USD game recap (from the eyes of a Coyote)
First of all, kudos to your team and coaching staff for what was an unbelieveable 2nd half. They really did what it took to wrestle control of the game. I had been on this board for 10 days or so, and after reading alot of posts and claims and such, I would make the following comments:
1.) #8 is plain ass fast, and can cut on a dime. We had not seen that in a player yet year to date.
2.) Your coaches either made 2nd half adjustments that earned their salary, or somene lit a torch in your teams ass. Either way, that was a very impressive 3rd quarter.
3.) Your tailgate is a fun scene and should be the envy of all FCS teams nationwide. I also go to Iowa State games where tailgating is first and the game 2nd, and although theirs might be larger, yours is first class.
4.) Your facilty you play in is very impressive. It's nice having a city of 100,000 + people that think progressively partner with the Univesity to build such a great facility. (that all being said, it is not very loud in there at least to what I thought was coming. The noise factor was not intimidating but it could be)
5.) I have heard SDSU fans rip your fan base apart, but I have to tell you they were good to me anyway. At half, when we led, either they didn't say much, or they asked if we were playing at the same level as we did against Minnesota. I heard very little COYOTES suck, or go home. Most thankedus for coming to Fargo.
6.) You showed without question you were the better team tonight. Our roof caved in the 3rd quarter, and that had everything to do with how you rallied the troops at half. That long run and long pass play hit s hard. That hadn't happened all year.
7.) My only question I have, and won't be answered till I watch tape or game replay was the officiating. I am not one that ever says an official costs us a game, and I won't here either. Maybe we were indeed guilty of every penalty we had, and if so, that's fine, but what really won the game for you was we had our first (4) starts in the 2nd half at or around the 10. EVERY time on the KO return was a major penalty. That is painful to take. When your punt returner muffed the kick deep in our territory, and an officla had a premature whistle blow, they adminsitered the penalty incorrectly. I was on that end, right in front of us, and the official "anticipated" your return man catching the ball, which he muffed, yet they gave you the extra yards he fumbled. The rules in college football require you to call the ball dead at impact where the ball was (sort of in your posession).
Not to whine, but I did think the officiating was not very good, especially worse than I thought a D-1 crew should be.
8.) As a former player from umpteen years ago, it was good for me to see the rivalry renewed. I have read where many of your posters blasted our school facilities, and after seeing yours last night, I have to agree. We need to make the investment to update and be what they need to be.
Congrats on the win. Best wishes the rest of the year.
Yoteforever
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