Cards Have Bluffed the Cats

[T75]

We're better than we looked last night against the Cards and the rest of the season will bear this out. They simply have won the psyche war with the UK players and coaches. We have let them win the mind games til we don't have a chance on the field. Not to say they don't have better athletes down in the trenches, they do. But there's no way they should score at will against us...or stop our offense cold except for a half dozengood plays.

[Wildcat Larry]

I'll get back with you a little later in the season on this. I think only time will tell whether your statement may be somewhat accurate.

[Brian McCat]

T75 wrote: We're better than we looked last night against the Cards and the rest of the season will bear this out. They simply have won the psyche war with the UK players and coaches. We have let them win the mind games til we don't have a chance on the field. Not to say they don't have better athletes down in the trenches, they do. But there's no way they should score at will against us...or stop our offense cold except for a half dozengood plays.



I hope you're right, because being psyched out only goes so far. I saw a superior team eat an inferior team for supper last night.

[Spanish Moss]

I am with Wildcat Larry on this. I circled Central Michigan on my schedule. Let's see where we are after that game.

[Realist]

Winning the psyche war doesn't explain why our guys looked like they were running with combat boots on. We just looked SLOW which has nothing to do with being psyched out.

[BigblueDrew]

T75 wrote: We're better than we looked last night against the Cards and the rest of the season will bear this out. They simply have won the psyche war with the UK players and coaches. We have let them win the mind games til we don't have a chance on the field. Not to say they don't have better athletes down in the trenches, they do. But there's no way they should score at will against us...or stop our offense cold except for a half dozengood plays.



Your kidding right. Did you even watch the game.

[RedandBlackATTACK]

They simply have won the psyche war with the UK players and coaches.
The biggest reason for talking coach change IMO would be because the Cards have won the mind game and our coaches and players have bought in to their claims of being a totally better class team than the Cats.



T, you can keep telling yourself that, butthe fact is that, UL plays the game at a higher level.

Rick

C-Bus

[baldcat]

Mind games had nothing to do with those canyon sized holes being blown in our "vastly improved" Dline, 75.

We had our asses whipped in every facet of the game.

[Athens2005]

The original poster may be right; but, a lot of teams have us psyched out.


South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
LSU

Oops, there's half our schedule.

[gerntz]

If the psyche thing is true, then there's no reason to keep this staff. It's their job for this to not be the case.

[poodoo]

Realist wrote: Winning the psyche war doesn't explain why our guys looked like they were running with combat boots on. We just looked SLOW which has nothing to do with being psyched out.


First, I agree wotj T75 that we are better than we looked last night. Then again, we had better be showing it and showing it fast. The next two games are really important to the season (and, yes, Spanish Moss, I, too, have "circled" that Central Michigan game in my mind).

Realist, though, I must admit that I felt the same thing as I watched our players. We looked SO SLOW, and I hadthought we looked noticeably faster on the field at the UKFan Day scrimmage. Is there that much difference between our speed and the speed of the Louisville players?

Or, has anyone besides me wondered if the UK players were also thinking too much on defense, trying to remember their assignments and thus not appearing fast or aggressive? It surely crossed my mind, more than once, as I watched the UK defense. I don't even like that thought, because it reminds me of the Major days and the defensiveassignments' being listed on the players' wristbands! I know that is not the case, but I do remember liking how Goodner's defensive players were more about being aggressive and attacking without so much thinking.

Don't get me wrong (and that's the second time I've used those words today). I have obviously never played a down of football in my life. :lol:I know far lessabout football than any football coach out there. I am not questioning the validity of Coach Archer's defense, either, one thatemphasizes being in the right spot and sticking to one's assingments. I am just wondering if AT THIS POINT IN TIME, so early in the season,the playersmight still be THINKING too much aboutthose assignments, which is negatively affecting their aggression and making them indeed look as if they "were running with combat boots on." Our perimeter defenseagainst Louisville's running backs, was specifically mentioned by Coach Brooks afterthe game, and the lack of it was obvious, as we repeatedly could not "catch up" with their players. Again, I have little football knowledge. Is thereanyone out there with more footballknowledgewho also happened to think that our defenders may haveappearedso slow due to thinking too much on the football field?I'm seriously curious. :)

[ukfubar]

Were we playing a large amount of zone blitz? I noticed on 4 occasions #20 (Lewis?) in coverage. Two of them were "passing" situations and UL ran the ball.