MadBird
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Was at a wedding tonight so was not able to watch or listen. Just found out about the outcome when we got home.Annexstad was 8-15 for 87 yds in Q1, and then went 21-26 for 170 yds the last 3 qtrs. Didn't get a lot of big yards, but helped move chains as run game faded 2nd half. We got 118 rush yds the 1st half, but just 34 rush yds 2nd half. So Zack was the guy who slowed UNI enough, to give our defense a chance to help us hold on late. Time of possession was 35 to 25 ... kudos to offense and defense.
Hope Wright is ok - he looked so strong early - oh to have had Mueller and Wright wearing down defenses. Nigel had a nice game (16 for 69 yds) but hes not ready to carry a heavier load yet. Tanner Taula had a big game to .. great to see a QB (and OC) who like to use the TE !!
Nice day all the way around. We handled SIU entire 2nd half last week and were 12 yards from a win last week. Then handled UNI entire 1st half today and we're able to hand on despite being on the road against a decent UNI team.
Let's ride this momentum past South Dakota, probably the best 1-4 team in FCS.. They are tougher than their record, with #1 SOS in FCS.
Let's go Redbirds !!
Edit .. and 13-20 on 3rd down ???? Plus 2-2 on 4th down, which adjjusts the 3rd down conversion to 15-20 moving chains on 3 or 4th downs .... against UNI ??? Punted just twice despite scoring just 23 pts.
Another stat I noticed to add to 4thandshort's analysis -- Birds had 8 drives in the game, and 5 ended up with points. Didn't punt until 6 minutes left in the 3rd Q. 4 drives over 5 minutes, and one at 4:31. 4th Q drive was 7:24, 13 plays. Control the ball.
Looking forward to Homecoming Saturday, will be my first home game this year. Gotta avoid an upset from the Coyote Dogs. One game at a time.