pingpong2 said:
Football gods, stop giving me hope!!!!
The way the Cal OLine protected Plummer vs UNLV (NOT!) we would need the entire ND Defensive line to be out injured to have a chance against ND.
I was so disappointed seeing how poorly the Cal OLine blocked. One play where Plummer was sacked in the 1st Quarter (our good quarter) UNLV had a 3 man rush plus a safety coming in. Against these 4 rushers Cal had 5 Offensive line men.
The Left OLine member blocked the incoming safety. The Right OLine member blocked his opposing rusher. Two OLine members on the Center Left double teamed one of of two remaining rushers
Unfortunately the last remaining Cal OLine member was clueless. First he began to help the two Cal blockers who were already double teaming their rusher.
When the clueless Cal OLine member realized that he was not needed to triple-team block. He looked to his Right and saw the unblocked UNLV rusher blow past him and sack Plummer.
I couldn't believe what I had just seen. So I backed up the tape and rewatched it 3 times. The Clueless Cal OLine member was totally lost on the play. He had opened a clear path to Plummer by attempting to triple team a rusher who was already being double teamed.
Later in the game I was so disappointed when the Cal OLine was apparently very easily pushed back by an equal number of UNLV rushers. The result was eithe a sack or a hurry. Each time Plummer was getting pummeled. The TV announcers were critical of the Cal blockers saying that Plummer was getting beaten up on each play. And that would take its toll on any QB