Made the trolls and low information fans look dumber than they actual are on our idiot board.
CMP 28
YDS 532
CMP% 54.9
LNG 64
TD 5
CMP 28
YDS 532
CMP% 54.9
LNG 64
TD 5
This kid did the impossible.
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Made the trolls and low information fans look dumber than they actual are on our idiot board.
CMP 28
YDS 532
CMP% 54.9
LNG 64
TD 5
Skyler Howard has record-shattering Cactus Bowl
PHOENIX — Skyler Howard knew the Arizona State defense was going to bring heavy and steady pressure all night.
“We knew it was going it be high risk, high reward,” the West Virginia quarterback said.
Howard also knew that Saturday’s Cactus Bowl at Chase Field was going to offer the kind of opportunities that comprise a quarterback’s fantasies.
“No doubt,” he said. “It’s the kind you dream about.”
The junior from Fort Worth, Texas turned in a dream-like performance in West Virginia’s 43-42 win over the Sun Devils. He completed 28 of 51 passes for a Cactus Bowl- record 532 yards, breaking Washington State QB Drew Bledsoe’s mark of 476 set in 1992 vs. Utah.
Howard also tossed a Cactus Bowl-record five touchdowns and his 555 total offensive yards were also a bowl record.
“About time we did something on offense,” Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen quipped as his QB cracked up next to him at the post game press conference podium. “I’m really proud of Skyler; the way he hung in there. He knew there was going to be a lot of heat. He knew he had to make the throws. He made throw after throw after throw.”
West Virginia’s entire game plan centered on exploiting the Sun Devil blitz. While the Mountaineers (8-5) ran the ball effectively enough to keep ASU off-balance (144 yards), the key was keeping Howard upright.
“I think they blitzed 100 percent of the time,” Holgorsen said with exaggeration. “They were trying to fill the gaps; take away our run game.”
Instead, ASU only sacked Howard twice and that left the secondary exposed again and again.
“A lot of our pressures we would normally run were not very effective,” ASU coach Todd Graham said. “We tried to roll to cover three; stuff we don’t do that much. We blew the coverage. We blew a couple coverages.”
ASU cornerback Kweishi Brown was the biggest victim. He was burned on three touchdowns, as well as other key completions as the Mountaineers kept going over the top for big plays.
Howard only completed 55 percent of his passes, but he averaged 19 yards per completion.
“We saw the matchup we had out there. Obviously, we wanted to take advantage of that; take some shots over there on his side,” Howard said. “We watched a lot of film. We had over a month to prepare for this.”
The 2015 season was a frustrating one for Howard and the Mountaineers. After winning its first three games, West Virginia lost its first four Big 12 games to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor and TCU to fall out of contention, before winning four straight to salvage the season.
The passing game had it struggles, with Howard only topping 200 yards three times in conference play. Holgorsen chalked that up mostly to an inexperienced receiving corps—two sophomores and one junior started on Saturday—but he wanted to gain some momentum in the team’s final game of the season against ASU to carry into next season.
“A lot of the guys in Morgantown, they know my frustrations with the passing game,” Holgorsen said. “We finally did something in the passing game to warrant a win.”
At the point of that attack was Howard, who will return next season along with most of the Mountaineer offense.
“Skyler earned this,” Holgorsen said. “You talk about a humble kid that has taken some criticism; it’s not fair. The kid battles.
“It’s what it means to be a Mountaineer, play your tail off, earn the respect of your teammates, continue to fight, continue to work. Things are coming together because he’s getting better and the people around him are getting better.”
http://www.todaysu.com/big-12-today...as-record-shattering-cactus-bowl-performance/
He almost made us forget the fact that the offense he runs sucked against good teams, he throws the ball to the other team, he misses wide open receivers, and he didn't beat a single power 5 team with a winning record! But hey that one game was awesome! Funny how the same "high information fans" and Danapologists want to look at the whole season when the team is in the midst of the Dana Dip, But when it supports your one sided view we can throw out any information that doesn't support your argument.
Skyler Howard is barely adequate as a Power 5 QB. And until the level of our QB improves I look for more of the seasons we have had under Dana. Where our winning seasons are based more on the fact that our schedule has a bunch of crappy teams that we beat and enough top rated teams for the "high information fans" to hide behind when we get out tails kicked! We were great under Rich. We started a slide under Stew. Under Dana we finished the slide and have flatlined at mediocre. The sample size is large enough to know what we have now. And that's a mediocre coach of a mediocre team. Could things be worse? Yes! Could they be better? Certainly! That's the reason the fan base has mixed emotion and the definition of mediocre.
Skyler Howard is barely adequate as a Power 5 QB. And until the level of our QB improves I look for more of the seasons we have had under Dana. Where our winning seasons are based more on the fact that our schedule has a bunch of crappy teams that we beat and enough top rated teams for the "high information fans" to hide behind when we get out tails kicked! We were great under Rich. We started a slide under Stew. Under Dana we finished the slide and have flatlined at mediocre. The sample size is large enough to know what we have now. And that's a mediocre coach of a mediocre team. Could things be worse? Yes! Could they be better? Certainly! That's the reason the fan base has mixed emotion and the definition of mediocre.
LMAO. Maybe they didn't have a winning record because they lost to WVU. See how that works. The trolls and low information fans have had a rough few days and have never looked dumber than they do right now. Enjoying every moment of it.
532 yards!
532 yards!
I see the same facts. I see he same record. I draw quite different conclusions. Quite significant within the facts is that the 4 straight losses came at the hands of exceptionally good teams playing their best ball with a healthy lineup of high quality performers. I have all trust that had these same lineups been present for the games in December/January the outcomes would have made the conference look as powerful as it was whern the season started. Baylor played their bowl with both hands tied behind their backs and, with superb coaching and player performance, throttled UNC. TCU played without their superman and showed, with the marvelous comeback, that they are stocked with superb talent. We should have beaten both Oklahoma State and Kansas State. I am confident we would have done so had we played them in a bowl game. Your assessment neglects that our pass receivers were GREEN early in the season. Very GREEN. They are just beginning to become college level receivers--nearly ALL of them!. We had experience at RB , and Dana tried to alter the thrust of the team to take advantage of this fact until the receiving corps became operational.The early games were too early for any of this to make much of a difference against the best competition playing at a high level. Later on the run game showed a little more life. Now, in the bowl we saw that the receivers are beginning to look much better. You state that "Skyler Howard is barely adequate as a Power 5 QB". I seriously doubt you have any where near the requisite credentials to authenticate such a conclusion. I believe it is 'your opinion', and I fail to be impressed with your super inflated ego
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Kid has plenty of flaws ( all of them I believe are correctable) but I love his attitude and leadership. One of the toughest Mountaineers to ever play the QB position.
People keep saying "if WVU had a QB we would be good" lol think about how BAD WVU would be without Howard.
Yes, from time to time over the regular season, Skyler missed an open receiver, but just as often, Skyler delivered a perfectly catchable ball that our inexperienced receivers dropped. I saw a lot of improvement in the receivers over December and I'm excited to see further progress during spring practice and over the summer.
The last few days the number of posters on this board with anti-Dana and/or anti-Skyler agendas has become quite obvious.
I've been working the "Ignore" option overtime.
The last few days the number of posters on this board with anti-Dana and/or anti-Skyler agendas has become quite obvious.
I've been working the "Ignore" option overtime.
