Temple RPO Working Well vs Navy..

[androcles]

...Temple leading 10-3 with 2 nice drives with first two possessions...
...passed three times on first down...
... faced a 3rd and 3 on second possession...around Navy 25... Navy linebackers came up to plug and Temple threw a TD pass down the sideline...
...third possession, drove to Navy 12...on 1st down another pass for a TD...
...Temple 17 - Navy 3...
...hmmm...

 

[androcles]

...Navy took about 8 minutes, ran 18 plays, had 1st down inside the 10 and settled for a field goal on 4th down from the 6...
...end of 1H: Temple 17 - Navy 6....

 

[androcles]

...now Temple 31 - Navy 13...
...Temple has 4 passing TDs...

 

[djr4rebs]

Surprised nobody chimed in with "they lined up in the I formation on 4th and 1"....

 

[androcles]

...Temple now playing soft... Navy coming back!...
...34-26... with 2:15 to play...!
...that's the final...whew!...

 

[PennStateNate]

Navy has really disappointed me this season.

 

[EPC FAN]

...Temple now playing soft... Navy coming back!...
...34-26... with 2:15 to play...!
...that's the final...whew!...

Last time we saw Navy, 2012, the Lions mauled them 34-7.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

...Temple leading 10-3 with 2 nice drives with first two possessions...
...passed three times on first down...
... faced a 3rd and 3 on second possession...around Navy 25... Navy linebackers came up to plug and Temple threw a TD pass down the sideline...
...third possession, drove to Navy 12...on 1st down another pass for a TD...
...Temple 17 - Navy 3...
...hmmm...

Wow....a team is allowed to pass on first down. I did not know that!

 

[sluggo72]

Wow....a team is allowed to pass on first down. I did not know that!

vs OSU in the 4th qtr PSU is leading 35-20 our run pass mix on first down from that point on was 50/50 (5 runs 5 pass,) and for the entire quarter our run pass mix was 9 runs 12 passes.