It's Gametime! Western carolina Preview!

First, the guys at Chantrant did a great job previewing Western Carolina. Read that before you read our goals for the game. I thought about previewing WCU, but my preview wouldn't be anywhere near as good as the one they did.

What am I looking for from FSU against WCU?

70% passing We will be running wide open throughout this game. Can the new 'Noles QB hit these guys?

10 yards per pass There is no excuse for posting a number below this. In a game where the 'Noles are favored by 40, this is not a lot to ask.

No interceptions I don't want to see the other team catching any of our passes. That is Jeff Bowden style and we should not be seeing that right now.

6 Yards Per Carry Again, WCU is not a good team. This is a reachable goal.

90% of carries gain 2 or more yards This measures us not getting stuffed. I will hve more on this at a later date.

No fumbles Not fumbles lost, but rather, no fumbles.

No more than 1 Holding Penalty As a unit, I will be happy if we hold this to one.

No more than 1 False Start Penalty There shouldn't be any crowd noise to deal with. These guys have waited a long time to play, let's see that the focus and concentration is there.

No dumb timeouts Again, this would go a long way towards putting Jeff Bowden behind us.

No major injuries This is the major goal.

No face mask penalties Facemask penalties often indicate someone has lazy feet or is out of position. We should not be out of position against WCU.

No more than one pass interference penalty Again, let's play the ball and use good footwork to get into position.

7 Sacks I want to see the defensive line get pressure and FINISH. WCU will throw the ball 50 times in this game. 7 sacks is a 14% sack rate, which is what we need against a team of this caliber. We also want to see a fumble forced due to a blindside QB hit.

No dropped interceptions There will be chances for picks in this game. Make them count.

Cover for the Alumni (-40)

Shutout

50 points scored

I will evaluate our performance Sunday night. We will check how the 'Noles did and use these goals as a benchmark.