Week 6 thoughts...
Well that was a disaster.
As you may have noticed, Oliver Robertson is not the leading passer for the game. As you also may have noticed, we don't bring in Gilbert Cassell for his high skill level. Robertson broke ribs on the first drive of the game and attempted one pass on the day. Cassell is terrible and we're still deciding what we'll do for next week. It'll most likely be Reggie Pollard for the first time.
Our run game actually performed fairly well in limited action. We were just down so much and so early that we really couldn't use it. Hicks and Horner combined for over 100 yards on 20 carries.
We allowed 5 sacks, all to DT Dexter Lowe. If Deron Parliman of Stanford hadn't set the NCAA record with 6 in another game this week, Lowe's performance would be the new record... Every offensive lineman was victimized except Kerry Bradley.
It's a bad day at the office when you allow two QB's to go over 200 yards passing each in one game. CB Wade Lake was particularly bad, allowing 4 catches on 12 passing snaps. We just have no depth at this position to make any moves.
The blowout allowed some young players to get their first significant action of the year. T Lawrence Cooper, DE Paul Gillespie and DT Andrew White all logged their highest snap totals of the season. Gillespie really impressed in his time.
Best to move on from this one as quickly as possible....but down another QB. It's on the road to Auburn this week.