emerson1]

Hopefully for the aggies sake they can improve during summer practices

-one defensive unit gave up 7.0 yards per play. the other 6.6 per play. and no, that's not b/c your offense is really good.

-a walk-on was 7-12-140 yards and a TD passing. freaking Jamie McCoy was 6-7 for 70 yards passing. between these two superstars McGee, and another walk-on the defense gave up 18 of 24 pass attempts. that's understandable as the leading receivers were giants known as Howard Morrow, Chad Shroeder, and Joey Thomas.

-as bad as the pass defense is w/ the 5 DB's in the 4-2-5 defense, the rush defense is probably even worse. one unit gave up 7.0 yards per rush. the other 4.7 per rush.

-12 penalties in an hour and a half scrimmage? and normally the refs let alot more go in scrimmages and practices.

-6 punts w/ a net of 22.7 yards. Did the kicker/punter from last year graduate?

-a total of three pass breakups. one from a walk-on.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Emerson1
...that's understandable as the leading receivers were giants known as Howard Morrow, Chad Shroeder, and Joey Thomas...
Morrow was the top WR recruit in the state last year, and Schroeder's been the fastest guy on the team since he got here. Yeah, he's faster than Reggie.

Ol' Chad averaged about 17 yards per catch last year and had five TD's on only 20 catches last season. Morrow was an Super Prep, Parade, and PrepStar All-American two years ago at Keller Fossil Ridge. Thomas has emerged as a great pass-catching TE after walking on a couple of years ago.

And yes, our defense is horrible. And no, it's not for lack of talent.

[Emerson1]

It's been the lack of coaching, and Coach Fran didn't help it any by hiring Coach no[D]arnel

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Emerson1
It's been the lack of coaching, and Coach Fran didn't help it any by hiring Coach no[D]arnel
You hit the nail on the head. Seems like he's just hiring puppets.

[whtfbplaya]

what time is the replay?

[Bulldog_12]

The punting really sucked yesterday, BUT in defense of Justin Brantley, the wind was blowing extremely hard for most of the game. Brantley was the punter last year and was VERY good, I think he will be fine.

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
what time is the replay?

Wednesday at 7

[injuredinmelee]

I have said this many times since last season but the Aggies looked otu of shape in the games i saw. Esp the one i saw live in Lubbock. Not just out of shape but SLOWWWWWWW also.

[Macarthur]

I know I am in the minority, but I am a huge Franchione fan. I think he is a top 10 college coach despite the results on the field the last few years. I just hope A&M has the patience to stick with it because that program was in decline and it's taken him a while to right the ship. I can't explain the results recently, but I believe he will turn things around in a big way.

[wedo]

will the replay be on FSN?

[whtfbplaya]

Yes most likely

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by Macarthur
I know I am in the minority, but I am a huge Franchione fan. I think he is a top 10 college coach despite the results on the field the last few years. I just hope A&M has the patience to stick with it because that program was in decline and it's taken him a while to right the ship. I can't explain the results recently, but I believe he will turn things around in a big way.

I hope he rights the ship. Here are three of our last coaches in year four:

¤ Recent Aggie Coaches in Year 4 ¤
• 1992 R.C. Slocum 12-1 7th
• 1985 Jackie Sherrill 10-2 6th
• 1975 Emory Bellard 10-2 11th

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
I hope he rights the ship. Here are three of our last coaches in year four:

¤ Recent Aggie Coaches in Year 4 ¤
• 1992 R.C. Slocum 12-1 7th
• 1985 Jackie Sherrill 10-2 6th
• 1975 Emory Bellard 10-2 11th

Is that # out to the side their final national ranking?

I think a lot Ags would take 10-2 this upcoming season and a top 15 ranking. Granted they would likely be 3rd in their division behind Texas and Oklahoma...but that would likely mean a trip to the Cotton or Holiday Bowl if the Big 12 gets 2 teams into the BCS.

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Is that # out to the side their final national ranking?

I think a lot Ags would take 10-2 this upcoming season and a top 15 ranking. Granted they would likely be 3rd in their division behind Texas and Oklahoma...but that would likely mean a trip to the Cotton or Holiday Bowl if the Big 12 gets 2 teams into the BCS.

Yes, that is final ranking. 10-2 would be good, but Fran really needs to beat one of OU or Texas to shut everyone up. He cant afford to lose to Tech or have a slip up against someone like Baylor or OSU.

[Macarthur]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
I hope he rights the ship. Here are three of our last coaches in year four:

¤ Recent Aggie Coaches in Year 4 ¤
• 1992 R.C. Slocum 12-1 7th
• 1985 Jackie Sherrill 10-2 6th
• 1975 Emory Bellard 10-2 11th

Not trying to make excuses for Fran, but those guys coached in a different conference and a different era. Parity has hit college football and the Big 12 is infinately more competitive than the Old SWC ever was.

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by Macarthur
Not trying to make excuses for Fran, but those guys coached in a different conference and a different era. Parity has hit college football and the Big 12 is infinately more competitive than the Old SWC ever was.

R.C. coached in the big 12 and won and he would have kept winning had he stayed.

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by whtfbplaya
R.C. coached in the big 12 and won and he would have kept winning had he stayed.

I dont know how he would have done if allowed to continue, he was starting to decline, but I definately didn't see 5-5 as a reason to fire him after being the winningest coach in A&M history.

[whtfbplaya]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
Wednesday at 7

What channel?

[Emerson1]

I think FSN.

[SpreadtheRed]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
Yes, that is final ranking. 10-2 would be good, but Fran really needs to beat one of OU or Texas to shut everyone up. He cant afford to lose to Tech or have a slip up against someone like Baylor or OSU.

Can't afford to lose to Tech??? ***? Tech has beat A&M's ass in recent years...they are a joke to football now.

[Bulldog_12]

Thats what I said, he has to beat Tech at home this year. Chill out.

[SpreadtheRed]

Originally posted by Bulldog_12
Thats what I said, he has to beat Tech at home this year. Chill out.

LOL.:clap: Not happenin, but always fun to believe in miracles.

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by SpreadtheRed
LOL.:clap: Not happenin, but always fun to believe in miracles.

Thats why they play the game.

[espn1]

Originally posted by SpreadtheRed
LOL.:clap: Not happenin, but always fun to believe in miracles.
How much you want to wager.

[SpreadtheRed]

as much as I want to...

[whtfbplaya]

Never found the game on TV:doh: