I'm kind of in in-between mode. The defense was horrible and playing Kikaha the way we do really pisses me off. I know it's a scrimmage, but what fucking coach would use a DE who had 13 sacks the previous season like that? Petersen said after the game he likes Kikaha rushing the passer and that they need to make changes on defense. I don't think he's like Sark and will sit back. Petersen will get involved and make sure the defense gets better.
Terrible defense, but some of you guys are downplaying how good Adams and the WR's (especially Kupp) are. Look at Adams' TD's in the highlight. He was crazy accurate, very mobile and slippery, and always knew where his outlet receivers were. A couple of them were perfect throws very few QB's make. The two dropped picks really hurt too. Most would feel a little better about 59-38, which is what it probably should have been.
Eastern would be one of the better offensive teams in the conference. Some of you don't want to believe that because Eastern is FCS, but they are good. Very well coached with a stud QB and WR that can play for almost anyone. Mariota and maybe Kelly are the only QB's better than Adams. Really good QB's have always carved us up. It's frustrating, but it's nothing new. We don't have a good defense right now, but I will LIPO for a couple more games.
The issue I have with this line of thinking is that EWU will play 12+ games against other Div 1-AA opponents.
They set offensive records against the UW defense while in Husky Stadium, not against Sam Houston, Montana-Western, Montana State, Southern Utah, Cal Poly, Jacksonville State or UC Davis.
They just set school records against the University of Washington in Husky Stadium.
This is really just the same rationalization that went on when people here were talking about that wasn't last years Hawaii, until Hawaii lost to an UNRANKED oregon state.