The fuck defense were you watching? We got killed at the point of attack all day. Our DL needs a serious revamp before next week.
They had something like 6 points and 80 yards at half? Finished with 238 total, and that was with 2-3 drives against the bench. We were also very vanilla, choosing to do a lot of 3 man fronts and not a lot of blitzing. We extended drives with our dumb penalties, but to say we got killed at the POA is a bit overzealous.
Half that yardage was 2 drives against the second team and when the ones came out they were giving up right at 3 yards per carry or less The bigger problem was extending drives and getting them out of tough spots with penalties
What he did with Pollard's td yesterday is what really good QBs do. That is not a negative. He didnt panic, he moved and kept his eyes down field and got the ball out. I don't understand your point at all.
Nah. We did not. The first team deafense gave up like 120 yards. There was opportunity for improvement for sure but 75 total yards in the first half isn't getting killed in any aspect
It worked out on that play, but I've also seen 1.5 seasons of Bentley and he has made some dumb decisions at times, not throwing away balls and getting hit in the teeth. That was a risky play that worked. My point being thats who he is, he isn't Connor Shaw and very conservative. He wants to go balls deep
It was not risky. The guy was right in front of him and he kept his eyes up like he should and made the play. It wasn't a risky throw at all
I don't understand how you don't trust your starting qb to toss a ball 2 yards while he's staring straight at the dude
I never said I didnt trust him. However he had 2 guys around his legs, and Pollard had a defender on his back. It was a pitch more than a throw, and could have gone poorly. But again, hes a gambler, and that was a successful play with the nice spin move by Pollard. I've seen that type of play go poorly for Bentley, and its usually against our better opponents because we were outmanned. I'd like to think we can come out on the positive side more this year, just like that play yesterday.
Its more so about his turnovers (16 picks and 4 fumbles) in 1.5 seasons, plus a lot of the sacks on him because of his pocket awareness. He took one on the chin yesterday up the middle, rather than throwing it away or getting down. He is going to need to get better at that when we face some of the better defenses this year (read Clemson) so that he doesn't get killed. Scarneckky isn't going to get it done. I love his fearlessness, but that's his game, good or bad.
That sack he took yesterday is exactly the sack you take. The dude was unblocked and no one was even close to being open so he ate the football. You can't throw that ball away unless you put it in the field of play and it was obviously the right decision.
I would have preferred he got down quicker rather than take it on the chin. Not sure if he saw him at all, and some of our opponents will put him out
Playcalling was awesome yesterday. We only had a couple of busts. I would have liked to have the TE's involved more...but some of those 4th downs and the drive before half were Spurrier-esque.
You're literally nitpicking him taking a dive aa hal second earlier instead of waiting to find somewhere to throw the ball
We won by 34, so yea...its nitpicking. I predicted 10-2 before the season. So trying to see what improvements we need from a Junior qb.
I didn't know you were talking about these things as looking for improvements and didnt see them as negatives. Your tone didn't imply that. My bad, I misunderstood
I've decided to pursue honorary SCAR fandom status, given my love of Darius Rucker, Alex Morgan, and DJ Swearinger (and obvious disdain for Clemson.)
Dump has made me numb to team tags. I try not to worry about it knowing that he would have killed himself years ago if not for the social outlet of this board.
every year its the same bitching about the offensive line some ppl wont be happy with our offensive line play until we have 15 ypc and the qb can set up a little picnic in the grass before finding a receiver
I mean, who we we play with a stellar dline outside of Clemson? It also counts on our TE and backs to pick up blitz packages so that Jake doesn't get earholed
I thought the OL was solid. Thought the DL left a lot to be desired but others disagree. Hopefully I’m wrong about the DL.
I'm not as worried about the DL as some. We've seemed to struggle with a lot of those option concepts since Muschamp has gotten here and seemed to perform better against the two back, pro-style running games. Hopefully we can string some drives together and keep them from having to deal with an opponent running the ball 50+ times like last year but I don't anticipate our group now getting blown off the ball like we were in 2014-2015.
as a fan there's two different ways I look at OL performance - A) can they physically dominate the opposing defense to *force good things to happen* and B) do they work cohesively as a unit to *prevent bad things from happening* A is unrealistic for our team. We don't prioritize the recruitment of massively-strong offensive linemen on a national level, like you need to, in order to physically dominate. Holtz made an attempt at this and it didnt go great, bc he totally failed at point (B), as anyone who watched Spurrier's first few seasons can attest to. It is almost impossible for a team in the deep south to put together a physically dominant line like Stanford and Wisconsin do every year. B is how I measure our success, right now. Can we work as a unit to put bodies on defenders every play. Short answer is yes, I have faith that the OL can work cohesively as a unit to provide some time for Bentley to operate.
