u/the_vickerman

Because we're suckers for punishment:

1. Kalani Sitake : BYU ranked #8 with a 4-0 record. Big games coming up against #3 ranked ND in 2 weeks, but a game against...Iowa State before that . That's just the way the cookie crumbles.
2. Bob Chesney: UCLA is currently ranked #21 with a 4-0, but their trajectory is TBD. They have their big game against Oregon this coming Saturday. Offense seems to have put up some numbers against Purdue, MD and Cal. Sheetz or Wawa.
3. He who shall not be named: Hokies are unranked with a 4-1 record , having lost to Pitt on a last second failed FG attempt. It starts with I love you and ends with I love you.
4. Mike Elko: Aggies sit unranked with a 3-2 record, dropping games to Kentucky and LSU. Blistering Barnacles.
5. Eli Drinkwitz : The tigers are ranked #14 , with a 4-1 record. Drink gets a signature top 10 win against #8 Florida, hammering them 45-14.
6. Jeff Brohm: Louisville sits on a 2-3 record, dropping close games to NC State, Ole Miss and Wake Forest (while getting a win against the 24th ranked SMU). Cruisin in his Honda Accord.
7. Matt Rhule : Nebraska unranked but with a 5-0 record, but really haven't played anyone of note yet. Temple of the king.
8. Manny Diaz : 4-0 , but unranked with Duke . Looking at their schedule, they don't play much competition till Miami late in the season. #IsThatHairGel?
9. Brian Hartline : 4-1 with USF. 4-1 with a loss to Temple. RouteRunning.

(Edited to add 8 and 9 to this list)

Couldn't have asked for a better start to the season.

3 positives:

1. Hope in wide receiver: Kobe Howard looked great. Brett Eskildsen showed some good speed in that WR screen TD. A couple of others stood out.

2. Tackling: Tackling seemed good. By and large, Ebel,Rojas, Bacon, the CBs all seemed to make sound tackles. Maybe I've seen inconsistent tackling too often to start the season in the past.

3. QB play and back ups : Rocco and Alex both got to see good game time, both as advertised. Manske in by mid 3Qtr was great for his development. He looks as advertised.

3 things I'm looking out for:

1. Greater TE involvement in the pass play. Supposed to be a feature of the Offense too. Blocking was great, curious to see how they will feature in the passing game.

2. RB: Came out a little underwhelmed with the RBs. Maybe Marshall were heavily focused on stopping the run..? I don't know enough.

3. Getting to the QB- felt like we were THIS close to getting a few more sacks. Their QB seemed extra slippery (Frankly i was impressed with the way he managed to get the ball away milliseconds or even as he was falling). So i'm looking to see what happens in the next game.

How about you?

As we get closer to the start of the season, name the position group:

1. That will be a foundational strength for this team
2. That you wake up in the middle of the nights sweating in fear about
3. That will surprise us in a good way