Eli

Nice catch on 4th down Josh!

Our own Harris receiver ain't too bad. Not a bad throw by Will.

And sorry, at 6-2 I guess I think we're better than we are

Third TD. You guessed it, against our secondary.

EDIT: Plus two point conversion. Now they are just messing with us.

WOW. Are you kidding me? A screen pass got BLOWN UP by UAlbany, but due to bad tackling, the receiver basically did an end-around and got a first down on the OTHER side of the field.

"Right now UNH is playing at a different speed than UAlbany. Albany is hanging on to this game by it's finger nails." - UNH announcer

Captain Obvious, is that you?

Third sack of Fiacchi. Gonna be a long day lol. UNH ball again.

EDIT: Good call on the drives, those were drives 1 and 3.

UNH

Drive 1: 79 Yards

Drive 2: 64 yards

155 to 34 yards in the first quarter.

Wow. Our secondary and their tackling is atrocious. 14-0.

Look at that, bad tackling = 25 yard UNH TD rush... SMH

 

This team is faster, bigger and more athletic. It will not be easy to make plays on defense. As I type this the D forces a punt. Good stuff! Any work on Gontarik injury??

Watching the replay looked like he had someone roll on his leg.

And yeah, it's clear we can't match them in size/speed. Our O-Line is getting man handled...Osbourne can't break anything, Fiacchi under pressure constantly. Just threw a pick (I'm 2 minutes behind).

EDIT: Pick got called incomplete.

Look at that, bad tackling = 25 yard UNH TD rush... SMH

Horrible tackling, as usual. Burned twice over the middle on slants with no one 5 yards near the guy.

Isn't Ngachie number 32? He is dressed.

You have to understand their readership, which is mostly old adults. The newspaper industry is in a death spiral. UA represents the new order in the Capital District, and young people and young families don't read newspapers. Siena fans are old farts and/or alums. Let them have the TU

This is true, although I rather enjoy reading the paper and I'm in my late 20's, I just don't usually get the chance to because I'm usually not hanging out at the local diner or deli in the morning for a breakfast sandwich and coffee lol. When I was in middle school, I used to always read the paper on the daily (sports and local news). But that was before the invention of the smart phone and internet everywhere (can you believe that? I'm only 27 and I remember a time before technology lol). When I'm flying I tend to grab it.

Kid should really clean up his twitter. WTH is wrong with him? Frankly, I don't want that kind of kid here at UAlbany. If he goes to UF, good riddance.

Yeah this season is a monumental success regardless of what happens the rest of the year.

We discovered a gem in Gantarik, won 5 more games than last year, have clearly developed a team full of toughness in the 4th quarter (toughness and guts in the 4th quarter per Gattuso's speech in that video that's been played a few times).

And I'm missing it.

Not to mention if the rumors are true, he's already on that level. The only thing we'll likely see is an uptick in TO's due to inexperience...but I can't imagine it'll be like going from 3 to 30. He'll likely make up for it in better percentages, etc.

That's good news for next year.

To add on to what click said, this guy said that Shanley made Fiacchi look like a HS QB. He said the only reason he wasn't already starting was politics and seniority.

I'll say it: told ya so. Fiacchi is nothing more than a game manager. Dude can't throw a consistent good ball, although he occasionally gets on a mini roll (like when repeatedly beat Richmond on long passes). Like I said in the other thread where evidently my opinion of him was inaccurate...he's garbage at this level of football. Can't wait for the next QB. I'm sure he's a great guy, but from a football perspective, good riddance. I wonder if we would have beaten Richmond and JMU if we had a complete/consistent QB. I don't care if he takes care of the ball...throwing 50% is almost just as bad a TO...what that means is a lot of three and outs.

Yeah, I don't understand the Bing or SB thing either...what the hell would that accomplish? Why would you not affiliate with the biggest university in the area

Albany Law does not need to affiliate with anyone. It will survive and do fine just as it always has. It will continue to produce attorneys who will lead private and public entities. As far as I know UAlbany initiated the conversation with Albany Law.

 

If Govenor Cuomo wants another public law school he can make it happen without any affiliation. Some legislation, a few agreements and Albany Law becomes a public school.

 

Penn State affiliated with Dickinson School of Law. They are separated by 200 miles. Binghamton has publicly sought a law school component for a long time. Why couldn't that happen?

 

The idea of a stand alone public law school isn't hard to imagine. Why affiliate it with any of the university centers? That just insures that Stony Brook will get a medical school and Binghamton will get something else.

 

Albany Law will continue to operate autonomously with a lot of public funding.

 

I have a better question: If they are going to affiliate with another school, why not Albany. Frankly, I don't understand your disparaging view towards UA...because that is exactly what your comments lean towards.

Ilko...let's back up about 500 yards on this. Fiacchi isn't a scrambler...period...never was...but he has done a much better job this year of getting out of the pocket when needed. And, he is most definitely weaker in the deep zone and deep flats than he is on the shorter and intermediate flats and curls.

 

Your assessment is your opinion but it is overly harsh...and frankly--much like your assessment of Fiacchi--inaccurate.

We can agree to disagree. He's improved since last year stats wise because of a slightly better O-Line and a BEAST in Gontarek and Parker who help him out a ton. And King is finally ballin this year after being a ghost last year. Those three things will definitely help a QB out.

But his percentage has gone down to almost (or basically) 50%. That's BAD. He should be in the high 50's (bare minimum). He is the least accurate QB in those stats.

And as Click mentioned, which is what I was getting at earlier, when he DOES scramble (obviously he's no Vick - duh)...he is horrible throwing the ball. Problem is, he tends to throw in that situation more often than run (regardless of space or not). He had 2 runs against Richmond where he could have gotten 8 yards or so and instead threw it out of bounds. If he's not throwing it out of bounds on those out of pocket passes, he's throwing it at peoples feet. I know people agree with me because we all complain about his throws in our section. No one said he is a scrambler, but you should be able to do something productive when flushed out of the pocket instead of just throwing it away all the time. When he's in the pocket and has time, he's a great QB. But anyone can do that with time. When he's facing pressure or getting flushed, he becomes below average.

I'm not new to the game. I know a bad throw when I see one.

I'm not sure I agree with 1. Fiacchi seems to do worse on short passes than the long ones (he has had a ton of 20+ yard throws completed)...especially against Richmond (he had the most success on the long ball). When he tries to dink and dunk, for whatever reason (be it timing, receiver routes), I feel like his ball is hitting the ground a lot more. Sometimes just throws straight into the ground Tim Tebow style.

I'm not going to miss him. The only thing he does great is doesn't turn it over. But he's not a great scrambler when needed (whether it's by ability or lack of awareness), his accuracy is suspect, etc.

From what I've heard...this kid Shanley is going to be EPIC. Evidently he makes Fiacchi look like a D2/D3 QB...but due to politics/seniority, he won't get a shot till next year.

Yeah...recruiting will fix things like this, but this helps explain why we're doing so much worse on defense (having to face much bigger O-Lines) and offense (getting pressure from much bigger guys).

Regardless, I think we have a good chance to win 2-3 more games and that, after a 1-win season, is AMAZING. Overall, this program has made progress.