Coastal Carolina

[diehardapp18]

I'm past the point of calling this is a "trap" game or whatever. I don't overreact to much, but I think this is going to downright be a tough game. Coastal looks much improved this year, they are looking like a top 5 team in the Sun Belt this year. Jamey Chadwell is absolutely a phenomenal coach, what he did at Charleston Southern was incredible. Not surprised he's getting CCU turned around quickly.

I just don't like this matchup for us. I think we'll score just fine, but their offense is explosive and uses the entire field. While it was much improved Saturday, our pass defense I'm still a bit skeptical on and we'll probably be without Dez. I think this will be a game that comes down to mistakes, and I think CCU will make more and we pull it out. But I think this is one of our hardest games remaining on the schedule. So far they've been more impressive to me than Southern.

[AppRolls]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

[AppStFan1]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

[yosef69]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

In his presser drink said Vic would be back for the game. Not sure of Franklin's status

[biggie]

[PennywiseEsquire]

I really hate “trap game”. No way Drink lets this team sit on its laurels. There are 12 regular season games so there should be no problem getting the boys ready every single week

I feel like Drink has done an excellent job of ingraining the 1-0 mentality on the team.

[ericsaid]

I have to laugh at the comment above regarding Roof seeking input from Smith and Gas on how to defend this offense. I understand the reason for phrasing it this way but stop throwing shade. First, all coaches have input in the gameplan, week in and week out. Secondly, Roof has been doing this for over three decades and has seen just about everything. I'm sure their opinions will be sought but I doubt Roof needs to be taken to school. Come on man!

You can laugh. But Roof's record in defending option teams similar to Coastal isn't spectacular. He was DC of Georgia Tech during Georgia Southern's 2014 run where they should've beating both Georgia Tech and NC State. They run a spread option that is dissimilar from every other team in FBS and something that you wouldn't be familiar with. My reasoning for suggesting seeking input from the staff who helped game plan them previously was that we were able to hold them to 7 points with input from those two coaches.

So laugh all you want. But old dogs can, and should, be open to input from their position coaches who have faced this offense with quite a bit of success.

[AppSt94]

Last year was last year. Knowing how to defend it and having the personnel to do it are two different things. I get it. You don't like Roof and you don't like giving him credit for anything. Cool. But Roof has probably forgotten more football than you know.

[ericsaid]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

In his presser drink said Vic would be back for the game. Not sure of Franklin's status

I like Franklin for depth, but even the crew for FSS mentioned the bad angles and being caught flat footed. That first touchdown for UNC was a continuation of the poor angles being taken by the safeties from the Charlotte game. Safety play shored up quite a bit when his sub came in.

Also, number 26 (Ross) is fast, quick, and tenacious. He took on an offensive tackle, lost, and ran down Howell who had scrambled on that third down play. I'd expect he's one of those guys that Drink said wouldn't be redshirting. Not sure where he is physically, from where he can be, but he looked like the fastest guy on App's defense i've seen in some time.

20:59 of Condensed Game

Another thing to note, I thing this game proved (as if it wasn't before) that Evans has an opportunity to be a NFL receiver. Could be three NFL receivers on the same starting group (Sutton, Hennigan, Evans)

[hapapp]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

In his presser drink said Vic would be back for the game. Not sure of Franklin's status

I like Franklin for depth, but even the crew for FSS mentioned the bad angles and being caught flat footed. That first touchdown for UNC was a continuation of the poor angles being taken by the safeties from the Charlotte game. Safety play shored up quite a bit when his sub came in.

Also, number 26 (Ross) is fast, quick, and tenacious. He took on an offensive tackle, lost, and ran down Howell who had scrambled on that third down play. I'd expect he's one of those guys that Drink said wouldn't be redshirting. Not sure where he is physically, from where he can be, but he looked like the fastest guy on App's defense i've seen in some time.

Not sure Dez has been at full strength.

[ericsaid]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

Troy is still Troy, even though Neal Brown is gone. Seems they had their moment against Southern Miss, similar to App playing Charlotte. With the previous coaching staff, Troy wins that game going away much like App would've still beaten Charlotte by a similar score to 2018. New coaching staff's making early season evaluations tricky, especially against opponents of a similar talent level.

The entirety of the Sun Belt has improved immensely since 2015. With a new coaching staff, I'd be reserved to believe any win is easy. The Pac-12 is a great example of this. You have Washington State playing UCLA, who has shown no life whatsoever under Chip Kelly. Then they come back from being down 49-17 or something like that and score 66 points to win? That type of insanity is generally reserved only for conference play or Big XII football.

[Appster99]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

In his presser drink said Vic would be back for the game. Not sure of Franklin's status

I like Franklin for depth, but even the crew for FSS mentioned the bad angles and being caught flat footed. That first touchdown for UNC was a continuation of the poor angles being taken by the safeties from the Charlotte game. Safety play shored up quite a bit when his sub came in.

Also, number 26 (Ross) is fast, quick, and tenacious. He took on an offensive tackle, lost, and ran down Howell who had scrambled on that third down play. I'd expect he's one of those guys that Drink said wouldn't be redshirting. Not sure where he is physically, from where he can be, but he looked like the fastest guy on App's defense i've seen in some time.

Not sure Dez has been at full strength.

I can understand how a guy with a separated shoulder and wearing a harness would be less than comfortable making big hits as his position requires. I would think that injury would make any man hesitant to lower the boom on a defender and skew your angle of attack.

