Why can't we hike the ball?.............

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It seems this is a basic part of the game.
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Or kick it?

Doesn't seem like this stuff should be that hard.
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Well last game the ball was soaking wet.. so that probably didn't help the snapping to the quarterback..
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MrTitleist wrote:Well last game the ball was soaking wet.. so that probably didn't help the snapping to the quarterback..
Did App State the same issues? Not trying to contradict, I truly don't know. If both teams were having similar center-to-QB transition issues then it's understandable, if it was only us with the issue, well....
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I'm not advocating for a new coach by any stretch, but for Bohl to come in with such a robust pedigree, this is the main reason for my frustration. I don't care how old the players are, they are simply not appearing to be coached up. The product we are seeing is not 1A. Two games in a row have seen simple runs break for 50+ yard TD's in the first (or second) freaking play of the game. Penalties. Being completely out of position (at the start of the play). Bad routs and/or reads. Whiffed tackles. Snaps. Missed kicks. And on and on and on...
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HiCountryCowboy wrote:I'm not advocating for a new coach by any stretch, but for Bohl to come in with such a robust pedigree, this is the main reason for my frustration. I don't care how old the players are, they are simply not appearing to be coached up. The product we are seeing is not 1A. Two games in a row have seen simple runs break for 50+ yard TD's in the first (or second) freaking play of the game. Penalties. Being completely out of position (at the start of the play). Bad routs and/or reads. Whiffed tackles. Snaps. Missed kicks. And on and on and on...
I am all for Bohl and think he will win here. That being said, this is the biggest problem I have. How can you not have your guys ready to go during the first series.... Its happened every game I believe... The game against UND they two called back on penalties in the first two drives!!! Its ugly and has to be corrected.
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WestWYOPoke wrote:
MrTitleist wrote:Well last game the ball was soaking wet.. so that probably didn't help the snapping to the quarterback..
Did App State the same issues? Not trying to contradict, I truly don't know. If both teams were having similar center-to-QB transition issues then it's understandable, if it was only us with the issue, well....
Don't remember for sure, honestly.
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I don't remember App State having any poor C-QB exchanges in the game. I don't know why we struggle with the fundamentals. I'm pretty sure there have been multiple bad exchanges in both good weather and poor (New Mexico, EMU).
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So does that come down to coaching or having such a young team. Just a question
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Wet soggy balls man. Sucks.
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Coaching only gets you so far. At some point, it's on the players. Sure, Bohl and staff could devote part of their limited practice time to the center-quarterback exchange, but maybe it's something the players could work on in their own time, as well.
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It's Burman's fault.
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It's got to be youth right?
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lack of kicking game really takes all the wind outta our sails, no confidence in the offense, afterall points do create a sense of accomplishment, but when you get stuffed on a 4th and goal and can't kick the ball thru the uprights, there goes any sort of accomplishment, really sad fact
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castlerocker wrote:It seems this is a basic part of the game.
As a former center, I would advise these kids to start wearing a receiver's glove on their snapping hand when conditions are bad. You HAVE to have a good exchange, no matter what. Those gloves get sticky when they're wet, making you have a much more sure grip.
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