by innocentbystander on Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:13 pm
So I watched the game. I am very happy (and very surprised) with the results. Either BC is much better than I thought they were (possible) or Duke is just flat out awful (that is also possible.) Either way, here is my report card. Start with the worst, go to the best.
Offensive line: 0. You don't get an F. You get worse than F. You get a zero. Jurkovec got killed today (what was it 6 sacks??????) and there is no one who is going to convince me that the Duke defensive line is simply awesome and unstoppable. Anyone who says that, I call horseshit. And I could partially forgive a horribly shitty performance protecting Jurk if the team could at least run the ball on Duke but that really only happened at the end of the game. There was no consistency or control of the line of scrummage in the running game today until the very end. 84 yards rushing on 42 attempts is unacceptable. I think Lindstom had a personal foul which should never happen. More to the point, BC's offensive line I supposed to be their great strength this year and it most certainly wasn't today (so I will not be grading the running backs.)
Kicking game: D-minus. You can't miss extra points. You just can't. Miss XPs, and the team winds up losing very close games to teams that they should beat.
Defensive line: C. You gave up almost 140 yards rushing and 19 first downs. That whole first half, Duke was moving that ball well. And you never really did a bang-up-job getting to Bryce. Anyone who was watching that game would note the score should have been 21-7 Duke at the half were it not for the BEST score on this report card.
Jurkovec: B-Plus (and its a big plus.) You don't get an A because there were quite a few overthrown passes in the first half and you had the pick. So you lose a letter grade there.
Time of possession: A-minus. It was looking bad at the beginning of the game with Duke controlling the tempo and both the offense and the defense not even knowing what the fuck they were doing. But by the midway point of the 3rd quarter, BC just held on to the ball. Outstanding! Perfect. That is exactly the way I want to see BC dominate a team at the end which brings me to the highest grade (and the MVP of the game)
Defensive playmakers for turnovers: A-(fucking)-PLUS! 100. You get a perfect score. 5 turnovers. Do that every game, BC wins all 11. Its that simple. The team really doesn't even need to do anything else if you get 5 turnovers (as BC scored only a few points on those turnovers.) What it does is demoralize your opponent. You turn the ball over and there is such a huge adrenaline depletion, everything seems to collectively fall apart. And that was clearly what plagued Duke today. But BC needs to have playmakers on defense who are opportunistic in order to get them. You don't need to be athletic, you just need to be aware. And BC was today (and more.)
Feminism: Eve eats ALL the apples, gives God the middle finder when He confronts her, and has the serpent serve Adam with an injunction ordering him to stay away from her AND to provide her food and shelter because he dragged her out of the Garden.