They occasionally show flashes of talent.  Of course playing a top 10 rated or even a top 25 rated team is a world of difference from playing most of the teams they were use to playing.   Smith has already been intercepted a couple times this game where as he had not been intercepted all season.  That says that his defenders are not protecting him long enough and that his receivers are not where they need to be.   If you watch our defense during pass defense, they are playing well back sometimes 5 or 10 yards giving way too much cushion.  They seem to just watch the defender and are not sensing when the ball is in the air.  That would appear to be a coaching problem.  The better pass defenders key off of the position of the receivers and the quarterback’s eyes to know where the ball will be thrown.  Then they go after the ball.  Our defenders seem to be a fraction of a second behind and are only looking at the receiver where they risk getting called for pass interference or letting the receiver catch the ball.  As soon as that ball is in the air, they need to be getting in position to intercept.  That may be instinctive with the best players or it may be something that can be coached into them.    Whatever the problem is the solution is not working.   With this “whupen” tonight, they will be lucky to stay in the top 25.      Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ________________________________ From: William McAfee <thistleis@sprynet.com> To: hcgs@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, October 20, 2012 7:13:16 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] WVU football I think WVU should have stayed in the Big East. They seem to have bitten off more than they can chew. Bill Mc Afee -----Original Message----- From: hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hcgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Kuhl Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:28 AM To: hcgs Subject: [HCGS] WVU football WVU ranked No. 13 is playing No. 4 Kansas State at 7 EDT in Morgantown.   On my TV it will be on the local Fox station.        Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message