This TEAM now reminds me of 1983

[JGrayDBU 345]

Punting? 1983 was either John Teltschik, future Philly great, or someone else, but the punting was much better then.  FG kicking, another miss tonight, and if these two units have another bad game at the same time it could kill us. 

Punting edge to '83

Kicking even.  If Ward makes 4 out of 5 or 5 out of 5 in the '84 CB we would have been National Champs. 

Offense, 24 much better, even with the turnovers. 

Defense, '83 no doubt, but it is getting closer.  '83 was #1 in the country in yards per game.  I haven't looked at our rating now, but it almost has to be in the top 5. 

Offense, lapses in every game, both years.   Much worse in 1983, when we had problems due to Fred not able to decide on a QB and the fact that we lost our best running back in October I think.  In his prime, Edwin Simmons reminded me of Bo Jackson, and almost as fast.  But due to a medical condition Edwin found out  that one leg was shorter than the other which caused knee problems.  By the time the '83 season ended we had nobody who could hit the hole as fast as Edwin.  Then Rick McIvor magically had the day of his life against the Age in the 45-13 win and Fred was committed to go with Rick for the Cotton Bowl. 

Tonight the defense could have easily outscored the offense in the 2nd half, similar to how the '83 unit operated, but two potential interceptions were dropped.  The drop by the DL is totally excusable, would have been a ridiculous catch and I didn't see a replay on the other, a ball thrown at the end of the third quarter.

Sad to say about the offense, but the offense is so bad in whichever quarter it disappears that I believe the D needs to try to score one TD per game.  

If Aggy picks up the punt block and runs it in, we still win, but talk about fingernails on a chalkboard!!  17-14. 

Let's have one game where all three units play well!!

 

[Huckleberry 33,515]

So you decided to post this right before we play Georgia in a neutral site game? 

[F250 28,938]

You remember 1983?

 

[TrashMaster G 17,714]

4 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

So you decided to post this right before we play Georgia in a neutral site game? 

Too. Fucking. Soon.

[Vito Andolini 9,141]

wut 

[JGrayDBU 345]

5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

So you decided to post this right before we play Georgia in a neutral site game? 

Yes, and I remember exactly where I was in the first half, when Ward attempted a FG against Georgia.  Standing inside the Wilson's next to Highland Mall, on a break, I watched the ball go over the uprights.  I called it good from my vantage point, but the refs disagreed.  I didn't think much of it, and then later learned about the tragedy.  That night I watched the best played Orange Bowl game I had personally seen, because I was too young to watch the Orange Bowl when we stopped Namath.  Gutsiest call ever by Tom Osborne to go for two, and came up short. 

Miami deserved the NC because they played complementary football.  They were better than us because they had tremendous speed and quickness in all three phases of the game, while Fred was busy putting all of our best players on D.   They also had a home game in the Orange Bowl.

My point is we are so, so close to NC level.  Last night we were three plays from total domination on the scoreboard. The two QE mistakes and if our DL makes a superman type effort by catching the Int, and running as far as he can, we might have won the game about 30 to 0.  

There is a little bit of improvement to be made by the D, just catching the interceptions, then QE, how do you get him to fix his errors I don't know, and of course the special teams, how do you fix Bert? 

That's it and btw, speaking of Georgia, something tells me we are not out of the woods with them after this week.  I expect to see them again. 

 

 

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‘83 was a good year.