What Happened?

      Some have called it the worse loss of the Troy Calhoun era at Air Force. I won't go that far, but Saturdays 38-35 setback to UNLV was a stinker on a few fronts. I was one of the few who expected a close game, because the Rebels were better than their 0-3 record. They have good talent, especially on offense and showed it off Saturday. After the Falcons scored late in the first half to lead by 11,  I thought Air Force was in good shape. They then start driving in the 3rd quarter and get into field goal position when Tight End Marcus Hendricks fumbles the football. UNLV recovers and is in the end zone 5 plays later. That was a HUGE momentum swing. Air Force did little after that.

    Concerns.....on defense, several. The Falcons had no pass rush on Nic Sherry the other night, and if you take into account all 3 games they have played, Air Force has been easy to pass on. And I was surprised how the Rebels offensive line dominated in the second half. Troy Calhoun also mentioned they didn't tackle well. Add all that up and its going to be tough to win.

   On offense I thought the Falcons looked very average in the second half. After the Hendricks fumble it seemed they could do nothing to sustain drives Air Force needs to be a bit more creative. They need to get their play makers, Cody Getz, Ty Macarthur and Jon Lee, in the open field and let them make plays.

  Football is a game of a few key plays. The Falcons could be sitting at 3-0 today. But they have come up short on those key plays and instead are 1-2.

I'll talk about Colorado State later this week.