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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 11:05:06 GMT -5
What Elon must do to win (or at least be in the game!) : 1- limit A&T offense to 350 yards or less and 2 - offense needs to stay away from turnovers and penalties.First item will be tough considering we have had a hard time Defensively against the run and running QBs ( last three years and most recently Duke) and their offense (especially the running game) has gotten much better since we last saw them (e.g RB Tarik Cohen and QB Quick either played very little or not at all last time). The second item is important because A&T forced 5 turnovers (3 INT, 2 fumbles) in their game against Coastal. They are a very fast and quick team on both sides of the ball and this game will be a real test of our players and coaches. I am hoping for the best but if the defense can't make the necessarily adjustments it could be a long night. Everything was close in the CCU/A&T game but total offensive yards. CCU cranked out about 100 more yards than A&T. CCU scored 14 points off 2 A&T INTs and A&T only converted 7 points off CCU TOs, but TOs have a way of killing good drives. It was a miracle CCU was able to win with 5 TOs. We'll need to hang on to the ball & force some TOs to have a good showing. Our D will also need to tackle better than we did against Duke. A&T has a couple of seriously speedy athletes. Missed tackles may turn into scoring opportunities.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 12:40:10 GMT -5
This is an excerpt from a CCU poster in a A&T Postgame Observations thread. Seems quite telling with regard to how they moved the ball and missed out on at least 6 points if not 14:
Offense: I think that there is no question that Alex was a little off his game last night. At the same time, he still had some good plays as well. Regardless, he is a good QB, and despite a few throws that were off-mark he had a few really good passes. Fact is this, if he was not our QB we would have not been able to get out of that game the way that we did. Offensively, I felt like we did a great job of moving the ball. We just shot ourselves in the foot at times, costing ourselves two TDs inside the 5 yard line with turnovers. When we ran our hurry-up-style tempo, A&T could hardly get lined up in time to stop us. A couple of times, they literally had about half of their defense not even lined-up when we snapped the ball. When we slowed our pace a bit (either due to our calling plays or because of referees), we were not as effective. I think that our OL did a good job. With A-Ross using hard counts to draw the A&T defense offsides, we never flinched. For the most part, they handled A&T's front well, and I think that is one of A&T's best qualities. We were able to run against a team that makes no secrets about stopping the run being their number one priority. My only qualm is that our right side of the OL needs to mature a little. They had a few plays where they did not pick up stunts, and they also got caught standing around watching a couple of times when Hop was cutting back to that side. Those are things that will improve with time though. If a few plays go a different way in the red zone, we are all talking about what a good game we had.
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Post by pittsburgh75 on Sept 12, 2014 14:00:08 GMT -5
It's totally up to us (Aggies) to fill-up Aggie Stadium...that's our responsibility and is not on you guys, and we recognize that fact. We SHOULD be in a situation where we only have 2,500 seats for Elon to sell, but we are a long way from that.
I think most Aggies wish that the visiting team's following was just a little most equal...that's all and nothing more.
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Post by elonpride on Sept 12, 2014 15:46:34 GMT -5
I think most Aggies wish that the visiting team's following was just a little most equal...that's all and nothing more. That's a tough thing to do, even when competitive, with a school that more than likely has half (or possibly less) of the living alumni of the host. There are some cases where smaller legacies do equal, and surpass, that of the host. With schools our size, it's few and far between. Games in the series that I have been to at A&T, there were MANY more Elon fans present than you originally stated. I will though say that Skrosky has reignited spirit within the fan base. I have faith that it will gain momentum under his leadership, when the W's again start piling up.
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Post by elonpride on Sept 12, 2014 16:07:36 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 18:17:09 GMT -5
Whatever. People on this board know more about these two teams than TSN. Do you all think we're a shoe in to win? IF we win, I would call it an upset. Therefore, I say we're the underdogs. BTW, They picked A&T to beat Coastal.
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Post by Aggie One on Sept 13, 2014 8:57:06 GMT -5
Hardin: Track team speed boosts Aggies in football
By Ed Hardin ed.hardin@news-record.com | Posted: Friday, September 12, 2014 8:52 pm
GREENSBORO — Speed. Some teams have it, some just think they have it.
At N.C. A&T, it’s the cornerstone of the program. In fact, it’s the cornerstone of two programs.
“Track and football,” Aggies wide receiver Desmond Lawrence said. “We’ve got a lot of both here. We have some guys who can really run.”
So many that sometimes an A&T football game can quickly turn into a track meet.
In the very first game of the season against Alabama A&M, the Bulldogs found out quickly how fast the Aggies really are, just as Appalachian State found out in the first game last year. Until you see it, you can’t really believe it.
“People underestimate our speed,” wide receiver Caleb Gabriel said.
Those games, like so many others, became a blur of big plays from the line of scrimmage and on special teams. In fact, the Aggies don’t even slow down on defense. Some around the A&T football program believe the fastest players on the team are the defensive backs.
Lawrence laughs when he hears that. And he shrugs. He’s the one player in the program, both the programs in fact, who doesn’t have to say a word. Lawrence might be the fastest runner in all of college football.
Anywhere.
In June, the junior sprinter from Durham finished seventh in the NCAA 100-meter dash, running in the championship final in a time of 10.24. The track All-America had run a 10.12 in the semifinal.
“There are some fast runners here,” he said after a recent football practice.
He didn’t finish the sentence.
He didn’t have to.
Lawrence said it’s a friendly competition among all the players on the team. Rod Broadway, the A&T coach, encourages the give and take. He marvels at the speed of his team, and he doesn’t limit his praise to the dozen or more players on the roster who ran track in high school or still run now for the A&T track and field program.
“It’s part of the plan,” Broadway said. “We’ve got linebackers who can run. We’ve got tight ends who can run.”
Duane Ross is the track and field coach at A&T. He loves football, and he believes the two go hand in hand.
“Speed is the foundation of every sport,” Ross said. “Track builds you up mentally and physically. In track, you’re trying to get faster every day. It becomes part of your mentality.”
For the rest of the story: www.news-record.com/sports/hardin-track-team-speed-boosts-aggies-in-football/article_45360d62-3ae0-11e4-93c0-001a4bcf6878.html
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Post by phoenix2008 on Sept 13, 2014 17:12:26 GMT -5
Is anyone else having trouble streaming the game online?
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Post by elon_phan on Sept 13, 2014 17:21:49 GMT -5
Yes! Also cannot get audio.
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Post by pittsburgh75 on Sept 13, 2014 19:52:09 GMT -5
NCA&T-17 Elon-12 2:36 left in the 4thQ GIFSoup
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