yes, pass > run is a big part of what im saying. but also, within the run game, i think it's reasonable to expect our line to be decent on sweeps, pitches, traps, draws, and other runs with aggressive blocking. (we have not, in the past, been very good at this or seem to make it a priority.) We did a lot of this vs. coastal and it looked okay, but it's difficult to tell against a slow defense. it is the dives, isos, leads, power, or goal line runs that i believe we lack the right personnel for. we pushed coastal around but we won't push Georgia, etc., around.
I think our offensive line is pretty good this year. UGA's front 7 will still make some plays in our backfield though. And we'll need to be creative from time to time in short yardage situations in order to consistently move the chains on them and score TD's in the red zone. But I think we can get some push up the middle with this group too when they don't load the box on us.
That '14 OL was damn good. I think this group is similar. Edit: I also think that '14 group is about the ceiling for our program.
Welp USC to sell students ‘lifesaving’ drug that reverses overdoses without prescription Spoiler BY LUCAS DAPRILE [email protected] LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY August 31, 2018 04:46 PM University of South Carolina students can now buy a “lifesaving” drug on campus that can help reverse the effects of opioid overdose, the university announced Friday. The drug, naloxone — sold under the brand name Narcan — will be available to all students without a prescription at the Center for Health and Well-Being pharmacy, the university said in a tweet. Price of the drug varies depending on a student’s insurance coverage, but without insurance it would cost about $125, USC spokesman Jeff Stensland said in a text message. The university is applying for a grant that would make the drug free to students, Stensland said. “As you know, there is much concern nationally about the opioid crisis,” Stensland said. “Although opioid overdose is not widespread at USC, we wanted to be proactive, because no community is immune. “Currently all law enforcement and health services staff have access to Narcan and are trained in administering it,” Stensland said. Students can walk in and buy the drug, which comes in a two-pack of the Narcan brand nasal spray, without prior approval. Naloxone stops opioid overdoses by “blasting opioids off opioid receptors,” and temporarily stopping overdose symptoms, said Brittany Vannort, the director of outreach for the Charleston-based S.C. Harm Reduction Coalition. Many anti-addiction advocates have called naloxone a “lifesaving” drug — a term USC also used to describe the drug — but it does not work for those who have overdosed on benzodiazepines, sleeping pills or alcohol, according to an article from Walgreens. Vannort commended USC’s decision to sell naloxone to students on campus without a prescription and encouraged the university to work toward making the drug free to students. “It’s an otherwise harmless drug that gives people a chance to get to the hospital,” Vannort said. “The real groundbreaking thing USC could do is to offer it for free or at a reduced rate, because college students don’t usually have that kind of money sitting around.” As recently as a few years ago, USC was behind many of its collegiate peers in offering resources to students suffering from or recovering from substance abuse addiction. But this year, the school secured a full-time staff member to help students recovering from alcohol or drug addiction. READ MORE It just got easier for USC students recovering from substance abuse to find help “If selling Narcan without a prescription saves lives, then I am all for it,” said Bruce Loveless, whose son Chase died of an opioid overdose while he was a USC student and who now works as an anti-addiction advocate. “Narcan gives you a second chance at life. It is not meant to be a crutch to help people reach a new high. If you are buying Narcan, there needs to be information available to the purchaser where they can receive help to get off the opioids before a tragedy occurs.” Naloxone, which is also available in many drugstores without a prescription, is not without controversy. Some anti-addiction advocates worry it enables addiction or prevents people from seeking help. “Narcan’s worthy purpose is to save lives, but I’m wary of people not being motivated to seek help ... because they have Narcan as a way to diminish risk,” said Martine Helou, executive director of the nonprofit Palmetto Foundation for Prevention and Recovery. But some see Naloxone as an essential tool in fighting opioid overdose deaths, which more than doubled nationally between 2013 and 2015, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “One person has died while we were having this conversation,” Vannort said. “It’s not a matter of philosophy, it’s a matter of doing everything we can to slow deaths from overdoses.”
All right pledges, here's what I need you to keep on deck: pack of cigs, can of dip, rubbers, and a couple doses of Narcan just in case the Charleston kids get buckwild