What little I saw him this year, he didn't appear to be bad - in fact, considering it was the first game (and we know how the O line played that game) I thought he did better than Sampson. Didn't appear to feel the need to rush the pass. Seems that Coach Elliot is determined to live or die on the altar of Sampson, and I think that is wrong.WIU2DC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:15 pmYeah, our Oline has played well today and our specialty players can ball... we need to bench Sampson. Is Olga that bad? Also, our DL doesn’t seem to have a runner stopper like we’ve had the past two seasons, however they’re always on the field so that doesn’t help either.rocki wrote:I'm just going to start looking at this as a practice season - it's less painful that way.
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Spring 2021 - Week 4 - vs North Dakota
True, but the TOP is STILL our own fault.ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:18 pmHard to stay competitive when TOP looks like this:WIU2DC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:15 pmYeah, our Oline has played well today and our specialty players can ball... we need to bench Sampson. Is Olga that bad? Also, our DL doesn’t seem to have a runner stopper like we’ve had the past two seasons, however they’re always on the field so that doesn’t help either.rocki wrote:I'm just going to start looking at this as a practice season - it's less painful that way.
Yep, honestly I think we have most of the pieces to be competitive. I’m not saying winning the MVFC, but we need to bench Sampson and see if Olga can win us some games. Christ, we need a mobile QB in today’s football. Let’s be honest, it can’t get much worse if Olga is bad.rocki wrote:True, but the TOP is STILL our own fault.ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:18 pmHard to stay competitive when TOP looks like this:WIU2DC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:15 pm Yeah, our Oline has played well today and our specialty players can ball... we need to bench Sampson. Is Olga that bad? Also, our DL doesn’t seem to have a runner stopper like we’ve had the past two seasons, however they’re always on the field so that doesn’t help either.
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Oh, absolutely it's our fault. I was just wanting to make the point that I don't think the defense is quite as bad as the score seems to indicate because they have to be on the field so much.
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His son is still on the roster and retweeted the WIU Football tweet about today's game earlier today. He has not, however, seen the field this season (if the participation record is correct).
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I feel like Iosefa Pua’auli could really be putting up some huge numbers if we had a decent O-line at opening up gaps for the run game.
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and he’s a true freshman. I hope he stays with us for his career. I think he could do big things for us.ST_Lawson wrote:I feel like Iosefa Pua’auli could really be putting up some huge numbers if we had a decent O-line at opening up gaps for the run game.
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Plus this spring season doesn't even count (for eligibility). He's still a "freshman" in the fall and should have 4 full seasons ahead of him after we finish spring.WIU2DC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:45 pmand he’s a true freshman. I hope he stays with us for his career. I think he could do big things for us.ST_Lawson wrote:I feel like Iosefa Pua’auli could really be putting up some huge numbers if we had a decent O-line at opening up gaps for the run game.
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Scott Lawson - Board Admin
Western Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000
Western Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000