How many road games do you remember in the past where we would get multiple delay of game penalties, have to burn all of our timeouts in the first quarter, and have multiple false start penalties when we got into 3rd and long situations? This past Saturday, we got into 3rd and long multiple times. The crowd was bloodthirsty. And we did not get a false start penalty, our O-Line held up, and we converted the 1st down. The plays seem to be sent down early in the play clock and they run it and it works. This speaks to the quality of our O-line (I thought they were supposed to suck this year) and CK and the coaches knowing what to call - makes me think OBz is taking more of a backseat when calling plays. Only other explanation is #fattytakethewheel. I did think that maybe Fatty called that behind the back pass against Miami. That's why no one could explain it, coaches or players.
Even when we were good in the past, we would commit a lot of those penalties in road games and would find ourselves down by 7 or 14 points to the Tejas' or Colorados of the world. We would then make a valiant effort at a comeback and fall short. This year, however (remember, this was our FIRST road game of the year), we look poised and don't commit those stupid penalties, and it helps keep us in the game early, allowing us to dominate in the 2nd half. Guys, this was our FIRST road game of the year. And we looked like bosses out there. How much more confidence does this give us when we go to coal miner U and the christian frogs' stadiums?
This year's team can compete on the road, guys. Still worried about FloodAggie, however.
