Gchatting the Eagles #4: UCF Preview

timstwrt
here's where our previewing skills will really shine...a game neither of us will be able to watch live against an opponent we know next to nothing aboutpercDM
haha

  i read phil steele's take on ucf last night

  and i read some recaps of their first game

  if there is something else you need to know about ucf, i wouldn't know what it is

for example, their quarterback's name is godfrey

 timstwrtyeah, and he likes to run

  also, daniel tosh went to UCF

  so we shouldn't give him another thing to be smug about

percDMi didn't know he went to college

 timstwrthe's also older than you'd think

  36

 percDMapparently ucf is older than i think

 timstwrtwe're off to a good start

ok, so i'm choosing to ignore their game last week against directional south carolina village

their defense was very strong last year, but they lost a lot of guys

  and their coach, of course, is a liar

 percDMi don't know, he has an impeccable resume

 timstwrtjokes!

 percDMtheir new defensive coordinator is apparently their old defensive coordinator

  so i don't think they'll be suffering from any scheming issues

timstwrthow does that work?

 percDMbut i guess they lost their big defensive playmaker from last year

  he left to go somewhere and it didn't work out, so he is back

 i looked it up

 timstwrtsort of like how i'd like BC to handle their offensive coordinator position

  miss u, steve logan

 percDM he was the defensive coordinator, then he went to houston

 timstwrtnot a school historically known for its defense

 percDMapparently houston didn't care for the lack of defense, so he came back to ucf as a linebackers coach and was just promoted back to ucf DC

 yeah, i'm considerably less afraid of their defense knowing that houston didn't like where he was taking the defense

  so, i've been thinking about our offense, and its possible that i overreacted

we won't have harris or momah, but we might still be able to move the ball

  it looks like rogers shifted the line back to their previous positions and there are rumblings that they are gelling well

timstwrt rumblings? do you have BC practice sources?

 percDMthe internet

  i rely on the internet for information

 timstwrtrumblings sounds like you're peter king

 percDMwho needs "sources"
if i can't share third hand information, then maybe its time to shut down our gchat blogtimstwrthere are my concerns

1) we didn't look good against a running QB last week

  2) they apparently have a return guy who's a threat

  this seems like a close game that we should win, but a special teams TD changes that balance for me

 percDMthose are fair concerns

  i'm really concerned about godfrey

 timstwrt and if andre williams refuses to run between the tackles, it'll be a long night

percDM however, i'm not sure how well godfrey can pass

  the ucf offense seems very run heavy

  i think we should be able to contain godfrey enough when we stack the box

  and we should be stacking the box all day

 i think you are right about the special teams game

  it is going to be a close game, and a big play could cost us

as far as williams is concerned, i am choosing to believe that he was still hurt and that is why he did not run tough

 timstwrtwell, that was five days ago

 percDMhopefully, he has continued to heal and will be 100% or close to it

  yeah, there is a lot of hope in that hopefully

timstwrti think UCF's pretty good. i also hope that our lines have adjusted and will utilize their talent advantages

 percDM i'm worried about the d-line

  i think three defensive linemen are out for this game

but it would be hard for the line to play worse than last game

 timstwrt ramsey and appiah are out for sure

 also, donnie fletcher is doubtful

  the linebackers are actually going to have to cover the entire field this week

 percDMsounds about right

 timstwrtthis feels like a game where, if i weren't a total homer, i'd pick UCF to win by 10

but i think rettig makes enough plays and the defense contains just enough

 percDM i'm feeling a little more positive than i was two days ago, and so i actually think we have a good chance to win this game

  also, i'm completely incapable of separating from my homerism

what do you think the final score will be?

 timstwrt30-23 eagles

 percDM wow, big day for the eagle offense

or is Kuechly scoring?

 timstwrtsad that 30 is "big day," but you're not wrong kuechly might need to score thricepercDMi'm going with 20-17 eagles

  two solid field goals gets the kicking game back on track

timstwrtsays the world's foremost champion of field goal kicking

  this is the must winniest second game i can recall

  because we're close to the abyss with a loss here

 Darren: yeah, if we lose this, i don't see a path to bowl eligibility

i'm feeling a little optimistic though

timstwrt that makes one of us

  there's a lot of tightening up that has to happen this week

 percDMyeah, but that is true of a lot of teams ever year after week 1

and a lot of teams turn it around after weak opening performances

 timstwrtwell, here's hoping

  2011 Boston College Football: Here's Hoping

 percDM we had 6 big weaknesses last game - o-line play, d-line play, williams running, secondary tackling, field goal kicking, and late game management

i think we can fix 4 or 5 of those easily enough

  but, i think late game management will be an issue all year

  and i'm pretty sure it'll be an issue on saturday

  it'll be a tough game to watch down the stretch

 timstwrtthose 6 are like 80% of the game

  so there's a lot to fix

percDMbut its fixable

  i think

 timstwrtit's reasonable to say that we'll learn a lot about this team saturday

 Darren: agreed