[ericsaid]

While we moved the ball well against the Heels, they tackled really well in the secondary limiting yards after the catch. Coastal does not have near the athletes that the Heels do. We’ll move the ball at will. As to Coastal’s offense - it might take a series or two for our D to settle in, but once they do, we’ll be fine. App rolls.

Should we roll? Absolutely. We should win by 17-24 but I know how CCU views us and we have some players hurt. We are lacking for depth on the DL. Without Franklin, and I assume Victor Johnson, this game could be tougher than it should be. The younger guys will need to step up.

Chadwell is a great coach. He will get the most out of their talent. I fully expect CCU to be a top 4 team in the SBC by the end of next year. It would not surprise me if they are our toughest hurdle in our division outside of Georgia Southern over the next 2 years.

In his presser drink said Vic would be back for the game. Not sure of Franklin's status

I like Franklin for depth, but even the crew for FSS mentioned the bad angles and being caught flat footed. That first touchdown for UNC was a continuation of the poor angles being taken by the safeties from the Charlotte game. Safety play shored up quite a bit when his sub came in.

Also, number 26 (Ross) is fast, quick, and tenacious. He took on an offensive tackle, lost, and ran down Howell who had scrambled on that third down play. I'd expect he's one of those guys that Drink said wouldn't be redshirting. Not sure where he is physically, from where he can be, but he looked like the fastest guy on App's defense i've seen in some time.

Not sure Dez has been at full strength.

Wasn't aware he was hurt. I understand they use Thomas more for box work than they do Franklin but if a guy is playing tentative out there, its a recipe for further injury and giving up plays.

[ericsaid]

Coastal can’t stop our offense. We win special teams and we walk out with a decisive W.

I agree. Coastal is improved, but we won 23-7 last year and their only TD came off a three yard drive following a 60-yard interception return. ZT did not play and we ran a very conservative game plan with Huesman as the starter, in his first start.

If North Carolina couldn't stop our offense, Coastal will struggle as well. Plus, we gained a ton of defensive confidence last week.

Kansas is the best team they have played (96 in Sagarin). Eastern Michigan is 101. UMASS is 203 (20 places behind ETSU at 183) and Norfolk State is 235.

The letdown after Michigan means nothing. No one associated with the program then, is associated now and Armanti was injured for the Wofford game.

Sure, upsets happen and that's why they play the games on Saturday. But, if we play to our standards, we'll cover the 16/16.5 Spread.

DJ Smith? Definitely still associated with the program from what I can tell.

[appgrad2010]

Coastal is steadily improving. Remember folks, Jamey Chadwell was at Charleston Southern when they came to Boone and won. A win is a win, and that program is on the up and up. No time to overlook the Chanticleers.

[WASU 93]

Coastal can’t stop our offense. We win special teams and we walk out with a decisive W.

I agree. Coastal is improved, but we won 23-7 last year and their only TD came off a three yard drive following a 60-yard interception return. ZT did not play and we ran a very conservative game plan with Huesman as the starter, in his first start.

If North Carolina couldn't stop our offense, Coastal will struggle as well. Plus, we gained a ton of defensive confidence last week.

Kansas is the best team they have played (96 in Sagarin). Eastern Michigan is 101. UMASS is 203 (20 places behind ETSU at 183) and Norfolk State is 235.

The letdown after Michigan means nothing. No one associated with the program then, is associated now and Armanti was injured for the Wofford game.

Sure, upsets happen and that's why they play the games on Saturday. But, if we play to our standards, we'll cover the 16/16.5 Spread.

DJ Smith? Definitely still associated with the program from what I can tell.

Good call

[NewApp]

Last year was last year. Knowing how to defend it and having the personnel to do it are two different things. I get it. You don't like Roof and you don't like giving him credit for anything. Cool. But Roof has probably forgotten more football than you know.

OUCH!

[AppStFan1]

Coastal is steadily improving. Remember folks, Jamey Chadwell was at Charleston Southern when they came to Boone and won. A win is a win, and that program is on the up and up. No time to overlook the Chanticleers.

Actually Jamey was the QB for ETSU that came and won. I was in the stands that day. I know what Jamey can do. If anyone thinks he can never beat us again they are crazy. We need to bring our best and respect him. He is someone we have to take seriously. He is a great coach.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Coastal can’t stop our offense. We win special teams and we walk out with a decisive W.

I agree. Coastal is improved, but we won 23-7 last year and their only TD came off a three yard drive following a 60-yard interception return. ZT did not play and we ran a very conservative game plan with Huesman as the starter, in his first start.

If North Carolina couldn't stop our offense, Coastal will struggle as well. Plus, we gained a ton of defensive confidence last week.

Kansas is the best team they have played (96 in Sagarin). Eastern Michigan is 101. UMASS is 203 (20 places behind ETSU at 183) and Norfolk State is 235.

The letdown after Michigan means nothing. No one associated with the program then, is associated now and Armanti was injured for the Wofford game.

Sure, upsets happen and that's why they play the games on Saturday. But, if we play to our standards, we'll cover the 16/16.5 Spread.

DJ Smith? Definitely still associated with the program from what I can tell.

Good call

I know this isn't what you guys mean but technically Pierre Banks is still "associated with the program" as well.

[appstatealum]

Last year was last year. Knowing how to defend it and having the personnel to do it are two different things. I get it. You don't like Roof and you don't like giving him credit for anything. Cool. But Roof has probably forgotten more football than you know.

OUCH!

Some may say that Roof forgets the previous drives in each game....

Sorry, had to say it