Comments on: Sunday knee-jerk: Great nonexpectations

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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:55:38 +0000

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By: AUfanintheEU

AUfanintheEU — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:14:34 +0000

I just found your blog! Great points in this one (let’s just enjoy this team while we can), and fun blog in general!

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37:10 +0000

Driver, I mentioned it in my immediate postgame wrap. Certainly, Caudle looked a lot faster than I expected him to.

But as Todd makes more and more clear each game, you gotta be able to sling it to play QB in this offense, and as nice as the TD run was, Caudle’s pick was just as bad and probably worse. We now know Auburn’s zone read/option game might be a little more potent if Caudle has to come in for Todd, but I don’t think he helped himself overall vs. BSU.

By: audashdriver

audashdriver — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:28:28 +0000

Just looking for the shout out to Caudle’s 52 yard td run, since no one is giving I’ll give it. The report out of camp was that Caudle could smoke Burns in a deadheat he just didn’t have as many moves, point proven.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:39:19 +0000

Awesome. Thanks.

By: AU_Mech

AU_Mech — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:28:23 +0000

Here is what the NCAA rule states:

“When a valid fair catch signal is made, the unimpeded opportunity to catch a free or scrimmage kick is extended to a player who muffs the kick and still has an opportunity to complete the catch. This protection terminates when the kick touches the ground. If the player subsequently catches the kick, the ball is placed where it was first touched.”

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:39:26 +0000

Huh. It’s possible the rule is different in college than the pros (I don’t watch a lot of NFL these days and am not familiar with it), but if it comes up again (and with our punt returning crew, it just might) that’ll definitely be worth looking up.

By: AU_Mech

AU_Mech — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:15:05 +0000

If we are to speak of blown calls then we can’t forget about the blown “Kick Catch Interference” that wasn’t called on BSU that lead to their first score. By rule a player that calls a fair catch (Gulley) has the right to catch that ball all the way until it hits the ground. So he can bobble it as many times as he wants as long as it doesn’t hit the ground. It was called in the Titans-Houston game two weeks.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:57:47 +0000

Alan, I missed completely that there was an offsides on the safety, as did the announcers. I’ll look at it again. If so, it would explain why Parrish got as hot as he did.

I should have mentioned somewhere up there that I thought Ball St. played what I’m guessing was a pretty good game for them. Their defensive line was especially impressive and the o-line better than I’d been led to believe–they had something to do with our d-line not doing a whole lot.

I also kind of wondered about a few of those late bombs, Alan, particularly the one over the middle to Fannin in the fourth quarter. I would have rather not seen that, to be honest, but the team is still in the first year of the offense and needs all the reps it can get as we head into SEC play … at least, that’s what I’m telling myself.

Glad you enjoyed your trip to Auburn, though of course I’m not surprised in the least to hear it.